2016 Analytical Services Program Workshop Status of DOE Technical Standard: Requirements for Evaluating Environmental Laboratory Performance Presented to: 2016 Analytical Services Program Workshop Debbie Rosano, Acting Director Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship (AU-21)

Overview Update From Last Year Revised “Technical Standard” Introduction to the Revised “Technical Standard” Additional Options for Evaluating Lab Performance Path Forward

Update From Last Year Reviewed and binned comments Developed new path forward Removed focus on requirements for proficiency testing and focused on options to evaluate laboratory performance

Revised “Technical Standard” The Updated “Technical Standard” provides options for evaluating laboratory performance: Proficiency Testing Programs Auditing Quality Control Samples Data Review

Introduction to the Revised “Technical Standard” Use of MAPEP Use of alternative Performance Testing Samples Use of other available audit reports Evaluate laboratory performance using project-related quality control checks, CRM’s, Double Blind PT’s, Reference Laboratories, and Data Validation

Additional Options for Evaluating Lab Performance Accreditations held by the Laboratory Project-Related QC Checks Matrix Spikes Serial Dilution Techniques Standard Additions Surrogates (Organics)

Additional Options for Evaluating Lab Performance (Continued) CRM’s in Natural Matrices Double-Blind PT Samples Use of a Reference Laboratory Data Validation

Path Forward? Definition of “Technical Standard” Revise title to be a Handbook? Open Discussion

Questions

Contact Information Debbie Rosano Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship (301) 903-8177 Debbie.Rosano@hq.doe.gov