Understand the importance of tools such as quality assurance project plans to effective monitoring of environmental chemicals. • Describe the elements of a quality assurance project plan. • Describe the elements in the development of data quality objectives. • Define quality assurance and quality control. | Monitoring Chemicals in the Environment Principles of Environmental Toxicology Instructor Gregory Möller . University of Idaho Principles of Environmental Toxicology Learning Objectives Understand the importance of tools such as quality assurance project plans to effective monitoring of environmental chemicals. Describe the elements of a quality assurance project plan. Describe the elements in the development of data quality objectives. Define quality assurance and quality control. 2 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Learning Objectives Explore the arguments of chemical vs. biological monitoring of chemical in the environment. Explore the indicator species concept. Understand the critical elements of a quality-based sampling program. Use the NPDES program as case study to understand a basis and approach to environmental monitoring. 3 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Why Monitor Public health and safety. - Food quality water quality air quality. - Minimize risk. Environmental quality. - Ecological sustainability. - Minimize risk. Feedback on anthropogenic change. Feedback on potential for exposure. Baseline development. Remediation reclamation success. 4 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Example Monitoring Programs Safe Drinking Water Act. Food Quality Protection Act. Clean Water Act. Reconnaissance monitoring by state and Federal agencies. Environmental research investigations. Forensic studies. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Monitoring Approach Regulatory driven. Hypothesis driven. Incident driven. All require development of defendable data. QA QC confidence in final result. 5 6 1 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Project Single or multiple data collection activities that are related through the same planning sequence. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Quality Assurance Project Plan An orderly assemblage of detailed procedures designed to produce data of sufficient quality to meet the data quality objectives for a specific .
