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Standard Operating Procedures\/QAM Addenda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Table updated as procedures are revised)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated 4\/10\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q = Quality Control         S = Safety    W = Waste    ob<\/em>=obsolete    d=draft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procedure Number<\/th>Rev<\/th>Procedure Title<\/th><\/tr>
QAM-Q-100<\/td>16<\/td>Quality Assurance Manual (copyright by TNI)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-101<\/td>17<\/td>Laboratory Quality Control<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-102<\/td>17<\/td>Laboratory Material Acceptance Criteria<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-103<\/td>19<\/td>Laboratory Equipment Maintenance<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-104<\/td>17<\/td>Data Entry and Review<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-105<\/td>16<\/td>Corrective Actions<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-107<\/td>19<\/td>Laboratory Personnel Training<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-110<\/td>20<\/td>Sample Receipt and Login<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-111<\/td>16<\/td>Aliquot Preparation and Sample Preservation<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-112<\/td>16<\/td>Sample Composting<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-Q-113<\/td>11<\/td>Responsibilities of the Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-S-101<\/td>15<\/td>Laboratory Safety<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-A-102<\/td>15<\/td>Laboratory Document and Data Control<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-A-103<\/td>12<\/td>Data Reporting by the Laboratory Manager<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-A-104<\/td>12<\/td>Preparation and Control of Laboratory Procedures<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-W-101<\/td>14<\/td>Disposal of Laboratory Waste<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-101<\/td>13<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Analytical Balance<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-102<\/td>16<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Autoanalyzers<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-103<\/td>14<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the UV-Vis Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-104<\/td>11<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Hach Portable Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-105<\/td>13<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the pH Meter<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-107<\/td>12<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Block Digester<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-110<\/td>11<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Autoclave<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-111<\/td>13<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Conductivity Meter<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-113<\/td>8<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the D.O. Meter<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-115<\/td>9<\/td>Operation and Calibration of IR Thermometer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-116<\/td>16<\/td>Preparation of Labware<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-117<\/td>15<\/td>Volumetric Equipment Calibration Verification<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-118<\/td>15<\/td>Thermometer Calibration Verification<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-119<\/td>1<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Fluorometer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-121<\/td>0<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Biological Safety Cabinet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
QAM-I-202<\/td>0<\/td>Operation and Calibration of the Seal AQ400<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-101<\/td>18<\/td>Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-102<\/td>10<\/td>Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-103<\/td>17<\/td>Determination of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Phosphorus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-104<\/td>14<\/td>Determination of Ammonia as Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-105<\/td>17<\/td>Determination of Nitrate\/Nitrite as Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-106<\/td>18<\/td>Determination of Orthophosphate as Phosphorus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-107<\/td>18<\/td>Determination of Total Suspended Solids<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-108<\/td>14<\/td>Determination of Nonfilterable Volatile and Fixed Solids<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-109<\/td>14<\/td>Determination of Total Dissolved Solids<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-112<\/td>15<\/td>Determination of Chlorophyll-a and Pheophytin-a<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-113<\/td>12<\/td>Determination of Specific Conductance<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-114<\/td>16<\/td>Determination of Fecal Coliform and E. coli by Membrane Filtration<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-120<\/td>12<\/td>Determination of pH in the Laboratory<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-121<\/td>10<\/td>Determination of Residual Chlorine<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-124a<\/td>20<\/td>Determination of Presence\/Absence of Total Coliform and Escherichia coli<\/em> by IDEXX Colilert\u00ae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-124b<\/td>20<\/td>Determination of Total Coliform and Escherichia Coli <\/em>by IDEXX Colilert\u00ae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-124c<\/td>20<\/td>Determination of Enterococci<\/em> by IDEXX Enterolert\u00ae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-126<\/td>11<\/td>Determination of Temperature<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-130<\/td>15<\/td>Determination of Total and Percent Solids<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-131<\/td>4<\/td>Preparation of Soil Samples<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-136<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Chlorophyll-a and Pheophytin-a by Fluoroscopy<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-137<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Chlorophyll-a and Pheophytin-a by Fluoroscopy (Special narrow-band method)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-152<\/td>5<\/td>Determination of Soil Nitrate\/Nitrite as Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-F-103<\/td>7<\/td>Flow Measurements & Estimates<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-172<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Hardness by DR 3900 Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-203<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-204<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Ammonia as Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
SOP-C-205<\/td>0<\/td>Determination of Nitrate\/Nitrite as Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A = Administrative          C = Chemistry       I = Instrument      R=Radiochemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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