Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

Text and Appendices [12 MB, 1385 pages]

Text Only [588 KB, 183 pages]

List of Individual Appendices

Appendix 1 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Sediment Core Collection [248 KB, 8 pages]

Appendix 2 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Bathymetric Survey [447 KB, 50 pages]

Appendix 3 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Sub-Bottom Acoustic and Electromagnetic Surveying Equipment [478 KB, 59 pages]

Appendix 4 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Sediment Probing [220 KB, 5 pages]

Appendix 5 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Analysis of PCBs by SW-846 Method 8082 (GEHR8082) [667 KB, 53 pages]

Appendix 6 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Extraction and Cleanup of Sediment/Solid Samples for PCB Analysis Using the Pressurized Fluid Extraction by SW-846 Method 3545 (GEHR3545) [355 KB, 30 pages]

Appendix 7 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Extraction and Cleanup of Sediment/Soil Samples for PCB Analysis Using the Soxhlet Extraction by SW-846 Method 3540C (GEHR3540C) [338 KB, 25 pages]

Appendix 8 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Analysis of PCB Homologs by EPA Method 680 (GEHR680) [406 KB, 45 pages]

Appendix 9 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Package Deliverable (DPSOP) [432 KB, 61 pages]

Appendix 10 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Grain Size [377 KB, 14 pages]

Appendix 11 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Atterberg Limit [343 KB, 12 pages]

Appendix 12 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Specific Gravity [324 KB, 11 pages]

Appendix 13 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Bulk Density [198 KB, 10 pages]

Appendix 14 (This appendix is no longer necessary. It has been left for convenience for potential future use)

Appendix 15 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Total Organic Carbon [234 KB, 19 pages]

Appendix 16 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for USCS Classification [495 KB, 11 pages]

Appendix 17 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Side Scan Survey Procedures [455 KB, 50 pages]

Appendix 18 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Core Processing [463 KB, 9 pages]

Appendix 19 (This appendix is no longer necessary. It has been left for convenience for potential future use).

Appendix 20 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for 137Cs [376 KB, 29 pages]

Appendix 21 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for TCLP Preparation by 1311 [816 KB, 60 pages]

Appendix 22 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for VOAs With TCLP Preparation [641 KB, 68 pages]

Appendix 23 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for SVOAs With TCLP Preparation [641 KB, 68 pages]

Appendix 24 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Pesticides With TCLP Preparation [470 KB, 39 pages]

Appendix 25 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Herbicides With TCLP Preparation [448 KB, 33 pages]

Appendix 26 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Preparation of Metals and Mercury and Analysis of Mercury in Leachate (Refer to Appendix 29 for the Analysis of Metals by ICP) [2.3 MB, 84 pages]

Appendix 27 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Ignitability [443 KB, 10 pages]

Appendix 28 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for PCDD/PCDF [351 KB, 12 pages]

Appendix 29 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Preparation and Analyses of Metals and Mercury in Sediment [1 MB, 120 pages]

Appendix 30 Performance and Reporting of Field Audits [238 KB, 13 pages]

Appendix 31 Performance and Reporting of Analytical Laboratory Audits [240 KB, 13 pages]

Appendix 32 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of VOA Data (DV8260B) [314 KB, 22 pages]

Appendix 33 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of SVOA Data (DV8270C) [316 KB, 23 pages]

Appendix 34 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of Pesticide Data (DV8081A) [317 KB, 23 pages]

Appendix 35 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of Herbicide Data (DV8151A) [310 KB, 20 pages]

Appendix 36 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of PCBs (DV8082) [337 KB, 21 pages]

Appendix 37 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of PCB (Homolog) Data (by GEHR680) [815 KB, 21 pages]

Appendix 38 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of PCDD and PCDF Data (DV1613B) [338 KB, 22 pages]

Appendix 39 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of ICP Metals Data (DV6010B) [328 KB, 18 pages]

Appendix 40 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of Mercury Data (DV74707471) [335 KB, 17 pages]

Appendix 41 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Validation of TOC Data (DVTOC) [219 KB, 13 pages]

Appendix 42 EDD Specifications [334 KB, 28 pages]

List of Individual Figures

Figure A [1 MB, 10 pages]

• Figure A-1 Conceptual Organizational Chart
• Figure A-2 Site Map
• Figure A-3 Project Schedule
• Figure A-4 Flow Diagram for Development of Relationship between Aroclor PCB Data and Tri+ PCBs
• Figure A-5 Figure Deleted for Revision 4.
• Figure A-6 Sample Field Log
• Figure A-7 Sample Chain of Custody Form
  

• Figure B-1 Bathymetric Survey Transects
• Figure B-1a Flow Diagram for GEHR680 Homolog PCBs Sample Selection
• Figure B-1b Flow Diagram for Dioxin/Furan and RCRA Metals Sample Analysis Selection
• Figure B-2a River Miles 195-193
• Figure B-2b River Miles 193-192
• Figure B-2c River Miles 192-191
• Figure B-2d River Miles 191-190
• Figure B-2e River Miles 190-TID
• Figure B-2f River Miles 185-183
• Figure B-3 Core Segmentation Approach
• Figure B-4 Example Bottle Label
• Figure B-5 Sediment Sample Collection and Processing Chart
• Figure B-6 Sediment Sample Collection Quality and Information Management Flow Chart
• Figure B-7 Core Data Entry Form
• Figure B-8 Core Processing Data Entry

• Figure C-1 Flow Diagram of Initial PCB PE Acceptance Generation
• Figure C-2 Flow Diagram of Inter-Laboratory Comparison Study PE Analysis
• Figure C-3 Flow Diagram for GEHR8082 and GEHR680 PE Sample Analysis
• Figure C-4 Example PE Sample Result Pass/Fail Summary Report
• Figure C-5 Corrective Action

List of Individual Tables

Table A [276 KB, 6 pages]

• Table A-1 Data Quality Objectives
• Table A-2 Decision Criteria used for Initial Disposal Classification of Sediments under RCRA and TSCA Disposal Rules

Table B [855 KB, 45 pages]

• Table B-1 Example Sample ID and Ho rizontal Coordinates
• Table B-2 River Section 1 Program Summary
• Table B-3 River Section 2 Program Summary
• Table B-5 Sample Container and Preservation Requirements
• Table B-6a – B-6j Reference Limit and Evaluation Tables for Analytical Methods
• Table B-7a – B-7n Measurement Performance Criteria Tables for Analytical MethodsCore Collection
• Table B-8 Data Collected During Sediment Core Collection
• Table B-9 Data Collected During Sample Processing in the Field Lab
• Table B-10 Valid Values for PCBs
  

• Table C-1 Summary of Analyses for Initial PE Acceptance Criteria Development
• Table C-2 Summary of Analyses for Inter-Laboratory Comparison Study

• Table D-1 Format of an Environmental Standards Quality Assurance Review