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Information Update #41 (January 23, 1998)

  • EPA methods 420.1 and 420.2 for total phenols approval (refer also to clarification in Information Update #42, item #1)
  • "C6 - C32 Hydrocarbons in Soil - 8015AZ" approval (refer also to clarification in Information Update #44, item #2)
  • 8015AZ Arizona Lab Licensure Certification requirements plus PE sample survey
  • Arizona becoming a NELAC State opinion survey (refer also to Information Update #42, item #8)
  • Workshops feedback
Information Update #42 (February 9, 1998)
  • EPA methods 420.1 and 420.2 (clarification from Information Update #41, item #1)
  • Method 8015AZ recommendations
  • Method 8021AZ (clarification from Information Update #40, item #3)
  • HACH methods
  • Multi-component analysis QC requirements
  • Methods 900.0 and 00-02 for radchem analysis
  • EPA methods 8260A and B quantitation ions
  • NELAC survey (refer also to Information Update #41, item #4)
  • National Methods and Data Comparability Board (MDCB) and request for information on difficult methods
Information Update #43 (February 18, 1998)
  • SW-846 Update III promulgation and licensure fee schedule
  • Method 8000B Round Table discussion (refer also to Information Update #44, item #1)
  • Radionuclide methods for drinking water promulgated by EPA and Arizona Laboratory Licensure
  • Method 380-75WE for fluoride testing in drinking water
  • Arizona Aquifer Water Quality Standard (AWQS) thallium requirement
Information Update #44 (March 16, 1998)
  • Method 8000B discussion (refer to Information Update #43, item #2)
  • Method 8015AZ (clarification from Information Update #41, item #2) (refer also to clarification in Information Update #45, item #3)
  • Microbiology collection bottles sterility failure
  • Interelement spectral interference evaluation requirements, 200.7 and 6010B
  • Quarterly ELAC meeting (refer also to Information Update #45, item #2)
Information Update #45 (April 2, 1998)
  • Statistical data for 8015AZ blind PE study samples from ERA (refer also to clarification in Information Update #48, item #6)
  • ELAC meeting (refer also to Information Update #44, item #5)
  • Method 418.1AZ to 8015AZ transition (clarification from Information Update #44, item #2)
  • Eppendorf pipet calibration criteria established by Laboratory Licensure
Information Update #46 (May 1, 1998)
  • SW-846 update III implementation by Arizona Laboratory Licensure
Information Update #47 (June 4, 1998)
  • Method 8000B comments/answers from Methods Information and Communication Exchange (MICE)
  • Field reagent blank/trip blank requirements
  • Adding a method or additional analyte not found in the Environmental Laboratory Licensure Rules
  • 40CFR part 136.3 correction
  • EPA methods 8260B and 8270C
  • Method 8270C quantitation requirements for N-Nitrosodiphenylamine
  • 8015AZ method survey
Information Update #48 (July 10, 1998)
  • Standard criteria for reporting level
  • "Hot Block" digestion system (refer to clarification in Information Updates #50 and #51)
  • Holding time for trip blanks
  • Microbiology sample temperature
  • Presence-absence (P-A) coliform test for drinking water
  • 8015AZ PE study (clarification from Information Update #45, item #1)
  • SOP requirements
Information Update #49 (August 7, 1998)
  • "Basic Techniques for Technicians and Entry Level Analysts"/"Preparing Your Laboratory for an External Audit"/"Performing Internal Audits and Surveillances Within Your Laboratory" workshops
  • OLLCT voice mail system instructions and employee extensions
Information Update #50 (August 21, 1998)
  • "Hot Block Digestors" (clarification from Information Update #48, item #2) (refer also to clarification from Information Update #51)
Information Update #51 (September 14, 1998)
  • Methyl mercury chloride spiking compound using "Hot Block Digestor" for mercury analysis in various media (clarification from Information Updates #48 and #50)
Information Update #52 (November 16, 1998)
  • Revised 1-800 number
  • PE studies in Arizona (refer also to Information Update #54, item #1)
  • On-site inspection form
  • Matrix spikes and batching for 8000 series organic methods
  • EPA 5035 implementation (refer to Information Update #53, item #2 and Information Update #55, item #1)
  • En CoreTM sampling device demonstration
  • Quarterly ELAC meeting announcement
  • Standardized 8260AZ analyte list (see Update #63 for a revised list)
Information Update #53 (December 23, 1998)
  • Promulgation of method 8015AZ, revision 1
  • EPA 5035 implementation extension (refer also to Information Update #52, item #5 and Information Update #55, item #1)
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