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Preliminary Site Investigation at63 North Pde, Mt Druitt <strong>NSW</strong> A. D. Envirotech Australia <strong>Pty</strong> <strong>Ltd</strong>The sample was prepared by EnviroLab and delivered to ADE prior to the field work. Thesamples were stored, handled, and transported in exactly the same way as the field samples. Thepercent recoveries <strong>for</strong> are given in the table below.Table 14 Analysis results of spiked VOC sample 4224-VOCSpike1 analysed by EnviroLab, µg/LAnalyteAcceptablerange, %SpikedConcentration,µg/LRecoveredConcentration,µg/LRecoveredConcentration,%ValidationresultBenzene 60 - 140 100 97 97 VToluene 60 - 140 100 98 98 VEthyl Benzene 60 - 140 100 99 99 VXylenes 60 - 140 100 100 100 VV – valid result, N – not valid resultThe results <strong>for</strong> 4 analytes were reported. All results showed valid values.11.2 QA/QC Data EvaluationThe qualitative and quantitative descriptors, so called Data Quality Indicators (DQIs), were usedin interpreting the degree of acceptability of the data acquired in the course of the investigation.The principal DQIs are precision, accuracy, representativeness, comparability, and completenessreferred to by the acronym PARCC. Precision and accuracy are the quantitative measures,representativeness and comparability are qualitative, and completeness is a combination of bothquantitative and qualitative measures.PrecisionPrecision is a measure of agreement among replicate measurements of the same property, madeunder prescribed similar conditions. A review of laboratory and field duplicate measurementsshowed acceptable levels of precision.AccuracyAccuracy is a measure of the closeness of an individual measurement to the true value. Accuracyis determined by analysing a reference material of known pollutant concentration or byreanalysing a sample to which a material of known concentration or amount of pollutant has beenadded.Accuracy was also evaluated by reviewing the values of percentage recoveries reported in spikesamples.4224 63 North Pde Mt Druitt PSI.v1 final Page 47

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