title: Statistical analysis of DOE EML QAP data from 1982 to 1998.
abstract: The historical database from the Environmental Measurements Laboratory's Quality Assessment Program from 1982 to 1998 has been analyzed to determine control limits for future performance evaluations of the different laboratories contracted to the U.S. Department of Energy. Seventy-three radionuclides in four different matrices (air filter, soil, vegetation, and water) were analyzed. The evaluation criteria were established based on a z-score calculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mizanur Rahman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Isenhour
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larget
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Greenlaw