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RECORD NUMBER: 597 OF 1535

Main Title Final Quality Assurance Report: Connecticut Wetlands Study.
Author Sherman, A. ;
CORP Author ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Corvallis, OR.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.
Publisher Apr 91
Year Published 1991
Report Number EPA-68-C8-0006; EPA/600/3-91/030;
Stock Number PB91-179077
Additional Subjects Wetlands ; Quality assurance ; Data analysis ; Mitigation ; Water pollution abatement ; Site characterization ; Connecticut ; US EPA ; Field tests ; Soil surveys ; Forms(Paper) ; Auditing ; Sampling ; Comparison ; Law enforcement ; Environmental policy ; EPA Wetlands Research Program
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NTIS  PB91-179077 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report examines the data quality achieved during a field study implemented by the EPA's Wetland Research Program (WRP) at the Environmental Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon. The project was conducted by Connecticut College as part of the WRP's ongoing research on created wetlands. It was one of three pilot projects aimed at developing methods for comparing natural wetlands with created wetlands. Soils, vegetation, hydrology, and site morphology data were recorded. Root specimens were collected and tested for the presence of vescular-arbuscular mycorrhizae. In addition, each site was surveyed, mapped, and photographed. One objective of the study was to identify field procedures which correctly differentiated wetlands based on their structural characteristics. High quality field data is required to distinguish environmental differences between sites, s extensive data quality assessments were included. Wherever possible, field procedures were evaluated for data errors occurring during sample collection, data recording, sample storage, and analysis. The report outlines the data quality assessment procedures used and summarizes the results of the assessment.