West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 47 - Water Resources, Division Of Water And Waste Management › Title 47 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Series 47-32 - Environmental Laboratories Certification And Standards Of Performance › Section 47-32-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this rule have
				  the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
2.1. "Accredited" means an approval conferred
				upon institutions or programs where appropriate by a nationally recognized
				accrediting agency or association as determined by the Department.
2.2. "Accuracy" means the closeness of
				agreement between an observed value and the accepted reference value. Accuracy
				is best determined through the analysis of a sample spiked with a known
				concentration of target analytes and this value compared to an unspiked
				aliquot.
2.3. "Analyte" means an
				element, ion, isotope, compound, or component of interest to the
				analyst.
2.4. "Analytical Reagent
				Grade" (AR), "ACS reagent grade", and "Reagent Grade" are synonymous terms for
				reagents which conform to the current specifications of the Committee on
				Analytical Reagents of the American Chemical Society.
2.5. "Analyst" means the individual who
				performs the analytical methods and associated techniques and who is
				responsible for applying the required laboratory practices and quality controls
				to meet the required level of quality.
2.6. "APHA Standard Methods" or "Standard
				Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" means the methods
				published by the American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street NW,
				Washington, DC 20005.
2.7.
				"Approved analytical methods" are those analytical or test methods cited in the
				Code of Federal Regulations as being approved by EPA or such other methods as
				shall be approved by the Secretary.
2.8. "Batch" means the environmental samples
				that are prepared or analyzed together using the same procedures, personnel,
				lots of reagents, and standards.
2.9. "Batch, Analytical" means a batch
				composed of prepared environmental samples that are analyzed together as a
				group. An analytical batch may contain samples originating from various
				environmental matrices and can exceed 20 samples.
2.10. "Batch, Preparation" means a batch
				composed of 1 to 20 environmental samples of the same matrix with a maximum
				time between the start of processing of the first and last sample in the batch
				to be 24 hours.
2.11.
				"Cancellation" means the voluntary removal of a previously certified laboratory
				from the laboratory certification program.
2.12. "Category" means a group of parameters
				for which certification is offered.
2.13. "Certification" means the approval
				granted by the Secretary authorizing a laboratory to provide environmental
				compliance data.
2.14.
				"Certification parameter" means a parameter that is identified in a proficiency
				test sample and that is used to evaluate the overall analytical performance of
				a laboratory on the specific method.
2.15. "Certification year" is that period of
				time following the date upon which the laboratory first receives certification
				for any parameter or category and lasting for 365 consecutive days.
2.16. "Certified thermometer" is a
				thermometer that has documentation from the manufacturer showing that it has
				been compared against a National Institute for Standards Testing (NIST)
				thermometer covering the temperature ranges employed by the
				laboratory.
2.17. "CFR" means the
				Code of Federal Regulations.
2.18.
				"Compliance analysis" means the analysis of a sample that is required to be
				analyzed by a Department rule, permit or order.
2.19. "Covered statutory programs" means one
				of the regulatory programs developed under statutory authority of one of the
				following acts of the Legislature:
2.19.1.
				Water Pollution Control Act, W. Va. Code §
										22-11-1.
2.19.2. Hazardous Waste Management Act, W.
				Va. Code §
										22-18-1.
2.19.3. Hazardous Waste Emergency Response
				Fund Act, W. Va. Code §
										22-19-1.
2.19.4. Underground Storage Tank Act, W. Va.
				Code §
										22-17-1.
2.19.5. Solid Waste Management Act, W. Va.
				Code §
										22-15-1.
2.19.6. Groundwater Protection Act, W. Va.
				Code §
										22-12-1.