| Main Title |
National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program : double-blind proficiency-testing pilot study, final report / |
| CORP Author |
Battelle Memorial Institute. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, |
| Year Published |
2001 |
| Report Number |
EPA 747-R-01-004 |
| Stock Number |
PB2001-105287 |
| OCLC Number |
879288694 |
| Subjects |
Research, Industrial--Laboratories--Accreditation--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc
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| Additional Subjects |
Lead(Metal) ;
Double-blind ;
Quality assurance ;
Data analysis ;
Operations ;
Participants ;
Recommendations ;
Design ;
Execution ;
Data collection ;
National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program(NLLAP) ;
Environmental Protection Agency ;
Proficiency testing
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 747-R-01-004 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| NTIS |
PB2001-105287 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
138 pages : illustrations, charts, forms ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
This report documents the design, execution, results, and conclusions of a pilot study to gather information on how a double-blind proficiency-testing program could be incorporated within EPAs National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP). Currently, the proficiency-testing program used within the NLLAP is the Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical Testing (ELPAT) Program (NIOSH, 1994). The ELPAT Program is single-blind, in that the laboratories are aware that they have received a batch of proficiency-test samples for analysis, but they are unaware of the amounts of lead in these samples. In a double-blind program, the laboratory is unaware that its proficiency is being evaluated. Neither is the laboratory aware that proficiency-test samples are included within a batch of samples received for analysis. Therefore, a double-blind program is more likely than a single-blind program to characterize the overall performance of routine field sample analyses. |
| Notes |
"March 2001." Includes bibliographical references. |
