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~ HDH TE~_HhdULOGIE Illy <br />LaLoratory Testing <br />TEL ~~u~-7~~~2-SI=~3- <br />• <br />Jul 17 ~~~ '~:=0 hJu.Opl F'.0_`• <br />• - <br />) <br />cunfinued lrnm pogt 06 <br />procedures used w manage samples and dato within the <br />laboratory ore specified is the greate.ec detail to addross <br />evidentiar}~ problems. ~ <br />Greater certainty and defensibility associated with this Ipvel <br />IV Iaborntory data comes et a premium. Recognizing the need for <br />coat effectiveness, EPA also promulgated leaser Ievelslof <br />reposing that may be appropriate to use in a project. Notahry, if <br />data from lower levels of reporting are challenged, `cost <br />efTectiveness" is not an answer; they will be subject to the same <br />evidentiary standards discussed previously. <br />If Level IV emerges as "tl)e standard," it means ghat in a legal <br />proceeding, data from non-CLP Inborawriee will be held W the <br />same standards far documentation ae data from CLP labo- <br />ratories. 'typically, must naalytiral laboratories operate at the <br />equivalent of Levels Il nr III. Data from these sources may not be <br />ndmissihlc depending upon the laboratories ability to gu Lack and <br />fdl in e~~dcntiary gaps in its operational procedures and <br />documentation. <br />Tb add w the Confusion, even Jevcl IV CI.P laboratories have <br />limitations. These include: <br />• Procedures and methods in this program are limited and do <br />not encompass the broad range of tasLs required by users of <br />laboratory services; - <br />• The lnburawry structure is rigidly defined and 1»erarchical. <br />1t does noL 1)IPCp emphasis on efficiencies reyvired to operate <br />co)nn)crcial facilities in an increasingly competitive marketplace; <br />and <br />• Raporring time n)ay he long and ad~lad value sc)vice <br />mini)nal. i <br />Obviously, choosing the right laboratory is Q key decision, and <br />use of a Inwer qualtyt}' laboratory to hold flown bid costa or <br />improve profit margin may be short-sighted. Ii <br />Information required to determine the ualifirntiona of a <br />particular laboratory may not be readily avail ble. Ono indicator <br />- acceptance within a stste leborawry ccrt cation program - <br />protddes some insight as to adherence to minimal standards. <br />However, ]aborawry sniff and procedures change, and most <br />certification programs specify only minimum rnquirernencs for <br />training and documentation. <br />Laboratory "marketing' efforts seldom rata any information <br />relevant to the reyuirementa of admissibili y and credibility. <br />Statistics such as laborawry size, number of n )ces m' pries ors Of <br />little value when fulfining requirements for" uc diligence." <br />Ideall}•, a consultant will hove a formal po icy for selecting n <br />subcontracting laboratory. This policy sho d ba as compre- <br />hensive as a particular situation warrants, e d ideally contains <br />written criteria for tl)c selection process. 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