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WINCADRE INORGANIC (WINDOWS COMPUTER-AIDED DATA REVIEW AND EVALUATION)
Citation:
Butler, L C., W. A. Coakley, V. D. Dandge, AND J. R. Caldwell. WINCADRE INORGANIC (WINDOWS COMPUTER-AIDED DATA REVIEW AND EVALUATION). Presented at Pittsburgh 2001 Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 3-10, 2001.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objectives of this task are to: 1) provide ORD state-of-the-science technical support and assistance to Regional staff; 2) facilitate the evaluation and application of site characterization technologies at Superfund and RCRA sites; and 3) improve communication among Regions and ORD laboratories.
Description:
WinCADRE (Computer-Aided Data Review and Evaluation) is a Windows -based program designed for computer-assisted data validation. WinCADRE is a powerful tool which significantly decreases data validation turnaround time. The electronic-data-deliverable format has been designed in Excel, a widely-used, user-friendly spreadsheet program. WinCADRE reviews all data and checks laboratory calculations. WinCADRE data-review logic is based on the EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)guidelines for data validation. However, the method, criteria, defects and flags are all customizable by the user for alternate CLP and non-CLP methods. This allows the user to customize method specifications, specify data review criteria, customize defect messages, and specify qualifier-flag assignments. The data are displayed from the file and are consolidated into customized user interface screens for added convenience. Reports are provided for import errors (missing and invalid), data listings [field samples, detection limits, analytical sequence, TIC (tentatively identified compound) results], analysis results (field samples, matrix spikes, post-digest spikes, duplicates, laboratory control samples, serial dilutions), and data review (data review, intermediate flag results, final flags spreadsheet). All reports may be previewed on-screen, printed as a hard copy, or saved to disk, allowing customization of the report formats.