AUTOMATION OF THE NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORIES, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1. DESCRIPTION OF LABORATORYnFUNCTIONS AND DEFINITION OF THE AUTOMATION PROJECT

摘要

In January 1976, the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey asked Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to conduct a feasibility study for automation of the National Water Quality (NWQ) Laboratory in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Central Laboratory). Results of the study were published in the Feasibility Study for Automation of the Central Laboratories3 Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Rept. UCRL-52001 (1976). Because the present system for processing water samples was found inadequate to meet the demands of a steadily increasing workload, new automation was recommended.