Please see the latest issue of LIMSFinder (www.limsfinder.com) to see an article about Omega 11 in a small lab in North Pole, AK.
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EPA Reopens Comments on Proposed Electronic Reporting Rule for NPDES Dischargers
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-01/pdf/2014-27918.pdf
Read MoreDoD Publishes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) Regarding Method 8330B
The Department of Defense Environmental Data Quality Working Group has publishes guidance regarding sample preparation and analysis issues regarding EPA Method 8330B.
http://www.denix.osd.mil/edqw/upload/EDQW-8330B-FAQs-November-2014.docx
Read MoreNew CLP Statement of Work for PCB Congeners and Dioxins and Furans
The final SOW for EPA’s Contract Laboratory Program for High Resolution Superfund Methods, HRSM01.2, has been posted. HRSM01.2 defines the analytical methods for the isolation, detection, and quantitative measurement of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and/or 17 2,3,7,8-substituted tetra through octa chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and chlorinated dibenzofurans in aqueous/water, soil/sediment, sludge, tissue (non-human), biosolids, ash, oil, and oily matrices. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/hrsm1.htm
Read MorePart 1 – Automated Level IV Data Packages for Environmental Data Reporting
Nobody likes to pay for certain types of insurance until they need it – especially home, auto, life etc.Â
But in the environmental sector, there is a type of insurance that is often utilized and is valuable even if the results aren’t being legally or scientifically challenged.Â
Level IV data packages provide the most complete picture of data, quality control, calibration and total traceability, helping environmental labs to remain current while serving high-end clients with legally defensible and scientifically valid data. These Level IV reporting capabilities allow automated data to be generated easily from a fully implemented modern environmental LIMS.Â
A Level IV package contains all raw data, such as instrument chromatograms and other instrument printouts, along with the data results. This type of reporting includes specific data that is required to fully reconstruct the laboratory results, with much of the information available through PDF reports. All information can be dated, time stamped and available for independent, third-party data validation. Â
A Level IV Data Package includes everything needed to trace the production of analytical results including field sampling and shipping chronology. All notes, printouts, sample results, dated materials, analysis and validation, communications and more are tracked and generated from the data elements stored in the LIMS. Â Every element needed to defend the validity of data is there, if it happens to be challenged years later.
We’ll talk more about the Impact of Level IV in our next blog post
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