In many cases, because they lead to faulty interpretations, approximate or incorrect results are worse than no result at all.
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Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories: March 1979 (PDF)(164 pp, 1 MB)
Handbook on quality control for chemical and biological tests is addressed to lab directors, leaders of field investigations, and others with responsibility for waste and wastewater data.