The following documents provide the regulated community with a compilation of recommended laboratory procedures, and field sample Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and reporting requirements for analytical data used in support of assessment and evaluation decisions at disposal sites regulated under M.G.L.c. 21E, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP). The laboratory procedures provided include method-specific QA/QC requirements and performance standards.

Compliance with the QA/QC requirements and performance standards for these methods will provide an LSP with a presumptive certainty regarding the usability of analytical data to support MCP decisions. Widespread adherence to this approach will promote inter-laboratory consistency and provide the regulated community with a greater degree of certainty regarding the quality of data used for MCP decision-making. The issuance of these requirements and standards is in no way intended to preempt the exercise of professional judgment by the LSP in the selection of analytical methods. However, if an alternative to the recommended QC requirements and/or performance standards is chosen, the LSP is responsible to demonstrate that all analytical and environmental monitoring data used to support MCP decisions are in compliance with the requirements of 310 CMR 40.0017(2) pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0191(2), the Response Action Performance Standard (RAPS).

Most documents presented in Adobe Acrobat format include bookmarks to a section detailing the status of the procedure, to an overview of the procedure, to a table of qa/qc requirements, and to a target list of analytes.

Comments and recommendations on these procedures should be directed to:
Donald Muldoon
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108
(617) 292 - 5785
donald.muldoon@state.ma.us

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Letter from Assistant Commissioner Menoyo to Licensed Site Professional (LSPs) and Interested Parties

24 February 2003
Web page

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Preface, Table of Contents, Background
May 2004
MS Word 450 KB | PDF 95 KB

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28 May 2004
MS Word 1.1 MB | PDF 202 KB

B. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 8270C, Semi-Volatile Organics by GC/MS 

20 December 2007
MS Word 1 MB | PDF 183 KB

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28 May 2004
MS Word 556 KB | PDF 193 KB

B. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Methods 7470/7471, Mercury by Cold Vapor AAS

13 August 2004
MS Word 443 KB | PDF 251 KB 

C. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 7000 Series, Trace Metals by AAS and GF

13 August 2004
MS Word 481 KB | PDF 174 KB

D. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 6020, Trace Metals by ICP-MS

13 August 2004
MS Word 1.3 MB | PDF 202 KB

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A. Method and QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (MADEP-VPH-04-1.1) 

VPH Analytical Method
May 2004
MS Word 1.5 MB | PDF 640 KB

VPH QA/QC Requirements
September 2004
MS Word 959 KB | PDF 396 KB

B. Method and QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (MADEP-EPH-04-1.1)

Final EPH Analytical Method
May 2004
MS Word 1.9 MB | PDF 1.2 MB

Final EPH QA/QC Requirements
September 2004
MS Word 950 KB | PDF 746 KB

C. Method and QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for Air Petroleum Hydrocarbons (MADEP-APH-08-1.0)

Final APH Analytical Method
December 2008
MS Word 1.2 MB | PDF 618 KB

QA/QC
Status: Under Development
MS Word 38 KB | PDF 22 KB

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A. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 8082, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

20 August 2004
MS Word 740 KB | PDF 163 KB

B. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 8081A, Chlorinated Pesticides

20 August 2004
MS Word 815 KB | PDF 170 KB

C. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 8151A, Chlorinated Herbicides

28 May 2004
MS Word 604 KB | PDF 187 KB

D. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 8021B, Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles by GC

28 May 2004
MS Word 860 KB | PDF 206 KB

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13 August 2004
MS Word 1.7 MB | PDF 264 KB

B. QA/QC Requirements and Performance Standards for SW-846 Method 7196A, Hexavalent Chromium

20 August 2004
MS Word 1.5 MB | PDF 415 KB

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21 May 2004
MS Word 1.4 MB | PDF 176 KB

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27 August 2004
MS Word 581 KB | PDF 438 KB

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Analytical Certification, Reporting, and Request Forms

MCP Analytical Method Report Certification Form
April 2004
MS Word 38 KB | PDF 96 KB

Supplemental "Presumptive Certainty" Status Request for MCP Analytical Services Form
April 2004
MS Word 33 KB | PDF 88 KB

VPH Data Reporting Form
April 2004
MS Word 118 KB | PDF 87 KB

EPH Data Reporting Form
April 2004
MS Word 356 KB | PDF 77 KB

TPH Data Reporting Form
April 2004
MS Word 349 KB | PDF 75 KB

APH Data Reporting Form
December 2008
MS Word 136 KB | PDF 115 KB

Analytical Data Enhancement Program: Continuing Education Seminar

DEP/LSPA 2002 Spring Training Seminar overheads
Web page

Analyte List: List of Target Analytes

Web page | PDF 56 KB

APH Analytical Method Calculation Worksheets

Web page

EPA Methods - SW-846 Methods

Web page

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions: Questions about the implementation of the Data Enhancement Project should be directed to Donald.Muldoon@state.ma.us. Questions (and answers) of general interest will be posted here and updated periodically.
Web page

Glossary

Web page | PDF 255 KB

MassDEP Double-Blind Laboratory Evaluation Program

Results of the 2004-2005 Double-Blind Evaluation of 19 laboratories.
Web Page

WSC-CAM Analytical Notes

General MCP Analytical Method Clarifications and Changes
September 2008
MS Word 74 KB | PDF 66 KB

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