Statistical procedures for determination and verification of minimum reporting levels for drinking water methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 281-288

  Winslow, Stephen D ^a   Pepich, Barry V ^a   Martin, John J ^b   Hallberg, George R ^b   Munch, David J ^c   Frebis, Christopher P ^c   Hedrick, Elizabeth J ^c   Krop, Richard A ^b  

^a Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc   (United States)

^b Cadmus Group Inc   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GROUNDWATER; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSTANT VARIANCE; DATA QUALITY; INTERVAL LINES; SAMPLE CONCENTRATION;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

DRINKING WATER; LABORATORY METHOD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOWEST CONCENTRATION MINIMUM REPORTING LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIBRATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 30344445663     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051069f     Document Type: Article

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