Chapter 5 - Quality Assurance & Quality Control
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Chapter 5 Overview

Chapter Outline

  • Chapter 5: Quality Assurance and Quality Control
    • Roles & Responsibilities
      • Management Commitment to Quality Assurance and Quality Control
      • Quality Assurance Officer
      • Standard Operating Procedures
      • Record Keeping
      • Chain of Custody
    • Quality Control Measurements
      • Calibrations
      • Spikes
      • Duplicates
      • Background
      • Blanks
    • Measurement Uncertainties
      • Interference
      • Compliance Procedures
      • Minimizing Indoor Radon Fluctuations
    • Measurement Error Analysis
      • Accuracy and Bias
      • Precision
      • Control Charts for Precision
    • Developing a Quality Assurance Program

Chapter Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the purpose of a Quality Assurance program (QAP) and a Quality Control Program
  • Explain the difference between Quality Control measures and Quality Assurance uncertainties and how to prevent them.
  • Explain the difference between precision & accuracy.
  • Identify the primary methods of calculating precision error and cite the formulas.
  • List the primary quality control measurements.
  • Identify the required QA log information.
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