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Sunplzap?.ieilicds Page� The laboratory portion of the form should be completed by laboratory personnel and will contain the follow-mg mforrnataon • Name of person receiving the sample + Laboratory sample number • Date and time of sample receipt • Analyses requested • Sample condition and temperature D 1 5 Sample Transfer and Shipment A chain-of-custody record %ill always accomgany samples When transferrt g samples, the uUh j,:duals rely, gwshing and receiving the samples will sign, date, and Holt the tune on the chain-okuswdy Mo Samples will be packaged properly for shiprnrat and dispatched to ttc appropriate laboratory for analysts The chain of-custody record w,-U accompany each shipment The method of shipment courier name(s), and other pertinent utfotmatiou will be entered in the chain-okustody record D 2 Laboratory Custody Procedures A designated sample custod:ari will accept custody of the shipped samples and venry LI the inforrnat:cn on the sampl: label rna tiles that on the chain-of-custody record InrortraLcri rega-ding method of delivery and sample conditions will also be checked on the char-of-custody record The custodian will then enter the appropnale data mto the laboratory sample tracking system Toe laberatory custodian may use the sample number on &e sarap a label or may assign a unique laboratory cumber to each sample The custodian will then transfer the saaipie to the proper analyst or s-.ore the sample in the apprepnate secure area Laboratory personnel are resxws-,ble for tine care and custody of sarnp.es from ta,� Iune they are received until the sample is exhausted Once at the laboratory, the sarTles will be handled in accordance with U S Environmental Protection Agency S«-846 Test Methods for Evalt.,aLM Solid Waste Physical/Che-mical Methods, Third Edition, for the intended analyses All data sheets, chromatograpbs, and laboratory records will be fled as parr of the permanent documentation D 3 Corrections to Dociuneratation Original date recorded in field notebooks, chain-of-custody recoris, sampling information sheers, and other Forms should be written in ink These documents should riot be altered, destroyed, or discarded even if they are illegible or contain inaccuracies that require a replacemen,document Lf an erro- is made or found ou a doeumen•, the individial maklog the correMons will do so by crossing a Ragle line through the error, entering the correct information, and initialing and dating the change The erroneous information will be obliterated Any subsequent error(s) discovered on a document will be corrected All corrections will be initialed and dated D 4 Sample Storage and Disposal • The analytical laboratory should retain samples acrd extracts for 60 days aster the laboratory issues a wrinen report Unless notified by the prograrn manager, excess or unused samples should be disposed of by the laboratory in an appropriate manner consistent with applicable government regulations