Quality Assurance Project Plan

Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) - A formal document describing in comprehensive detail the necessary quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and other technical activities that must be implemented to ensure that the results of the work performed will satisfy the stated performance criteria. The QAPP components are divided into four classes: 1) Project Management, 2) Measurement/Data Acquisition, 3) Assessment/Oversight, and 4) Data Validation and Usability. Requirements for preparing QAPPs can be found in EPA QA/R-5.

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Source: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 25 March 2011 09:43:23, http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/laws/glossa01.htm