Quality Assurance Document For A Small Wastewater Lab

"The Green Book"

3rd Edition, April 1999

[WDNR PUBL-SS-942-99]

The Quality Assurance Document For A Small Wastewater Lab provides a condensed version of code requirements as well as information regarding the essential elements of a quality control program in a wastewater laboratory. The booklet consists of 7 sections that may be downloaded individually as Adobe portable document format files (PDF files). Listed below are the sections and a description of what is contained in each.

Section 0 : Title [PDF 32KB]

• Title Page
• Contact List
• Executive Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Table of Contents

Sections 1 to 4: Introduction and More [PDF 50KB]

• Introduction
• Plant Schematic
• Monitoring Program
• Sampling
• Analyses

Section 5: Quality Assurance & Quality Control [PDF 164KB]

• Quality Control Measures
• Calibration
• Determining the Limit of Detection (LOD)
• Evaluating Accuracy (Matrix Spikes)
• Evaluationing Precision (Replicates)
• Using Control Limits Appropriately
• Fine-tuning Control Limits
• Identifing Outlier Data
• Quality Control Charts
• Relating Accuracy & Precision to Data Quality
• Corrective Action
• Documentation and Record-Keeping

Sections 6 & 7: Reports and References [PDF 22KB]

• Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR)
• Compliance Maintenance Annual Reports (CMAR)
• Sludge Characteristics Reports
• Agricultural Site Characteristics Reports
• Disposal Records Report
• References

Procedures [PDF 166KB]

• BOD
• Total Suspended Solids
• Ammonia
• Total Phosphorus
• Chlorine Residual
• Fecal Coliform
• pH

Appendix A: Sample Benchsheets [PDF 173KB]

• BOD
• Total Suspended Solids
• Ammonia
• Total Phosphorus
• Chlorine Residual
• Fecal Coliform
• pH
• Lab Equipment Maintenance and Calibration Log
• Corrective Action Form

Appendix B: Audit Checklists [PDF 97KB]

• BOD
• Total Suspended Solids
• Ammonia
• Total Phosphorus
• Quality Control
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