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ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS (ARCS) PROGRAM: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLAN
Citation:
Schumacher, B. ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS (ARCS) PROGRAM: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLAN. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-93/242 (NTIS PB94144581).
Description:
The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act, In Section 118(c)(3), authorizes the USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) to coordinate and conduct a 5-year study and demonstration project relating to the control and removal of toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes, with emphasis on removal of toxic pollutants from bottom sediments. he quality assurance program plan for the assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) program presents the: rocedures used to establish the QA/QC criteria used to control and assess data collection the ARCS program; sampling preparation, and analytical methods used in the ARCS program; assessment samples and procedures to verify the quality of the data; field and on-site laboratory system audits program, and techniques used to evaluate the data and document the results to GLNPO management.