Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:1850:p115
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1850 (pt 115/117)
Character Range: 693845–696983

15: Schedule B7 - Appendix 6
Volume 16: Schedule B7 - Appendix B
Volume 17: Schedule B7 - Appendix C
Volume 18: Schedule B7 - Appendix D
Volume 19: Schedule B7
Volume 20: Schedule B8
Volume 21: Schedule B9
Volume 22: Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

The compiled instrument

This is a compilation of the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 as amended and in force on 16 May 2013. It includes any amendment affecting the compiled instrument to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 22 May 2013.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending Acts and instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.

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1 Introduction
1.1 Audience
1.2 Exclusions
1.3 Schedule structure
2 Laboratory analysis of potentially
contaminated soil
2.1 Scope
2.2 Determinative methods
2.3 Philosophy of methods selected
2.4 Referenced methods and use of alternative methods
2.5 Screening tests
2.6 Confirmation of organic compounds (for non-specific
techniques)
2.7 Leachability and bioavailability
2.8 Use of laboratory results
3 Quality assurance and quality control
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Method validation
3.2.1 Accuracy
3.2.1.1 Percent recovery
3.2.2 Precision
3.2.2.1 Repeatability
3.2.2.2 Reproducibility
3.2.2.3 Confidence limit  and confidence interval
3.2.3 Limits of detection and reporting
3.2.3.1 Method detection limit
3.2.3.2 Limit of Reporting
3.3 Laboratory Batch QC procedures
3.3.1 Process batch and QC interval
3.3.2 Method blank
3.3.3 Laboratory duplicate analysis
3.3.4 Laboratory control sample
3.3.5 Matrix spikes
3.3.6 Surrogate spikes (where appropriate)
3.3.7 Internal standards (where appropriate)
3.4 Documentation of validation and QC procedures
3.5 Field duplicate and secondary duplicate (split) samples
3.5.1 Field duplicate
3.5.2 Secondary duplicate
3.5.3 Replicates for volatile organic compound analysis
4 Sample control, preparation and storage
4.1 Sample preparation – general principles
4.2 Sample preparation: non-volatiles and semi-volatiles
4.2.1 Separation and removal of extraneous (non-soil)
components
4.2.2 Homogenising (for non-volatile constituents)
4.2.3 Preparation of field-moist ('as received') analysis
portions
4.2.4 Preparation of