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C.1.4. QA/QC Reporting ..................................................................................... 43
C.2. Reports to Management ...................................................................................... 43
D.
DATA VALIDATION AND USABILITY ............................................................... 44
D.1. Data Review, Validation, and Verification Requirements ................................. 44
D.2. Verification and Validation Methods ................................................................. 45
D.3.
Reconciliation with User Requirements ............................................................ 46
E.
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................... 46
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Organization Chart for BWTS Test .................................................................... 6
Figure 2. Salinity ranges in Chesapeake Bay................................................................... 17
Figure 3. MERC Mobile Test Platform ........................................................................... 18
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Comparison of Test Parameters ......................................................................... 11
Table 2. General MERC BWTS Test schedule................................................................ 16
Table 3. Physical, chemical and biological conditions in Baltimore Harbor................... 19
Table 4. QC samples for deriving bias indicators ............................................................ 22
Table 5. Indicators of comparability ................................................................................ 25
Table 6. Training.............................................................................................................. 29
Table 7. Analytical methods and reference limits for core parameters............................ 33
Table 8. QA/QC check samples ....................................................................................... 38
Table 9. Summary of assessment reports ......................................................................... 44
APPENDICES
Appendix A. MERC Data Quality Objectives
Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C. Glossary