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Quality System and Technical Procedures for LSASD Field Branches

US-EPA, Region 4, LSASD, Athens, Georgia

The Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures supersede the "Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EISOPQAM), November 2001, and the "Ecological Assessment Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EASOPQAM), January 2002. These procedures contain routine field sampling and measurement procedures, and quality control documents used by field investigators of the Applied Science Branch.

The specific sampling and field measurement procedures are based on the experience of the field investigators within the field branch and accepted professional practices which are referenced in each procedure. These documents are intended to be dynamic and will be periodically reviewed and updated, as needed. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure they are using the most recent version of the procedures.

By allowing others access to these procedures no inference is made that the work is covered by the LSASD field branches scope of accreditation under ISO 17025. Once the procedures are downloaded, they are no longer controlled documents. For more information see the disclaimers below.

  • LSASD Quality Management Plan, March 20, 2020
  • LSASD Quality Policy, January 15, 2020

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  • Field Measurement Procedures
  • Field Sampling Procedures
  • Quality System Procedures
  • Guidance Documents

Field Measurement Procedures

  • Field DO Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Field pH Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Field Measurement of Oxidation-Reduction Potential, March 04, 2024
  • Field Screening of Total Residual Chlorine, April 22, 2023
  • Field Specific Conductance Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Field Temperature Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Field Turbidity Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Field X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Measurement, April 22, 2023
  • Global Positioning System, April 22, 2023
  • Groundwater Level and Well Depth Measurement, April 17, 2025
  • In-Situ Water Quality Monitoring, April 22, 2023
  • Wastewater Flow Measurement, April 22, 2023

Field Sampling Procedures

  • Algal Field Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Bottom Water Sampling for Sulfide, April 22, 2023
  • Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination, June 22, 2020
  • Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, October 03, 2019
  • Fish Field Sampling, May 30, 2024
  • Groundwater Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Hydrological Studies, April 22, 2023
  • Management of Investigation Derived Waste, April 22, 2023
  • Marine Macroinvertebrate Field Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Multi-Habitat Macroinvertebrate Sampling in Wadable Freshwater Streams, April 22, 2023
  • Packing, Marking, Labeling and Shipping of Environmental and Waste Samples, May 31, 2024
  • Pore Water Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Potable Water Supply Sampling, April 16, 2025
  • Reaeration Measurement by Diffusion Dome, August 20, 2021
  • Sediment Oxygen Demand, April 22, 2023
  • Sediment Sampling, April 17, 2025
  • Soil Gas Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Soil Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Surface Water Sampling, April 22, 2023
  • Waste Sampling, May 15, 2020
  • Wastewater Sampling, April 22, 2023

Quality System Procedures

  • Actions, Improvements, and Risk, July 21, 2021
  • Competency and Proficiency Testing, August 01, 2020
  • Complaint Resolution and Control of Nonconforming Work, November 26, 2019
  • Control of Records, June 6, 2020
  • Corrective Action, July 21, 2021
  • Document Control, January 8,2024
  • Equipment Certifications, August 16, 2024
  • Equipment Inventory and Management, February 28, 2020
  • Field Equipment Center Management, March 14, 2018
  • Field Measurement Uncertainty, April 19, 2024
  • Field Sampling and Measurement Procedures and Procedure Validation, August 6, 2021
  • Field Sampling Quality Control, April 22, 2023
  • Internal Audits, May 5, 2020
  • Logbooks, May 19, 2021
  • Maintaining Chemical Inventory, June 6, 2020
  • Management Review, September 10, 2021
  • Project Planning, November 23, 2021
  • Purchasing of Services and Supplies, April 23, 2021
  • Project Data and Reporting, April 5, 2024
  • Sample and Evidence Management, April 22, 2023
  • Testimony Evaluation, June 6, 2020
  • Training and Demonstrations of Competency, August 19, 2020

Guidance Documents

  • Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells, January 16, 2018
  • Environmental Data Submission, December 17, 2010
  • Leak Detection and Repair, April 22, 2023
  • Pump Operation, March 14, 2018

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Last updated on April 18, 2025
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