Data Quality - QA/QC

Laboratory Quality Control Sample - Method Blank
Method Blank A method blank is a laboratory control sample that is free of the target parameters and any substances that may interfere with that analysi...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Laboratory Quality Control Sample - Blank Spike
Blank Spike A laboratory control sample free of the target analytes or interference, is fortified with a known concentration of all or selected target anal...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Laboratory Quality Control Sample - Matrix Spike
Matrix Spike A second aliquot from a randomly chosen sample is fortified with a known concentration of target analytes. The sample is processed through the...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Laboratory Quality Control Sample - Duplicates and RPD
Laboratory Duplicates A second aliquot from a randomly chosen sample within an analytical batch processed through the entire analytical method. Laborat...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Laboratory Quality Control Sample - Laboratory Reference Samples & Certified Reference Material
Laboratory Reference Samples Purchased or prepared samples that have been certified by a recognized agency to contain specified levels of selected constitu...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Laboratory Quality Control - Surrogate Recovery
Surrogate Recovery Surrogates are deuterated analogues or compounds not normally found in nature but have chemical and physical behaviour similar to the an...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Calculating Relative Percent Difference (RPD)
One of the most commonly used estimates of precision is the relative percent difference or RPD between two samples.  In typical sampling situations a second...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Field Quality Control Sample - Blind Duplicates
A Blind Duplicate is a second sample collected at the same time and location, under the same conditions and submitted in separate containers. Samples ar...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Field Quality Control Sample - Trip Blank
Trip Blank - a sample of analyte free media supplied by the analyzing laboratory taken to the site and returned to the laboratory unopened.   The trip bla...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Detection Limits Raised Due to Matrix Interference
Matrix interference could include compounds directly affecting instrument sensitivity.  It could also be target or non-target compounds masking the signal o...
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 9:32 AM