Addendum: Quality Assurance Project Plan for the PM2.5
Chemical Speciation Sampling at Trends, NCore,
Supplemental and Tribal Sites, EPA-454/B-12-003, June
2012.
Section No. 1
Revision 1.2.1
5/15/2014
The underlying Addendum corrects pagination, inserts the signed signature block
for OAQPS, and for convenience, consolidates onto the same page, all of the
signature blocks from the 10 EPA regions.
There were originally 8 pages which was errantly divided into 3 subsections. The
first page ("Page 1 of 7") now becomes "Page 1 of 3." The misnomered "Page 2 of
7" followed by "Pages 1-5 of 7" are consolidated into "Page 2 of 3". The last page
of Section No. 1 was also erroneously numbered "Page 1 of 7" and it now becomes
"Page 3 of 3"
The original posted version of this QAPP inadvertently omitted the page
containing the signed OAQPS signature block, and a 10 scanned pages each
containing a Region's signature block was electronically shrank and placed two per
document page. Original hard copies of all signatures will continue to reside with
the OAQPS Quality Assurance Lead for the Chemical Speciation Network, US
EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Pages "i-vii" of the QAPP's introductory materials were not revised or amended
and are therefore omitted here for brevity.
This revision will be incorporated into the QAPP in its next formal revision.
For further information contact Dennis Crumpler (crumpler.dennis@epa.gov).
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Quality Assurance Guidance Document
Quality Assurance Project Plan:
PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Sampling at Trends,
NCore, Supplemental and Tribal Sites
(An Update to the PM2.5 Speciation Trends
Network Field Sampling QAPP, December 2000)
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EPA-454/B-12-003
June 2012
Quality Assurance Guidance Document
Quality Assurance Project Plan:
PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Sampling at
Trends, NCore, Supplemental and Tribal Sites
(An Update to the PM2.5 Speciation Trends
Network Field Sampling QAPP,
December 2000)
By:
Ambient Air Monitoring Group,
Air Quality Assessment Division
US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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PM2 5 CSN QAPP
Section No. 1
Revision No.: 1.2.1
Date: 05/15/14
Page 1 of 3
1.0 QA Project Plan Identification and Approval
Title: Quality Assurance Project Plan: PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Sampling at NCore
Sites, and State, local and Tribal Supplemental Sites
1.1 The EPA-Approved PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN) QAPP
Category: Category 1
By signing below, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards' (OAQPS) Ambient Monitoring Program and Quality Assurance Leads and Managers have
found the underlying Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) to provide sufficient detail in quality
assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures, sampling and analytical procedures, and data
management as to be directly adoptable by reference by any state, local or Tribal (SLT) monitoring
agency for the purpose of conducting monitoring of chemically speciated particulate matter with a
aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and reporting same in units micrograms per cubic meter
of air sampled. Signature by a Regional representative, such as a QA manager or monitoring program
manager or their delegated designee, signifies concurrence with all aspects of this QAPP.
An example submittal form for adopting the "EPA-Approved QAPP version 1.2.0," or revising it and
acquiring EPA Regional approval or acknowledgement is provided in Section 1.2. Each monitoring
agency may choose to adopt this QAPP in its entirety, revise it as necessary for its specific needs, or
develop a completely new QAPP to better fit with the implementation of their quality system. In some
Regions, states have been delegated full signature authority for QAPP approvals through a priori
approval of their Quality Management Plans (QMPs). In this case, the SLT would have to sign the
signature page and the Region would retain a copy in their files.
In those Regions where final approval authority has not been delegated, the Regional Monitoring
Program and QA managers should approve any SLT adoption or revisions to the QAPP on the
signature page that is provided. In the latter case, the monitoring agency should submit the revised
QAPP or a list of modifications to the "EPA Approved" QAPP, to their respective EPA Regional
Monitoring Program Office with supporting documentation that the revisions fully meet the quality
system objectives set out in this network QAPP. When signed, these forms are to be kept in the
permanent records of the EPA Regional Office.
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PM2 5 CSN QAPP
Section No. 1
Revision No.: 1.2.1
Date: 05/15/14
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CSN QAPP Version 1.2.0 Approvals
The signatures on this page have been digitally reproduced
from individual signature pages which are on file at OAQP5.
OAQPS Approvals
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PM2 5 CSN QAPP
Section No. 1
Revision No.: 1.2.1
Date: 05/15/14
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1.2 Adoption of the EPA-Approved CSN QAPP Revision 1.2.0 or Adoption of a
Revision of the CSN QAPP by a Monitoring Agency (This page is retained by the
EPA Regional Office)
By signing below, the Monitoring Agency commits to implement either: (check one)
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The CSN Quality Assurance Project Plan submitted herein, with all
Agency Name
deviations from the "EPA-Approved CSN QAPP Revision 1.2.0" approved by EPA clearly
identified, and documentation supporting the proposition that all revisions provide equivalent or
better quality monitoring data.
Delegated QAPP Approval Authority
The has been delegated full QAPP Approval and signature authority
Agency Name
by EPA Region
State/Local/Tribal Agency
Print Name: Signature:
Date: PM2.5 Speciation Monitoring Coordinator
Print Name: Signature:
Date: Quality Assurance Officer
Print Name: Signature:
Date: Air Program Director
EPA Regional Office Acknowledgement or Approval
Print Name: Signature:
Date: PM2.5 Speciation Monitoring Coordinator
Print Name: Signature:
Date: Quality Assurance Manager
Print Name: Signature:
Date: Grants, Audits & Procurement Program Director
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