A continuous flow from sample collection to data acceptability determination using an automated system
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- PAR Enterprises, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
In its role as regulator, EPA is the recipient of enormous reams of analytical data, especially within the Superfund Program. In order to better manage the volume of paper that comes in daily, Superfund has required its laboratories to provide data that is contained on reporting forms to be delivered also on a diskette for uploading into data bases for various purposes, such as checking for contractual compliance, tracking quality assurance parameters, and, ultimately, for reviewing the data by computer. This last area, automated review of the data, has generated programs that are not necessarily appropriate for use by clients other than Superfund. Such is the case with Los Alamos National Laboratory`s Environmental Chemistry Group and its emerging subcontractor community, designed to meet the needs of the remedial action program at LANL. LANL is in the process of implementing an automated system that will be used from the planning stage of sample collection to the production of a project-specific report on analytical data quality. Included are electronic scheduling and tracking of samples, data entry, checking and transmission, data assessment and qualification for use, and report generation that will tie the analytical data quality back to the performance criteria defined prior to sample collection. Industry standard products will be used (e.g., ORACLE, Microsoft Excel) to ensure support for users, prevent dependence on proprietary software, and to protect LANL`s investment for the future.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10183262
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-93-2555; CONF-9309139-8; ON: DE93018558; TRN: 93:019926
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 20. American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) national energy and environmental annual conference,Indian Wells, CA (United States),19-22 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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