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7020 A. Quality Systems/Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program References
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7020 C. Statistics References
1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2004. Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual (MARLAP); NUREG-1576, EPA 402-B-04-001A, NTIS PB2004-105421. Google Scholar
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6. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Radionuclides; Final Rule. 40 CFR, Parts 9, 141 & 142. Fed Reg. 65, No. 236, Part II. Google Scholar

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Standard Methods Committee of the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation. 7020 quality system In: Standard Methods For the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Lipps WC, Baxter TE, Braun-Howland E, editors. Washington DC: APHA Press.

DOI: 10.2105/SMWW.2882.137

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