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MERC – DRAFT Test Plan
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• Respond to any issues raised in assessment reports and audits, including instituting corrective
action as necessary.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for manufacturers and MERC Testing Team.
• Ensure that confidentiality of proprietary manufacturer technology and information is
maintained.
• Review the draft Test Protocols/QA Plan and Treatment Performance Evaluations.
• Conduct a technical systems audit (TSA) once during the evaluation.
• Audit at least 10% of the verification data.
• Prepare and distribute an assessment report for each audit.
• Verify implementation of any necessary corrective action.
• Determine if a stop work order should be issued if audits indicate that data quality is being
compromised or if proper safety practices are not followed.
• Provide a summary of the audit activities and results for the verification reports.
• Review the draft Evaluation reports.
• Have overall responsibility for ensuring that the test/QA plan and MERC QMP are followed.
MERC Testing Team* shall:
• Assist in developing the Test Protocols/QA Plan.
• Perform sample collections and analyses as detailed in the test procedures section of the
test/QA plan.
• One member of the Testing Team will conduct 10% data audit as described in QA
procedures. This will be done for all data logs and electronically entered data.
• Provide all test data to the MERC Program Coordinator electronically, in mutually agreed
upon format.
• Provide the MERC Program Coordinator access to and /or copies of appropriate QA
documentation of test equipment and procedures (e.g., SOPs, calibration data).
• Provide information regarding education and experience of each staff member involved in the
verification.
• Assist in MERC’s reporting of their respective test facility’s QA/quality control results.
• Review portions of the draft Performance Evaluations to assure accurate descriptions of their
respective test facility operations and to provide technical insight on evaluation results.
*MERC Testing Team includes researchers from the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, University of Maryland at
College Park, University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center, and the crew of the
M/V Cape Washington
. A complete list, with qualifications, is available upon request.
Manufacturers shall:
• Review the draft test/QA plan and provide comments and recommendations.
• Work with MERC to commit to a specific schedule for testing.
• Provide an operational treatment systems for the agreed upon test site.
• Aid in the installation, calibration and operation of treatment system for testing.
• Review and comment on draft Performance Report.