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RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX: PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION THREATS AND INCIDENTS. MODULE 4: ANALYTICAL GUIDE. INTERIM FINAL - DECEMBER 2003
Citation:
Magnuson*, M L., S. C. Allgeier, B. A. Koch, AND R. DeLeon. RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX: PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION THREATS AND INCIDENTS. MODULE 4: ANALYTICAL GUIDE. INTERIM FINAL - DECEMBER 2003. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA-817-D-03-004, 2003.
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The interim final Response Protocol Toolbox: Planning for and Responding to Contamination Threats to Drinking Water Systems is designed to help the water sector effectively and appropriately respond to intentional contamination threats and incidents. It was produced by EPA, building on the experience and expertise of several drinking water utilities. Organized in modular format, the Response Protocol Toolbox will be of value to drinking water utilities, laboratories, emergency responders, state drinking water programs, technical assistance providers, public health and law enforcement officials. The Response Protocol Toolbox modules can be found in electronic PDF format on the EPA website at www.epa.gov/safewater/security under "Emergency Response Tools." The Analytical Guide - Module 4 (EPA-817-D-03-004) presents an approach to the analysis of samples collected from the site of a suspected contamination incident. The purpose of the Analytical Guide is not to provide a detailed protocol. Rather, it describes a framework for developing an approach for the analysis of water samples that may contain an unknown contaminant. The framework is flexible and will allow the approach to be crafted based on the requirements of the specific situation. The framework is also designed to promote the effective and defensible performance of laboratory analysis.