Lab Ducument
LABORATORY DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR DATA EVALUATION
USEPA Region IX Quality Assurance Office San Francisco, California R9QA/004.2 AUGUST 2001
CONTENTS
1.0 2.0 Introduction General Documentation Requirements 2.1 Data Package Format 2.2 Case Narrative 2.3 Chain-of-Custody 1 2 2 2 3
3.0
Organic Analyses Documentation Requirements 4 3.1 Summary of Environmental Sample Results 4 3.2 Summary of QA/QC Sample Results 4 3.2.1 Instrument Calibration 4 3.2.2 Method Blank Analysis 5 3.2.3 Surrogate Standard Recovery 5 3.2.4 Internal Standard Summary 6 3.2.5 Compound Confirmation 6 3.2.6 Peak Resolution Summary 6 3.2.7 Precision and Accuracy 6 3.2.8 Other QC Criteria 7 3.3 Raw Data 7 Gas Chromatographic Analyses 3.3.1 8 Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric 3.3.2 8 Analyses 3.3.3 High Performance Liquid 9 Chromatographic Analyses 3.3.4 10 Immunoassay Analyses Inorganic Analyses Documentation Requirements 4.1 Summary of Environmental Sample Results 4.2 Summary of QA/QC Sample Results 4.2.1 Instrument Calibration Verification 4.2.2 Blank Analysis 4.2.3 Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission / Mass Spectrometry Interference Check Samples 4.2.4 Precision and Accuracy 4.2.5 Other QC Criteria 4.3 Raw Data Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic 4.3.1 Emission Spectrometric Analyses 4.3.2 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometric Analyses 4.3.3 Atomic Absorption and Atomic Emission Analyses 4.3.4 Ion Chromatographic Analyses 4.3.5 Titrimetric and Colorimetric 4.3.6 Gravimetric Analyses 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19
4.0
Appendices Appendix A
Appendix B
Suggested Summary Forms for Common Organic Methods Suggested Summary Forms for Common Inorganic Methods References
A - 1 A - 2 B - 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION In order for data to be used for decision-making purposes it is essential that it be of known and documented
USEPA Region IX Quality Assurance Office San Francisco, California R9QA/004.2 AUGUST 2001
CONTENTS
1.0 2.0 Introduction General Documentation Requirements 2.1 Data Package Format 2.2 Case Narrative 2.3 Chain-of-Custody 1 2 2 2 3
3.0
Organic Analyses Documentation Requirements 4 3.1 Summary of Environmental Sample Results 4 3.2 Summary of QA/QC Sample Results 4 3.2.1 Instrument Calibration 4 3.2.2 Method Blank Analysis 5 3.2.3 Surrogate Standard Recovery 5 3.2.4 Internal Standard Summary 6 3.2.5 Compound Confirmation 6 3.2.6 Peak Resolution Summary 6 3.2.7 Precision and Accuracy 6 3.2.8 Other QC Criteria 7 3.3 Raw Data 7 Gas Chromatographic Analyses 3.3.1 8 Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric 3.3.2 8 Analyses 3.3.3 High Performance Liquid 9 Chromatographic Analyses 3.3.4 10 Immunoassay Analyses Inorganic Analyses Documentation Requirements 4.1 Summary of Environmental Sample Results 4.2 Summary of QA/QC Sample Results 4.2.1 Instrument Calibration Verification 4.2.2 Blank Analysis 4.2.3 Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission / Mass Spectrometry Interference Check Samples 4.2.4 Precision and Accuracy 4.2.5 Other QC Criteria 4.3 Raw Data Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic 4.3.1 Emission Spectrometric Analyses 4.3.2 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometric Analyses 4.3.3 Atomic Absorption and Atomic Emission Analyses 4.3.4 Ion Chromatographic Analyses 4.3.5 Titrimetric and Colorimetric 4.3.6 Gravimetric Analyses 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19
4.0
Appendices Appendix A
Appendix B
Suggested Summary Forms for Common Organic Methods Suggested Summary Forms for Common Inorganic Methods References
A - 1 A - 2 B - 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION In order for data to be used for decision-making purposes it is essential that it be of known and documented