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4. Evaluation Schedule
(dates listed are based on current plan and may vary)
MERC Test Plan for Filter System Evaluations completed and Evaluation Agreement
signed by end of February 2010.
Filter System(s) will be delivered to the Cape Washington in Baltimore by February
2010.
Filter Systems will be installed and operational by May 2010.
First evaluations of the Filter Systems initiated January 2011.
MERC will complete sample analysis and compile data from the evaluation by March
2011.
MERC will distribute a draft report on the performance of individual Filter System for
review by the MERC Advisory Board and individual manufactures by end of May 2011.
MERC will submit a final report to MPA, MARAD, NOAA and manufacturer by end of
June 2011.
5. Data Recording, Processing, and Storage
This section describes methods employed during data recording, processing, and storage
to minimize errors and assure high quality analyses.
Documentation and Records:
A variety of data will be acquired and recorded electronically and manually by MERC
partners (CBL/UMCES, SERC, and UM) during this evaluation. Operational information and
results will generally be documented in field/laboratory record books and on the data
sheet/chain-of-custody forms (see below). Copies of these raw data will be transferred to the
MERC office, which will store it permanently along with the rest of the study data.
Data Review:
All data are to be recorded directly in the field/laboratory record book as soon as they are
available. Records are to be written in water-proof ink and written legibly. Any corrections will
be initialed by the person performing the correction, will be crossed out with a line (not
blackened or white-out), and will be dated according to the date that the correction was made.
These data will include electronic data, entries in field/laboratory record books, operating data
from the MERC test facility, and equipment calibration records. Records will be spot-checked
within two weeks of the measurement to ensure that the data are recorded correctly. The checker
shall not be the individual who originally entered the data. Data entries shall be checked in
general for obvious errors and a minimum of 10 percent of all records shall be checked in detail.
Errors detected in this manner shall be corrected immediately. The person performing the
review will add his/her initials and the date to a hard copy of the record being reviewed. The
MERC staff member will place this hard copy in the files for this evaluation. In addition, data
generated by each MERC staff will be provided to the MERC Program Coordinator and
reviewed before they are used to calculate, evaluate, or report results.