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Guidance Documents
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This page contains information about guidance documents available on the CLP Web site.
- CLP Guidance for Field Samplers
- Introduction to the Contract Laboratory Program
- National Functional Guidelines for Superfund Organic Methods Data Review
- National Functional Guidelines for Low Concentration Organic Data Review
- National Functional Guidelines for Inorganic Data Review
- National Functional Guidelines for Chlorinated Dioxin/Furan Data Review
- Guidance for Labeling Externally Validated Laboratory Analytical Data for Superfund Use
Contract Laboratory Program
Guidance for Field Samplers
EPA-540-R-07-06
July 2007
This document is designed to provide users with general information regarding environmental sample collection for the USEPA's CLP. This document provides minimum CLP requirements, an explanation of the general sampling process sequence of events, and any related information. The appendices contain useful reference information and checklists to aid in planning and documenting sampling activities.
CLP Guidance for Field Samplers (PDF) (66 pp, 1.6M)
Introduction to the Contract Laboratory
Program
EPA 540-R-07-02
January 2007
This document is designed primarily to educate the USEPA's Superfund staff and managers [e.g., Remedial Project Managers (RPMs), On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Site Assessment Managers, and Risk Assessors] about how to obtain laboratory analytical services through the CLP for Superfund, Brownfields, and other sites.
Introduction to the Contract Laboratory Program (PDF) (18 pp, 727K)
USEPA Contract Laboratory Program National Functional Guidelines for Superfund Organic Methods Data Review
EPA-540-R-08-01
June 2008
This document is designed to provide guidance on determining the usability of analytical data generated through the CLP Statement of Work (SOW) SOM01.2 and any future editorial revisions of SOM01.2. This document reflects the same content in the previous version of the document (OSWER 9240.1-46 USEPA-540-R-07) with minor corrections. Users of National Functional Guidelines for Data Review documents published in 1997 and 1999 should now use this document.
National Functional Guidelines for Superfund Organic Methods Data Review (PDF) (225 pp, 1.5M)
USEPA Contract Laboratory Program National Functional Guidelines for Low Concentration Organic
Data Review
EPA-540-R-00-006
June 2001
This document is designed to offer guidance on CLP low concentration organic analytical data evaluation and review. It is intended to assist in the technical review of analytical data generated through the CLP.
National Functional Guidelines for Low Concentration Organic Data Review (PDF) (116pp, 227K)
USEPA Contract Laboratory
Program National Functional Guidelines for Inorganic Data Review
OSWER 9240.1-45
EPA 540-R-04-004
October 2004
This document is designed to offer guidance on CLP inorganic analytical data evaluation and review. It is intended to assist in the technical review of analytical data generated through CLP SOW ILM05.3.
National Functional Guidelines for Inorganic Data Review (PDF) (143pp, 1.1M)
USEPA Contract Laboratory
Program National Functional Guidelines for Chlorinated Dioxin/Furan
Data Review
EPA-540-R-05-001
September 2005
This document is designed to offer guidance on CLP dioxin and furan analytical data evaluation and review. It is intended to assist in the technical review of analytical data generated through the CLP.
National Functional Guidelines for Chlorinated Dioxin/Furan Data Review (PDF) (68pp, 602K)
Guidance for Labeling Externally Validated Laboratory Analytical Data for Superfund Use
EPA-540-R-08-005
January 2009
This document is designed to offer guidance in using consistent terminology by external data reviewers in describing the scope and content of data verification and validation conducted on laboratory analytical data packages in support of Superfund response actions. Through the use of this guidance, EPA decision makers should be readily able to determine what data verification and validation procedures have been performed on each laboratory analytical data package regardless of which region, program office, or contractor provided the review.
OSWER Directive No. 9200.1-85 (PDF) (3pp, 862K)
Guidance Document EPA 540-R-08-005 (PDF) (29pp, 151K)