Analytical Quality Assurance Plan. Hudson River Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Final. Version 2.0.

摘要

The Hudson River Natural Resource Trustees (Trustees) are conducting a natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) of the Hudson River. The Trustees are the State of New York acting through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the Department of the Interior acting through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Department of Commerce acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This NRDA involves analysis of soil, sediment, fish, and wildlife samples collected from the Hudson River and surrounding area. The primary analytes of concern are polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, PCB homologues, and Total PCBs. In addition, samples may be analyzed for the following parameters: coplanar PCB congeners, dioxin/furans, organochlorine pesticides, PBDEs and metals. The Trustees also plan to conduct analytical tests such as moisture, total extractable organics (TEO)1, total organic carbon (TOC), and grain size to support data interpretation. This Analytical Quality Assurance (QA) Plan describes the minimum requirements for the chemical analysis of the environmental samples that are collected in support of the NRDA.