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Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water

EPA 815-B-97-001, March 1997

Criteria and Procedures
Quality Assurance

This manual describes the implementation of the Drinking Water Laboratory Certification program, including the procedures a laboratory must follow and the criteria a laboratory must meet to be certified to analyze drinking water compliance samples.

This webpage contains links to online and downloadable versions of this manual. HTML versions of each chapter are available for online viewing. And, WordPerfect 6.1 versions of each chapter are available for downloading. You can also download the entire file in WordPerfect.

Errata sheets have been developed for the manual to add clarity to sections concerning microbiology, chemistry and radiochemistry.

LabCert Bulletins are published periodically by the Technical Support Division of safewater. They contain information of interest to drinking water laboratories and drinking water laboratory certification officers.
To order hardcopies of this manual, you will need the title and EPA Publication number. Hardcopies of this publication may be ordered from NCEPI, the Safe Drinking Water Hotline, or the Water Resource Center.

For more information, contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 via telephone or via email at sdwhotline@bah.com.



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