Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Guidance for Laboratory Dredged Material Bioassays: Results of QA/QC Workshop Held May 26-27, 1993, in Seattle, Washington.

Abstract

This report summarizes proceedings of a workshop on Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) in laboratory bioassays of dredged material. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). Attendees included individuals from academia, industry, and government with expertise in sediment toxicity testing and/or QA/QC. Topics included data quality objectives; biological procedures; sample handling storage and shipment; data recording, reduction, validation, and reporting; internal quality control checks; and corrective action. The report provides generic guidance under each of these topic headings. Appendices to the report include sample checklist, data reporting forms, chain-of-custody sheets, and laboratory testing contract indemnification forms. Comparability, Completeness, Corrective action, Data quality, Data validation, Laboratory sediment bioassays, Performance criteria, Quality assurance, Quality control.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282327

Entities

People

  • David W. Moore
  • Jack Q. Word
  • Jeffrey A. Ward
  • Thomas M. Dillon

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bioassay
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Materials
  • Quality Control
  • Research Facilities
  • Sediments
  • Toxicity
  • Validation
  • Waterways
  • Workshops

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.