Region 2 Quality Assurance Guidance and Standard Operating Procedures
Quality Assurance Guidance
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| Title | Date | Special Note |
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| R2 2025 Brownfields QAPP Guidance; Date – April’25 (pdf) | Aug '21 | This document contains the required format and content for EPA Region 2 Brownfields Project QAPPs. |
| Brownfields Site-Specific QAPP Checklist | Aug '20 | |
| Technical Assistance Document for Complying with the TC Rule and Implementing TCLP | Mar '94 | |
| Optimized UFP-QAPP Worksheets | Mar ‘12 | These worksheets should be used for all Region 2 Superfund, Federal Facilities and RCRA QAPPs. |
| Guidance for the Development of Quality Assurance Project Plans for Environmental Monitoring Projects | Apr '04 | This document presents guidance for the development of a Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP) for non-Superfund environmental monitoring projects to be conducted by or for EPA Region 2. |
| Standard for the Development of Quality Assurance Project Plans for non-Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields Environmental Information Projects | July 2023 | EPA Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA Quality Assurance Project Plan Standard) – effective July 21, 2023 |
| Standard for the Development of Quality Management Plans for non-Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields Environmental Information Projects | January 2023 |
EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (EPA Quality Management Plan Standard) – effective January 20, 2023 |
| Guidance for the Development of Quality Management Plans for non-Superfund, RCRA, Brownfield Environmental Monitoring Projects | EPA/240/B-01/002 March 2001 Reissue Notice May 2006 | EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QA/R-2) – replaced as of January 20, 2023 with the EPA Quality Management Plan Standard |
| Guidance for the Development of Quality Assurance Project Plans for non-Superfund, RCRA & Brownfield Environmental Monitoring Projects | EPA/240/B-01/003 March 2001 Reissue Notice May 2006 | EPA Requirements for QA Project Plans (QA/R-5) - replaced as of July 21, 2023 with the EPA Quality Assurance Project Plan Standard |
| Additional Guidance for the Development of Quality Assurance Project Plans for non-Superfund, RCRA & Brownfield Environmental Monitoring Projects | EPA/240/R-02/009 December 2002 | Guidance for Quality Assurance Plans (EPA QA/G-5) |
Data Validation Active Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Inorganic Validation SOPs - CLP
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SOP # |
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Standard Operating Procedure for ICP-AES Data Validation |
March 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for ICP-MS Data Validation |
March 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for Mercury Data Validation |
March 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for Cyanide Data Validation |
March 2022 |
Organic Validation SOPs - CLP
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SOP # |
Description |
Date |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Volatile Data |
March 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Semivolatile Data |
April 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Pesticide Data |
April 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Aroclor (PCB) Data |
April 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins/ Chlorinated Dibenzofurans (CDDs/CDFs) by HRSM |
August 2022 |
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Validation of Chlorinated Biphenyl Congener (CDC) by HRSM |
August 2022 |
Organic Validation SOPs - Other
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SOP # |
Description |
Date |
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SW-846 Method 8280 for Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans |
December 2010 |
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SW-846 Method 8330A Nitroaromatics and Nitroamines by HPLC |
December 2010 |
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SW-846 Method 8151A for Chlorinated Herbicides by GC |
December 2010 |
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SW-846 Method 8270D for Semivolatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS |
December 2010 |
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EPA Method 1613, Revision B Tetra-through Octa-chorinated Dioxins and Furans by Isotope Dilution by HRGC/HRMS |
December 2010 |
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SW-846 Methods 8260B & 8260C for VOCs by GC/MS |
October 2014 |
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SOP HW-29 Rev. 2 |
EPA Method 524.2 for Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by GC/MS |
November 2010 |
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TO-15 Air Analysis for VOCs |
September 2016 |
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SW-846 Method 8081B for Pesticide Compounds Organochlorine Pesticides by GC |
December 2010 |