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City of Stockton Redevelopment Agency, B34604.01 a ' February 16, 2001 Page A -4 Standard Operating Procedures for Sample Handling and Chain-of-Custody: Records are ' developed for samples which include: sampling date, sample type, location,job number, name of sampling personnel, and method of preservation. Each sample container is labelled immediately following collection. Chain-of-custody protocol, as described in United States Environmental ' Protection Agency, 1986, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, SW-846, Third Edition, is followed. Samples will be maintained at approximately 4°C. Upon arrival at the laboratory, the samples will be preserved for analysis as appropriate. Samples may be delivered to Twining's chemistry laboratory in Fresno, California. The Twining representative in charge of the field work transport or direct the transportation of the samples and ' custody forms to the laboratory,where the samples are transferred to the sample control department. A receiving clerk,or an authorized analyst,signs the custody forms,present a duplicate copy to the Twining representative, and transfers the samples to a laboratory analyst. The laboratory manager ' retains possession of the custody forms during analyses of the samples. ' The laboratory manager's responsibilities include monitoring the sample integrity within the laboratory. This involves assigning each sample a laboratory number and maintaining cross- reference between the sample's field and laboratory identifications. The analysts' responsibilities ' include maintaining accurate records of the samples analyzed along with the analytical data produced. This involves labelling chromatograms and maintaining the laboratory numbers on sub- samples taken from the submitted samples, labelling glassware used in the analyses, and properly labelling sample extract containers with each sample's laboratory number. Following analyses,the samples are transferred to a limited-access storage room. Chain-of-custody ' forms, chromatograms, and other pertinent information are filed for future reference. Splits of samples analyzed are kept for 30 days. Samples containing hazardous concentrations will be returned to the client for disposal. Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Quality_Assurance/Quality Control: These laboratory QA/QC procedures were developed to reduce outside interferences during analyses of t samples. The laboratory director is responsible for creating and maintaining the program. General QA/QC procedures follow: ■ Analytical instruments are serviced on a regular basis to assure accurate calibration; ■ Organic-free water is mon tored daily for quality; ■ Gas chromatographs are c 'brated daily; ' Method blanks are run to check whether the glassware and reagents are free of interference from chemicals that would invalidate the analyses; ■ Standards are prepared using the applicable reference materials; 1