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	This is the section of the position paper dealing with field blanks with justifications for reducing the number of blank samples submitted.
	This section of the position paper argues against the use of matrix spikes. This section alone can reduce analytical cost by 10%.
	2nd Column Confirmations are needed only for the initial investigation at a site. After the presence of a contaminant has been confirmed once, it does not need to be confirmed continually.
	Duplicates are generally a waste of time and money and they don't usually add to the quality of the data.
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	This position paper proposes elimination of unnecessary field QC samples including blanks, matrix spikes, duplicates, and second column confirmations. The principles discussed can save as much as 50% of the analytical cost of a project. Click Here to download the paper.
	Chatham Ventures offers data verification, data validation, reviews of Quality Assurance Project Plans with guaranteed savings in analytical costs, and environmental chemistry seminars.
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