Quality System and Technical Procedures for SESD Field Branches
US-EPA, Region 4, SESD, Athens, Georgia
The Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures supersede the "Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EISOPQAM), November 2001, and the "Ecological Assessment Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EASOPQAM), January 2002. These procedures contain routine field sampling and measurement procedures, and quality control documents used by field investigators of the two SESD Field Branches: the Ecological Assessment Branch and the Enforcement and Investigations Branch.
The specific sampling and field measurement procedures are based on the experience of the field investigators within the field branches and accepted professional practices which are referenced in each procedure. These documents are intended to be dynamic and will be periodically reviewed and updated, as needed. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure they are using the most recent version of the procedures.
By allowing others access to these procedures no inference is made that the work is covered by the SESD field branches scope of accreditation under ISO 17025. Once the procedures are downloaded they are no longer controlled documents. For more information see the disclaimers below.
If you need additional information or assistance with these documents, contact:
- Bobby Lewis via email or by phone at (706) 355-8629
- or Hunter Johnson via email or by phone at (706) 355-8722
- Field Branches Quality Management Plan, May 30, 2013
- Field Branches Quality Policy, August 20, 2015
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Field Measurement Procedures
- Field DO Measurement, January 8, 2014
- Field pH Measurement, January 29, 2013
- Field Measurement of Oxidation-Reduction Potential, January 29, 2013
- Field Screening of Total Residual Chlorine, August 20, 2015
- Field Specific Conductance Measurement, July 13, 2016
- Field Temperature Measurement, October 23, 2014
- Field Turbidity Measurement, January 29, 2013
- Field X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Measurement, December 18, 2015
- Global Positioning System, June 23, 2015
- Groundwater Level and Well Depth Measurement, January 29, 2013
- In-Situ Water Quality Monitoring, July 19, 2013
- Wastewater Flow Measurement, August 27, 2015
Field Sampling Procedures
- Ambient Air Sampling, March 28, 2016
- Dye Tracer Measurements, May 30, 2013
- Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination, December 18, 2015
- Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, December 18, 2015
- Fish Field Sampling, February 4, 2015
- Fluvial Sediment Sampling, July 19, 2013
- Groundwater Sampling, March 6, 2013
- Hydrological Studies, September 26, 2016
- Management of Investigation Derived Waste, July 03, 2014
- Marine Macroinvertebrate Field Sampling, June 28, 2013
- Multi-Habitat Macroinvertebrate Sampling in Wadeable Freshwater Streams, December 4, 2013
- Packing, Marking, Labeling and Shipping of Environmental and Waste Samples, February 4, 2015
- Pore Water Sampling, February 28, 2013
- Potable Water Supply Sampling, May 30, 2013
- Pump Operation, September 12, 2013
- Reaeration Measurement by Diffusion Dome, May 30, 2013
- Reaeration Measurement using Krypton Gas, May 30, 2013
- Sediment Oxygen Demand, July 22, 2015
- Sediment Sampling, August 20, 2014
- Soil Gas Sampling, May 14, 2014
- Soil Sampling, August 20, 2014
- Surface Water Sampling, February 28, 2013
- Trace Organics Sampling Using an Infiltrex 300® High Volume Sampler, October 26, 2016
- Waste Sampling, January 29, 2013
- Wastewater Sampling, February 28, 2013
- Water Column Oxygen Metabolism, December 4, 2013
Quality System Procedures
- Competency and Proficiency Testing, July 13, 2016
- Complaint Resolution, October 23, 2014
- Control of Nonconforming Work, July 13, 2016
- Control of Records, October 23, 2014
- Corrective Action, February 28, 2013
- Document Control, February 4, 2015
- Equipment Inventory and Management, August 13, 2015
- Field Equipment Center Management, July 31, 2013
- Field Measurement Uncertainty, March 23, 2016
- Field Sampling and Measurement Procedures and Procedure Validation, July 13, 2016
- Field Sampling Quality Control, February 5, 2013
- Internal Audits, March 17, 2016
- Logbooks, May 30, 2013
- Management Review, February 28, 2013
- Preventive Action and Quality Improvement, June 20, 2013
- Project Planning,March 29, 2016
- Purchasing of Services and Supplies, July 02, 2015
- Report Preparation and Distribution, October 23, 2014
- Sample and Evidence Management, January 29, 2013
- Testimony Evaluation, July 03, 2014
- Training, January 29, 2013
Guidance Documents
- Analysis of Mercury in Air, March 6, 2013
- Bulk Sampling for Asbestos, June 4, 2013
- Chlorofluorocarbon Refrigerant Field Screening and Sampling, February 28, 2013
- Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells, January 29, 2013
- Environmental Data Submission, December 17, 2010
- Leak Detection and Repair, October 15, 2015