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Main Title Direct/Delayed Response Project : quality assurance report for physical and chemical analyses of soils from the Mid-Appalachian Region of the United States /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Byers, G. E.
Van Remortel, R. D.,
Miah, M. J.,
Teberg, J. E.,
Papp, M. L.,
Schumacher, Brian A.,
Conkling, B. L.,
Cassell, D. L.,
Shaffer, P. W.,
Blume, L. J.,
Heggem, Daniel T.,
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Research Information
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA/600-S4-90-001
OCLC Number 24883331
Subjects Soils--Pennsylvania--Composition ; Soils--Virginia--Composition ; Soils--West Virginia--Composition ; Acid rain--Environmental aspects--Appalachian Region ; Soils--Composition
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=30003UL0.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-S4-90-001 In Binder Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 11/14/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-S4-90-001 In Binder Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
Collation 7 pages ; 28 cm
Notes
Caption title. At head of title: Project summary. Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. "July 1990." "EPA/600-S4-90-001."
Contents Notes
The Direct/Delayed Response Project was designed to address the concern over potential acidification of surface waters by atmospheric sulfur deposition in the United States. The purpose of these synoptic soil physical and chemical surveys was to characterize watersheds in regions of the United States believed to be susceptible to the effects of acidic deposition. This document describes the implementation of a quality assurance program and the verification of the analytical data base for the Mid-Appalachian Soil Survey. It is directed primarily towards the users of the data base who will be analyzing the data and making various assessments and conclusions relating to the effects of acidic deposition on watersheds of the region. The results show that the measurement quality objectives for detectability, precision, accuracy, representativeness, and completeness were generally satisfied. Measurement uncertainty was generally low in relation to overall data uncertainty. A series of conclusions and recommendations are provided at the end of the report. The recommendations will be useful in the planning of future projects of this nature.