UCMR3 - a Retrospective Look at the Results

Oral Presentation

Prepared by A. Eaton1, S. Rosen2, T. Bartrand2
1 - Eurofins Eaton Analytical, 750 Royal Oaks Dr Ste 100, Monrovia, CA, 91016, United States
2 - Corona Environmental, 1001 Hingham St., Rockland, MA, 02370, United States


Contact Information: [email protected]; 626-386-1125


ABSTRACT

UCMR 3 monitoring occurred from 2013-2105. EPA has posted data in a public website (national contaminant occurrence database) to allow comprehensive slicing and dicing. This presentation will review the data from UCMR 3 with a focus on looking at whether the UCMR 3 sampling program was effective in capturing national occurrence patterns or whether alternative sampling strategies that are less costly would be equally effective. The presentation will also discuss some of the potential method QC issues that can be identified from review of the database.