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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

Quality Assurance/Quality Control Guidance for Laboratories Performing PCR Analyses on Environmental Samples

Citation:

U.S. EPA: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Guidance for Laboratories Performing PCR Analyses on Environmental Samples (EPA 815-B-04-001).

Description:

QA/QC Document

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) refers to this document to inform on the type of QC checks that should be performed during site characterization sample analysis using real time PCR.

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