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Quality Assurance Project Plan
Southwest Indianapolis Neighborhood Air Toxics Study
[pic] Office: Air Quality Branch: Air Programs Branch Section: Program Planning and Policy Creation date: October 2, 2006 Revision #: 0 Revised: Review/ Revision cycle: Two years Effective date: October 2, 2006
Project summary: This is a two-year study of air toxics in southwestern
Indianapolis. Working with the City of Indianapolis, community groups,
local businesses, environmental organizations, other public institutions,
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, IDEM will study 80 pollutants
to determine whether any of them may be present in the air in
concentrations that would warrant further attention to reduce potential
health risks.
1. QA Project Plan Identification and Approval Title: Southwest Indianapolis Neighborhood Air Toxics Study The attached QAPP for the Air Toxics Monitoring Program is hereby
recommended for approval and commits the Department to the following
elements described within.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management 1) Signature:
Date:
Kathryn Watson - Branch Chief OAQ, Programs 2) Signature:
Date:
Dick Zeiler - Branch Chief OAQ, Ambient Air Monitoring 3) Signature:
Date:
Steve Blaser - Air Monitoring QA Coordinator 4) Signature:
Date:
David Parry - IDEM Quality Assurance Manager EPA Region 5 1) Signature:
Date:
Motria Caudill - Air Monitoring Branch 2) Signature:
Date:
Gordon Jones - QA Coordinator
2. Table of Contents 1.0 QA Project Plan Identification and Approval
2
2.0 Table of Contents 3
3.0 Distribution 7
4.0 Project 8
4.1 Roles and Responsibilities 8
4.1.1 Indiana Department of Environmental Management
8
4.1.2 City of Indianapolis Office of Environmental Services
8
4.1.3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VU
8
4.1.4 Eastern Research Group 9
5.0 Problem Statement and Background
10
5.1 Problem Statement and Background
10
5.1.1 Background 10
5.1.2 Role of Ambient Monitoring
10
5.2 List of Pollutants 11
5.3 Locations of Interest for Air Toxics
12
5.3.1 Spatial and Temporal Considerations
13
6.0 Project Description
14
6.1 Description of work to be performed
14
6.2 Field Activities 14
6.3 Laboratory Activities
16
6.4 Project Assessment Techniques
17
6.5 Schedule of Activities
17
6.6 Project Records 18
7.0 Quality Objectives and Criteria for Measurement Data
19
7.1 Data Quality Objectives (DQOs)
19
7.1.1 DQO Process 19
8.0 Special Training Requirements/Certification
25
8.1 Training 25
8.2 Certification
25
9.0 Documentation and Records
26
9.1 Identification of Q/A related Records
26
9.2 Ensuring that Documents Accurately Reflect Completed Work
35
9.3 Compliance with Statutory/EPA Recordkeeping Requirements
35
10.0 Sampling Design 36
10.1 Schedule of Monitoring Activities
36
10.2 Design Assumption 36
10.2.1 Primary Samplers
36
10.2.2 QA Samplers 37
10.3 Procedure for Locating and Selecting Monitor Locations
37
11.0 Sampling 40
11.1 Purpose/Background
40
11.2 Sample Collection and Preparation
40
11.3 Support Facilities for Sampling Methods
42
11.4 Sampling/Measurement System Corrective Action
42
11.5 Sampling Equipment, Preservation, and Holding time requirements
43
11.5.1 Sampling Contamination Prevention
43
11.5.2 Sample Volume 44
11.5.3 Temperature Preservation Requirements
44
12.0 Sampling Custody 45
Form 1 47
Form 2 48
Form 3 49
Form 4 51
13.0 Analytical Methods Requirements
52
13.1 Background 52
13.2 Analysis Method 52
14.0 QC Requirements 53
14.1 Sampling 53
14.1.1 Air Canister Sampling Quality Control/Quality Assurance
53
14.1.2 Analysis Quality Control/Quality Assurance
54
14.2 Data Precision and Accuracy
55
14.2.1 Entire System Precision
56
14.2.2 Entire System Accuracy
56
14.2.3 VOC Analysis Accuracy
56
14.2.4 VOC Canister Sampling Precision
56
14.2.5 VOC Canister Sampling Accuracy
56
14.2.6 Reporting Agency Accuracy Precision
56
15.0 Testing and Maintenance 57
16.0 Calibration 58
17.0 Inspection of Supplies 60
17.1 Purpose 60
17.2 Acceptance Criteria
60
17.3 Tracking and Quality Verification of Supplies and Consumables
60
18.0 Data Acquisition Requirements
62
18.1 Chemical and Physical Properties of Data
62
18.2 Sampler Operation and Manufacturers' Literature
62
18.3 Geographic Location
63
18.4 External Monitoring Data Bases
63
18.5 Lead and Speciated Particulate Data
63
18.6 U.S. Weather Service Data
63
19.0 Data Management 64
19.1 Background and Overview
64
19.2 Data Recording 64
19.3 Data Validation 64
19.4 Data Transformation
66
19.5 Data Transmittal 66
19.6 Data Reduction 67
19.7 Data Summary 68
19.8 Data Tracking 68
19.9 Data Storage and Retrieval 68
20.0 Assessments and Response Actions
70
20.1 Assessment Activities and Project Planning
70
20.1.1 Network Reviews
70
20.1.2 Technical Systems Audits
72
20.1.3 Performance Audit
72
20.1.4 Data Quality Assessments
72
20.1.5 Performance Evaluations
73
21.0 Reports to Managers 75
22.0 Data Review 76
22.1 Data Review Design
76
22.1.1 Data Identification Checks
77
22.1.2 Unusual Event Review 77
22.1.3 Relationship Checks 77
22.1.4 Review of Spikes, Blanks, and Replicates
78
22.2 Procedures 78
22.2.1 Tests for Historical and Temporal Consistency
78
22.2.2 Pattern and Successive Difference Tests
78
22.2.3 Parameter Relationship Tests
79
23.0 Data Validation 80
23.1 Process for Validating verifying Data
80
23.1.1 Verification of Samples
80
23.1.2 Validation
80
23.2 Data Analysis 81
23.2.1 Analytical tests
81
24.0 Reconciliation with DQOs
83
24.1 Review DQOs and Sampling Design
83
24.2 Conducting Preliminary Data Review
83
24.2.1 Review Quality Assurance Reports
83
24.2.2 Select Statistical Test
83
24.2.3 Verify Assumptions of Statistical Test
84
24.2.4 Draw Conclusions from the Data
84
24.2.5 Exposure concentration derivation
85 Appendix A Glossary 86
Appendix B Preparation of Aqua Regia Extracting Solution SOP
101
Appendix C GC/MS SOP 120
Appendix D PM10 sampling SOP 126
Appendix E Clean Room SOP 131
Appendix F Canister Cleaning SOP 134
Appendix G Canister Handling SOP 137
Appendix H OAQ AMB Management Plan 139 Tables and Figures Table 3.1 Distribution List 7
Table 5.1 Method IO-3.2 Compounds 11
Table 5.2 Method TO-11A Compounds 11
Table 5.3 Compounds Monitored using method TO-15
12
Table 6.1 Particulate Matter 10 micron or less Toxic Metals
14
Table 6.2 Design/Performance Specifications Air Canister Sampler
15
Table 6.3 Design/Performance Specifications Aldehyde and Ketone
15
Table 6.4 Project Assessment Techniques
17
Table 6.5 Schedule of Field Activitie