Analytical Services are concerned with the analysis of environmental samples that generate data on the state of the environment to support the monitoring programs in the Region. These analyses are performed by the Regional Laboratory in Edison, New Jersey by both EPA staff and contractor support. The goal of the QA Program is for all environmental data to be of known quality, adequate for its intended use, with all aspects of its collection and analysis thoroughly documented, with such documentation being verifiable and defensible. The Superfund and RCRA programs include the collection of vast amounts of environmental data related to the treatment , storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes and site cleanups. The Region's QA Program for Superfund and RCRA covers all aspects of the measurement process and includes oversight of the various contract and grant programs that are involved in these two programs.
Stationary source is concerned with the emissions from facilities or industrial sources.
Under the Clean Air Act, permitted facilities are required to monitor their own emissions. Quality Assurance of Stationary Source monitoring is essential to determine that the reported emission concentrations and amounts are accurate. The air we breathe is monitored through extensive air quality monitoring networks run by the states of NY and NJ and Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ambient Air QA in Region 2 provides technical assistance, serves as a central QA laboratory for Region 2, and provides for the QA review of documents required for special monitoring projects.