1993 Quality Assurance Project Plan

Valente, R. and C.J. Strobel.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Narragansett, RI. 1993

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Preface

This document outlines the integrated quality assurance plan for the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Estuaries Resource Group's Monitoring in the Virginian Province. The quality assurance plan is prepared following the general guidelines and specifications provided by the Quality Assurance Management Staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development and the guidelines provided in the draft EMAP Quality Assurance Management Plan.

The primary objective of this Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPjP) is to maximize the probability that environmental data collected by the EMAP-Estuaries program will meet or exceed the objectives established for data quality. The QAPjP presents a systematic approach that will be implemented within each major data acquisition and data management component of the program. Basic requirements specified in the QAPjP are designed to: (1) ensure that collection and measurement procedures are standardized among all participants; (2) monitor the performance of the various measurement systems being used in the program to maintain statistical control and to provide rapid feedback so that corrective measures can be taken before data quality is compromised; (3) assess the performance of these measurement systems and their components periodically; and, (4) verify that reported data are sufficiently complete, comparable, representative, unbiased, and precise so as to be suitable for their intended use. These activities will provide data users with information regarding the degree of uncertainty associated with the various components of the EMAP-Estuaries data base.

1993 Quality Assurance Project Plan

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