A GUIDE FOR THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

This book was written to provide guidance for those evaluating analytical data obtained from environmental characterization and restoration projects. The purpose of the book is to ensure that informed decisions are made regarding compounds that occur naturally or from nonpoint sources such as atmospheric deposition and surface-water runoff. The book is divided into nine chapters. The Table of Contents lists the following chapter headings: 1. Introduction; 2. The Determination of Background; 3. Trace Elements; 4. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons; 5. Polychlorinated Semivolatile Compounds: Biphenyls and Dioxins/Furans; 6. Agricultural Compounds; 7. Petroleum Hydrocarbons; 8. Sampling and Analysis Artifacts; and 9. Data Validation/Referee Analyses.