• Abstract
• Agenda
• Instructor Biographies
• Diagrams/Flowcharts

DAY 1

• Module 0 - Introduction to Course and Module Objectives, Agenda, and Key Concepts
• Module 1 - Evolution of the DQO Concept
• Module 2 - EPA Inspector General Audit Reports
• Module 3 - Key Concepts Underlying DQOs and VSP
• Module 4 - How Many Samples Do I Need? Part 1
• Module 5 - How Many Samples Do I Need? Part 2
• Module 6 - How Many Samples Do I Need? Part 3

DAY 2

• Module 7 - Introduction & Agenda and Objectives
• Module 8 - The DQO Implementation Process Flow Chart
• Exercise 0 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts: Demonstrations and Simulations
• Module 9 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 1)
• Exercise 1 - Populations, Histograms, Range & Simulations
• Module 10 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 2)
• Exercise 2 - Hypothesis Testing Using X-Bar for Alpha Error
• Module 11 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 3)
• Exercise 3 - Hypotheses Testing Using the 95% UCL
• Module 12 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 4)
• Exercise 4 - Hypothesis Testing: Beta Error

DAY 3

• Module 13 - Introduction & Agenda and Objectives
• Module 14 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 5)
• Exercise 5 - Hypothesis Testing for Clean & Dirty Sites
• Module 15 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 6)
• Module 16 - The EPA 7-Step DQO Process (Step 7)
• Module 17 - Discussion: EPA 7-Step DQO Process
• Module 18 - Case Study - Step 1
• Module 19 - Case Study - Steps 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
• Module 20 - Case Study - Step 7
• Module 21 - Introduction to Visual Sample Plan & ProUCL
• Module 22 - DOE Hanford DQO Web Page and DQO e-Workbook
• Module 23 - Closing Remarks & Discussion

• Attendee's List
  
  
• Appendix A - Thomas Grumbly DOE DQO directive, September 1994
  
  Appendices B-D and F are Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the documents. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at no charge from the Adobe website at http://www.adobe.com.
  
  
• Appendix B - Timothy Fields EPA OSWER directive, June 1999 [pdf]
  
• Appendix C - Expedited Site Characterization Field Quality Assurance meeting minutes, January 1994 [pdf]
  
  
• Appendix D - Managing Uncertainty Approach
  
  
  • Dr. Bart Simmons, CAL/EPA DTSC
    • Using Field Methods: Court Decisions [pdf]
      
      
  • Dr. Al Robbat, Tufts University
    
    • Dynamic Work Plans & Field Analytics [pdf]
      
      
  • Sebastian Tindall, BHI
    
    • ESC M-Cubed Approach [pdf]
      
    • Culture Change Flow Chart [pdf]
      
      
• Appendix E - Acronym List, Chemical/Radiological Abbreviations, and Symbols
  
• Appendix F - EPA Order 5360.1
  
• Appendix G: Science Advisory Board Report to EPA; Feb 25, 1999
  
  • Powerpoint Slides
    
    
• UCL Statistical Papers
  
  
  • Estimation of the Exposure Point Concentration Term Using a Gamma Distribution [pdf, 759 kb]
    
    
  • The Lognormal Distribution in Environmental Applications [pdf, 167kb]
    
    
  • Calculating Upper Confidence Limits for Exposure Point Concentrations at Hazardous Waste Sites [pdf, 950 kb]
    
    
• Use of Judgmental Sampling
  
  
  • Considerations and Recommendations Regarding the Use of Judgmental Sampling in Soil Investigations [pdf, 326 kb]