Field Methods and Quality-Assurance Plan for Quality-of-Water Activities, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho

Knobel, LeRoy L.; Tucker, Betty J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.

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Water-quality activities conducted by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Project Office coincide with the USGS mission of appraising the quantity and quality of the Nation‘s water resources. The activities are conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy‘s (DOE) Idaho Operations Office. Results of the water-quality investigations are presented in various USGS publications or in refereed scientific journals. The results of the studies are highly regarded, and they are used with confidence by researchers, regulatory and managerial agencies, and interested civic groups. In its broadest sense, quality assurance refers to doing the job right the first time. It includes the functions of planning for products, review and acceptance of the products, and an audit designed to evaluate the system that produces the products. Quality control and quality assurance differ in that quality control ensures that things are done correctly given the ‘state-of-the-art‘ technology, and quality assurance ensures that quality control is maintained within specified limits.

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85007

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Knobel, LeRoy L.; Tucker, Betty J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.

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USGS Idaho Water Science Center

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ENGLISH

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vi, 37 p.

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Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy DOE/ID-22206

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Geological Survey (U.S.)

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Open-File Report

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OFR

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2008-1165

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Field Methods and Quality-Assurance Plan for Quality-of-Water Activities, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho; 2008; OFR; 2008-1165; Knobel, LeRoy L.; Tucker, Betty J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.