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REPORT ON THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR STANDARD REFERENCE SAMPLES DISTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER 1992 T-121 (TRACE CONSTITUENTS), M-124 (MAJOR CONSTITUENTS), N-36 (NUTRIENTS), N-37 (NUTRIENTS), P-19 (LOW IONIC STRENGTH) and Hg-15 (MERCURY) by H. Keith Long and Jeny W. Farrar U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 93-32 Golden, Colorado 1993

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REPORT ON THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR STANDARD REFERENCE SAMPLES DISTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER 1992

T-121 (TRACE CONSTITUENTS), M-124 (MAJOR CONSTITUENTS), N-36 (NUTRIENTS), N-37 (NUTRIENTS), P-19 (LOW IONIC STRENGTH)

and Hg-15 (MERCURY)

by H. Keith Long and Jeny W. Farrar

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Open-File Report 93-32

Golden, Colorado

1993

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

MANUAL LUJAN, JR., Secretary

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Dallas L. Peck, Director

For additional information Copies of this report can bewrite to: purchased from:William J. Shampine U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Geological Survey Books and Open-File ReportsWater Resources Division, CR Federal Center, Bldg. 810Box 25046, Mail Stop 401 Box 25425Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Denver, CO 80225

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CONTENTS

Page

Abstract.....................................................~^ 1

Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

Purpose and scope ................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Preparation of standard reference water samples .............................................................................................................. 5

Laboratory Analyses.................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Laboratory performance ratings............................................................................................................................................... 9

Statistical presentation of data .................................................................................................................................................. 9

Discussion.............................................................................................................^^ 10

Reference........................................................................~^ 10

FIGURE

Figure 1. Statistical parameters shown on reported-data graphs.......................................................................................... 10

TABLES

Table 1. Laboratory participants in the analyses of standard reference samples distributed in October 1992 ................ 3

2. Analytes determined in standard reference samples distributed in October 1992............................................... 7

3. Analytical methods codes ........................................................................................................................................ 8

4. Overall laboratory performance ratings for standard reference samples distributed in October 1992............. 11

5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample T-121 (trace constituents)..................... 13

6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample M-124 (major constituents).................. 21

7. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample N-36 (nutrients).................................... 27

8. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample N-37 (nutrients).................................... 29

9. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample P-19 (low ionic strength)...................... 31

10. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water samples Hg-15 (mercury)................................ 33

11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-121 (trace constituents)............. 34

12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-124 (major constituents).......... 61

13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 (nutrients)............................ 78

14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (nutrients)............................. 89

15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample P-19 (low ionic strength).............. 100

16. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample Hg-15 (mercury) ........................... 112

17. Most probable values for constituents and properties in standard reference samples distributed in

Ctetober 1992 ......................................................................................_^ 114

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REPORT ON THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR STANDARD REFERENCE SAMPLES DISTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER 1992

T-121 (TRACE CONSTITUENTS), M-124 (MAJOR CONSTITUENTS), N-36 (NUTRIENTS), N-37 (NUTRIENTS), P-19 (LOW IONIC STRENGTH),

and Hg-15 (MERCURY)

By H. Keith Long and Jerry W. Farrar

ABSTRACT

This report presents the results of the U.S. Geological Surveys analytical evaluation program for six standard reference samples T-121 (trace constituents), M-124 (major constituents), N-36 (nutrients), N-37 (nutrients), P-19 (low ionic strength), and Hg-15 (mercury) that were distributed in October 1992 to 174 laboratories registered in the U.S. Geological Survey sponsored interlaboratory testing program. Analytical data that were received from 130 of the laboratories were evaluated with respect to: overall laboratory performance and relative laboratory performance for each analyte in the six reference samples. Results of these evaluations are presented in tabular form. Also presented are tables and graphs summarizing the analytical data provided by each laboratory for each analyte in the six standard reference samples. The most probable value for each analyte was determined using nonparametric statistics.

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts an interlaboratory evaluation program semiannually. This program provides a variety of reference materials to accomplish quality assurance testing of laboratories and to provide an adequate supply of samples that contribute to quality control programs of participating laboratories. Natural-matrix reference materials are preferred for use in this interlaboratory evaluation program. A series of samples are prepared and distributed each spring and fall. Occasionally, sediment samples are provided.

The program began in 1962 with a single sample containing major constituents that was prepared from distilled water and reagent grade chemicals. Twenty-three USGS laboratories participated in the 1962 determinations of six analytes in the major standard reference sample (SRS). Since that time, objectives of the program have been to:

(1) evaluate and improve the performance of USGS and other participating laboratories;

(2) provide a library of carefully prepared, homogeneous, stable reference materials for use in the quality control programs of laboratories;

(3) identify analytical problem areas;(4) identify quality assurance needs with respect to environmental analyses and

develop new reference materials to meet these needs; and(5) ascertain the accuracy and precision of analytical methods.

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One hundred seventy-four USGS and non-USGS laboratories are registered in the program, which can currently provide eight standard reference sample types:

1. Trace constituents.2. Major constituents.3. Nutrients.4. Low ionic strength.5. Mercury.6. Water and suspended sediment mixtures for trace metals.7. Acid mine drainage8. Sediment (bed material) for major and trace constituents.

When sufficient data are available, a most probable value is statistically determined for each analyte in the SRS.

Though this is not a laboratory certification program, participation in this continuing quality assurance program is mandatory for all laboratories providing water-analyses data for USGS data storage or use (publications). Federal, State, municipal, and university laboratories can participate even though they do not provide data to the USGS. Analyses of these SRS provides the means to alert participating laboratories of possible deficiencies in their analytical operations, and also provides reference materials for in-house quality control programs. Participating laboratories are identifed only by a confidential code number.

A library of SRS, from previous evaluations, are available on request. Participating laboratories can request previous SRS for further testing, continuing quality assurance, and quality control programs by contacting:

Chief Laboratory Section, BQA U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Quality Assurance Denver Federal Center Box 25046 MS 401 Denver, CO 80225

Purpose and Scope

This report summarizes the analytical results submitted by 130 of the 149 laboratories (table 1) that requested and were shipped SRS for the October 1992 evaluation. Not all SRS are requested, nor necessarily analyzed by all the laboratories; nor do all laboratories enrolled in the program participate in each evaluation. Analytical results for the following, which were mailed the week of October 13, 1992, are presented in this report:

T-121 Trace constituentsM-124 Major constituentsN-36 Nutrients low level concentrations (analytes < 0.5 milligrams per Liter)N-37 Nutrients high level concentrations (analytes > 0.5 milligrams per Liter)P-19 Low ionic strength (precipitation)Hg-15 Mercury

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The USGS requested that analytical results be returned by November 30, 1992, for evaluation and preparation of this report. Each participating laboratory is requested to perform those determinations routinely made on the respective SRS for USGS investigations and to indicate the analytical method used to determine the concentration of each analyte. When analytical-method information was provided, it has been included in the respective data table. The analytical data are presented in ways that allow participants to evaluate data distribution, scatter, outliers, central tendency, bias, skewness, and method relationships.

Table I. Laboratory participants in the analyses of standard reference samples distributed in October 1992

State City Participating LaboratoryAlabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

TuscaloosaSoldotnaYumaArkadelphiaLittle RockCastiacDavisLa MesaLa VerneLakesideMartinezOaklandRiversideRiversideSacramentoSacramentoSacramentoSanta Fe SpringsWest SacramentoAlamosaArvadaAuroraDenverDenverDenverEnglewoodFort CollinsFort CollinsFort CollinsGoldenLovelandNorthglennPuebloWestminsterOcalaOrlandoOrlandoOrmand BeachPalatkaTallahasseeTallahassee

Geological Survey of AlabamaAlaska Department of Game and FishBurns and Roe Services CorporationOuachita Baptist UniversityArkansas Department of Pollution Control and EcologyCastaic Chemical Laboratory, Department of Water ResourcesUniversity of California - DavisSan Diego Water UtilityMetropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaHelix Water DistrictCentral Contra Costa Sanitary DistrictEast Bay Muncipal Utility DistrictUniversity of California - RiversideUSDA Department of ForestryAnlabUS Bureau of ReclamationUSGSWest Coast Analytical Service, Inc.California Department of Water ResourcesUS Bureau of ReclamationUSGS National Water Quality LaboratoryCore Laboratories, Inc.US Bureau of ReclamationDenver Water DepartmentMetro Wastewater ReclamationPublic Service Company of ColoradoCity of Fort Collins - Water QualityCSU - Soil Testing LaboratoryUSDA US Forest ServiceHuffman LaboratoriesNorthern Colorado Water ConservationNorthglenn Water Treatment PlantPueblo Board of Water WorksCity of WestminsterUSGSOrange CountyPost, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc.Environmental LaboratorySt. John's River Management DistrictCity of TallahasseeFlorida Department of Environmental Regulations

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Table 1 . Laboratory participants in the analyses of standard reference samples distributed in October 1992 Continued

StateFlorida

Georgia

HawaiiIdahoIllinois

IndianaIowa

Kansas

Kentucky

MaineMaryland

MassachusettsMichigan

Minnesota

Missouri

MontanaNevada

New Mexico

New York

CitvTallahasseeTampaWest Palm BeachAtlantaAtlantaDecaturTiftonHonoluluBoiseChampaignChampaignChicagoIndianapolisDavenportDes MoinesLawrenceTopekaFrankfortLexingtonLouisvilleOronoBaltimoreBaltimoreWellesley HillsAnn ArborAnn ArborHoughtonMinneapolisMinneapolisSt. PaulSt. PaulColumbiaJefferson CityButteBoulder CityLas VegasLas VegasRenoRenoSutcliffeAlbuquerqueGallupAlbanyBrockportBuffaloGrahamsvilleHempsteadMilbrookNorth BabylonOakdalePort WashingtonRochesterSyracuse

Participating LaboratorySavannah LaboratoriesHillsborough County Environmental Protection CommissionSouth Florida Water Management DistrictGeorgia Department of Natural ResourcesUSGS WRDDekalb County Water Quality LaboratoryUSDA Agriculture Research StationUniversity of Hawaii - Manoa, Department of OceanographyUS Bureau of ReclamationIllinois Environmental Protection AgencyHazardous Waste Research CenterIllinois Environmental Protection AgencyIndianapolis Department of Public WorksCity of DavenportUniversity Hygienic Laboratory, Des Moines BranchKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of Health and EnvironmentDivision of Environmental ServicesKentucky Geological SurveyMetropolitan Sewer DistrictSawyer Environmental Center, University of MaineMarlel Laboratory Services, Inc.Maryland Department of Health and Mental HygieneMassachusetts Department of Public WorksUniversity of Michigan - Department of Geological ScienceUniversity of Michigan - School of Natural ResourcesMichigan Technical UniversityBraun Intertec Environmental, Inc.University of Minnesota, Department of Geology and GeophysicsMetropolitan Waste Control CommissionUniversity of Minnesota, Research Analytical LaboratoryUniversity of Missouri, School of Natural ResourcesMissouri Department of HealthMontana Bureau of Mines and GeologyUS Bureau of ReclamationClark County Sanitation DistrictUniversity of Nevada - Las VegasDesert Research InstituteNevada State Health LaboratoryPyramid Lake FisheriesCity of AlbuquerqueBIA - Navajo Area Office, Natural Resources LaboratoryNew York State Department of HealthState University of New York - BrockportErie County LaboratoryNew York City Department of Environmental ProtectionNassau County Department of HealthInstitute of Ecosystem StudiesEcoTest Laboratories, Inc.Sufflok County Water AuthorityNew York Test Environmental, Inc.Monroe CountyOnondaga County Department of Drainage and Sanitation

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Table 1 . Laboratory participants in the analyses of standard reference samples distributed in October 1992 Contimed

State Citv Particioating LaboratoryNew York

North Carolina

North DakotaOhio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto RicoSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginia

WashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin

Wyoming

ValhallaWantaughCharlotteDurhamDurhamGreensboroBismarckCincinnatiColumbusFranklinMedinaTiffinNormanOklahoma CityCorvallisTigardHarrisburgSomersetSan JuanBrookingsBrookingsVermillionChattanoogaTylerSalt Lake CityWaterburyCulpepperManassasRichmondVirginia BeachRichlandMorgantownGreen BayMadisonMilwaukeeLaramie

Department of Environmental ProtectionCedar Creek Projects LaboratoryMecklenburg County - Department of Environmental ProtectionDuke UniversityDepartment of Water ResourcesCity of GreensboroNorth Dakota State Water CommissionUSEPACity of ColumbusFranklin EOSMedina County Sanitary EngineerHeidelberg CollegeOklahoma Geological SurveyOklahoma State Department of HealthUS Department of AgricultureUnified Sewerage AgencyPennsylvania Department of Environmental ResourcesGeochemical TestingDepartment of Natural ResourcesNorthern Great Plains LaboratorySDSU - Water Quality LaboratorySouth Dakota Geological SurveyTennessee Valley AuthorityAnalytical Testing LaboratoriesUtah State Department of HealthVermont Agency of Natural ResourcesESS LaboratoriesOccoquan Watershed Monitoring LabConsolidated Laboratory ServicesHampton Road Sanitation DistrictBattelle - Pacific NorthwestUniversity of West VirginiaGreen Bay Metro Sewerage DistrictState Laboratory of HygieneMilwaukee Metro Sewerage DistrictWyoming Department of Agriculture

Preparation of Standard Reference Samples

All of the SRS used in this evaluation were prepared by personnel of the USGS in Golden, Colo. and were analyzed for analyte concentrations and physical property values prior to mailing.

Trace constituent sample T-121 was prepared using water collected from the Fall River near Idaho Springs, Colo. The water was pumped through 2- and 0.1 -jim filters, in series, into a 1300-L polypropylene drum. The water was continuously circulated and passed through a 0.1 -\im filter and ultraviolet sterilizer for 24 hours. Following this circulation, the water was acidified to pH 1.5 with nitric acid and then supplemented with reagent-grade chemicals to achieve selected analyte concentrations. The water was circulated an additional 24 hours

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prior to bottling. Each sample was bottled after being pumped through an ultraviolet sterilizer and a 0.1-jim filter. Bottles used were new and recycled, acid leached, deionized- water rinsed, autoclave sterilized, 500-mL polypropylene bottles. Samples not mailed for this SRS evaluation are stored until requested for use.

Major constituent sample M-124 was prepared using water collected from the North Platte River near Ogallala, Nebr. The water was pumped through 5- and 0.45-|im filters, in series, into a 1300-L polypropylene drum. The water was continuously circulated and passed through a 0.1-|im filter and ultraviolet sterilizer for 72 hours. The water was not supplemented with reagent-grade chemicals to modify analyte concentrations. Each sample was bottled after being pumped through an ultraviolet sterilizer and a 0.1-|im filter. Bottles used were new and recycled, acid leached, deionized-water rinsed, autoclave sterilized^ 500- mL polypropylene bottles. Samples not mailed for this SRS evaluation are stored until requested for use.

Nutrient samples N-36 and N-37 were prepared using water collected from the Fall River near Idaho Springs, Colo. These samples were prepared the week prior to the mailing for this SRS evaluation. The water was pumped through 2- and 0.1-p.m filters, in series, into a 600-L polypropylene drum and continuously circulated and passed through a 0.1 -\im filter for 48 hours. The desired nutrient concentrations were obtained by adding reagent-grade chemicals. The water was circulated an additional 24 hours. A number of nonpreserved samples were bottled from this solution. The remaining water was preserved with mercuric chloride, to a concentration of 50 mg/L, and with sodium chloride, to a concentration of 450 mg/L. The preserved water was continuously circulated for 24 hours after which preserved samples were bottled. Bottles used were new, amber, acid leached, deionized- water rinsed, 250 mL polyethylene bottles. (Nonpreserved nutrient sample use will not be encouraged because USGS protocol calls for field preservation of nutrient samples with mercuric chloride.) Samples not mailed for this SRS evaluation are refrigerated at 4 °C until requested for use.

Sample P-19 was prepared in a 400-L polypropylene drum using snowmelt collected near Echo Lake, west of Idaho Springs, Colo. The collected snow was allowed to melt: after which the snowmelt was pumped into the drum through 2- and 0.1-p.m filters in series. The snowmelt was continuously mixed for 48 hours while being circulated through a 0.1 -\im filter and an ultraviolet sterlizer. Following this mixing each sample was bottled after being pumped through an ultraviolet sterlizer and a 0.1-pirn filter. Bottles used were acid leached, deionized water rinsed, autoclave sterilized, 500 mL polypropylene bottles. Samples are stored in a warehouse until requested for use.

Sample Hg-15 was prepared using water collected from the Fall River, near Idaho Springs, Colo. The sample was prepared in a 190-L polypropylene drum. The creek water was pumped into this drum through 2- and 0.1-|im filters in series. The water was continuously circulated and passed through a 0.1 -\im filter and ultraviolet sterilizer for 72 hours. Nitric acid (5-percent, v/v) and dichromate ion (0.05-percent, w/w) were added to stabilize the sample. The desired mercury concentration was obtained by adding a mercury standard solution. Following an additional 24 hours of circulation, each sample was bottled. Bottles used were new, acid leached, deionized-water rinsed, 125 mL glass bottles with

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tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon resin caps. Samples not mailed for this SRS evaluation are stored until requested for use.

LABORATORY ANALYSES

The participating laboratories were asked to determine analytes which are summarized in table 2. The number of analytes varied from 26 in T-121 (trace constituents) to 1 in Hg-15 (mercury).

Table 2. Analytes determined in standard reference samples distributed in October 1992

lillierama per liter. ue/L. micimaaiiB per liter. US/cm, microsiemcns per centimeter at 25 decrees Celsius!

Analvte or propertyAcidity Alk Ag Al AsB Ba Be Ca CdCl Co Cr Cu DSRDF Fe Hg K LiMg Mn Mo Na NH3 asNNH3+OrgNasN Ni NO3+NO2asN Pb pHPO4 as P total P as P Sb Sc SiO>S04 Sp Cond Sr V Zn

Acidity as CaCO3 Alkalinity as CaCO3 Silver Aluminum ArsenicBoron Barium Beryllium Calcium CadmiumChloride Cobalt Chromium, total Copper Dissolved solidsFluoride Iron Mercury Potassium LithiumMagnesium Manganese Molybdenum Sodium AmmoniaAmmonia + Organic N Nickel Nitrate + Nitrite Lead

Orthophosphale Phosphorus Antimony Selenium SilicaSulfatc Specific conductance Strontium Vanadium Zinc

Unitsmg/L mg/L Hg/L Hg/LUE/L

ug/L ug/L ug/L mg/LUE/L

mg/L ug/L ug/L ug/L me/Lmg/L ug/L V&l- mg/L ue/Lmg/L Hg/L pig/L mg/L me/Lmg/L Hg/L mg/L V&L unitmg/L mg/L Hg/L ^g/L mg/Lmg/L US/cm ^g^ ^§/L ug/L

T-121 M-124 N-36-37 P-19 He-15

X X XX X X X X

X X X

X

X XX X X X

X

X

X X X

X X X

X X

X

X X

X X

XX X

X X X

X X

X X XX

X

X XX X

X X

XX X X X X X

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Laboratories were requested to identify the method used for each analyte according to table 3 analytical method codes.

Table 3 . Analytical-method codes__________________________________________Code_____Method______________________________________________

0 Other1 Atomic absorption: direct, air2 Atomic absorption: direct, nitrous oxide3 Atomic absorption: graphite furnace4 Inductively coupled argon plasma5 Direct current plasma6 Inductively coupled argon plasma/Mass spectrometry/7 Ion chromatography8 Atomic absorption: cold vapor

10 Atomic absorption: extraction [specify chelating agents ]11 Atomic absorption: hydride [specify reducing agent ]12 Flame emission20 Titration: colorimetric [specify color reagent ]22 Colorimetric: [specify reducing or oxidizing agent/color reagent ]40 Selective ion electrode41 Electrometric [pH and Specific Conductance]50 Gravimetric: [specify filtration, evaporation.and so forth ]51_______Turbidimetric____________________________________________

Participating laboratories were also asked to use the references listed below to further define the methods.

1. American Public Health Association and others, 1989, Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 17th ed: Washington, D.C., American Public Health Association, 1527p.

2. American Society for Testing and Materials, Annual book of ASTM standards: Philadelphia, v. 11.01, and v. 11.02.

3. Kopp, J.F., and McKee, G.F., 1979, Methods for chemical analysis of water and wastes: Cincinnati, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 600/4-79-020, rev. 1983, 460 p.

4. Fishman, M.J., and Friedman, L.C., eds., 1989. Methods for determination of inorganic substances in water and fluvial sediments (3d ed.): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, Chapter Al, 545 p.

5. Miscellaneous manufacturer's instrument manuals or references.

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LABORATORY PERFORMANCE RATINGS

To facilitate interlaboratory performance comparisons, laboratory performance ratings, based on the analyses reported for each SRS, are included in tables 4 through 10 in this report. Averages of the analyte ratings and the number of analyte values reported for each SRS are given for each participating laboratory. Laboratory performance for each analyte is rated on a scale 4 to 0, based on the absolute Z-value, as listed below:

Rating__________________________Absolute Z-value______4 (Excellent) 0.00 to 0.503 (Good) 0.51 to 1.002 (Satisfactory) 1.01 to 1.501 (Questionable) 1.51 to 2.000 (Poor).____________________Greater than 2.00

Overall laboratory performance ratings greater than 2.4 are considered satisfactory. Overall laboratory performance ratings between 2.0 and 2.35 are considered marginal; those less than 2.0 are considered poor.

STATISTICAL PRESENTATION OF DATA

Data in this report have been evaluated using nonparametric statistics as described by Hoaglin and others (1983). This statistical approach is a resistant statistic because the median is not influenced by outliers as is the mean in traditional statistics.

Analytical data for each analyte are presented in tabular and graphical forms in tables 11 through 17. Tabulated data for each analyte include the laboratory code number, reported values, analytical method, most probable value (MPV), number of reported values - excluding less than values (N), data range, Z-value, and the F-pseudosigma. (The Z-value is equivalent to the Z-score of traditional statistics, being the number of deviations the reported value is from the MPV. The F-pseudosigma is equivalent to the standard deviation (a) of traditional statistics when the data has a Gaussian distribution.) If an analyte has a sufficient number of determinations by a given method, usually 10, the a for that analytical method is reported in the block of data listed for each analyte.

The median value is considered the MPV. Reported values of "less than" are used to establish the median, but are not considered in determining the data range. The median (midpoint) divides the ordered data into halves and is designated the MPV. The hinges include the middle 50-percent of the data and are the mid-values of the upper and lower halves of the data. (The hinges are similar to quartiles, but are not mathematically equivalent.) The range of data between the upper hinge (Hu) and the lower hinge (HI), the hinge spread (H-spr), is used to calculate the F-pseudosigma, the 95-percent confidence level MPV, the laboratory performance rating, the upper warning level (UWL) and lower warning level (LWL), the upper control level (UCL) and the lower control level (LCL). The F-pseudosigma is calculated by comparison of the H-spr value to the Gaussian distribution relation; 67.45 percent of the data "hinges" between plus and minus la, resulting in a H-spr of 2 x 0.6745 = 1.349a, This relation allows the calculation of the F-pseudosigma = (H- spr)/1.349. The 95-percent confidence level MPV is expressed as the median +/- (1.96 x F- pseudosigma)/VN. Laboratories reporting "less than" values are not performance rated unless their reported "less than" values are greater than two Z-values from the MPV.

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The graphical plot of the reported data is shown in figure 1. The upper and lower boundaries of the graphical plots generally are +3 and -3 F-pseudosigma deviations from the median. (Computer-program scaling constraints do not permit these boundaries to always be graphed at exactly these values.) The graphical plot is a modified control chart with reported values grouped by analytical method in ascending order of value. Lines designate the MPV, Hu, HI, and the (UWL) and (LWL) at +2 and -2 F-pseudosigma, respectively. "Less than" values are not plotted.

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tier - AA:air AAJ02NOTE: vertical scale is the concentration value of the bdividual analyte b appropriate units (see table 2.) Methods shown are defined in

Tables 3 and 11 through 18.

Figure 1. Statistical parameters shown on reported-data graphs

DISCUSSION

Users need to review the tabulated and graphical plots for individual analytes because these tables and plots give indications of the method and instrumentation precision, and help provide additional evidence as to the desirability of upgrading methods or equipment or both.

REFERENCE

Hoaglin, D.C., Mosteller, F., and Tukey, J.W., eds., 1983, Understanding Robust and Exploratory Data Analysis: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 447p.

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Table 4. Overa// laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water samples distributed In October J992(Lab, laboratory number; OWR, overall weighted rating for all sample types;OLR, overall laboratory rating for reported values of a sample type; V/72,number of reported values of 72 possible values from all sample types; V/26,V/16,V/10,V/10,V/9 and V/1, number of reported values possible for T-121, M-124, N-36, N-37, P-19 and Hg-15, respectively)

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10 11 1213 15 16 18 1920

21 22 23 2425 26 28 29 3032 33 35 36 3738 3940 41 4243

45 46 48 5051 52 53 54 5556 57

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596163 64 68 69 7073 74 75 76

78

79

80

81 83 84

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Table 4. Overall laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water samples distributed in October J992 Continued

StandardLab85. 87. 88. 89.90.91. 92. 94. 96. 97.100. 101. 102.103.104.105.107.108.109.111.113.114.116.118.119.120.121.122.123.126.127.128. 129.131. 133.134. 136. 138. 139. 140.141. 144. 145. 146. 149.151. 153. 155. 158. 161.164. 167. 179. 180. 182.183. 185. 191. 193. 196.1196.2197. 198. 201. 202. 204.

ReferencOWR3.2 2.60.6 3.1 2.22.9 2.4 3.2 3.3 2.62.7 2.9 2.62.03.33.02.62.13.12.72.71.42.61.93.12.63.02.41.93.53.41.0 2.2 3.0 2.03.3 2.2 3.4 2.1 2.93.1 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.63.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.82.3 3.0 1.83.0 1.01.9 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.52.82.7 2.4 1.4 2.61.6

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample T-121 ftrace constituents)

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IIIII so 2 Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 89 A iliilliliiiilil liilillil

iiiiiiiii 100 2 11111$!! si|| iii|iii|||li iiiillii iilllllllSliili 84 3 ii;|i^5i;p::ii:iiiiiiiii; < 200 NR 1111111!!

iiiiiiii ii:|4!3!ir:3i;i;i;i

mm msmsmMm 95 3 |;l:4;5|i|9;i;|;illil 91 4 s;;|i*Si;3i;;;imm< 100 NR mmsom. mm iso o ;;;;;;;5iP10;:;:s;mm mmmmmm m$memmm mmsm

y&m\ msz^gm

ili*iiliil 98 3 ili^9iiiP||iiiiiiiiii 9° A iilillpliii!

52;;iiiiiii 105 1 ;li4i7i5Jii

iiiiiii 4 ° ° iiiiiiiiiii: : :<i:-:-X'>:'> i r\ f\ o x-i-i'je"^'''^''^"''-'''"- : : :5x ; x : x : : 1 U U 2 : x;: : s>-l : :i;pxxx

iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii

ii*ililli < 17 ° NR :ili;ll*li5il|

liSilililli 67 0 ilii4:6i:3i;i

|:l4lii^ 200 o lisbioll: : :4 : : : : ; : : : : : : : : : oo / : : : : : : ; : ; : ; ;": : : : : ; : : : ; : : : : :': : : : : ::Xx:::::x:: 88 4 x : : : :-: : :;: : :-: : :;: : : ; : :->: : :-

|;;4 :S|:||: 92 4 I!:4i2lii7:!:i :

iiiiiiiiiii 85 3 Ijlllipiiili

l^liill ||48: :i|b : lii:

S;lEtt»)liii Be (Beryllium)

*|l^i/iii|l|lil 10 - 6 V- 8/L

11111111 i oiRattn&i RV Rating

Iiiiiiiiiii 10.0 3

Iiiiiiiiiii 12.0 2Iiiiiiiii i2 -3 i

1 iiiiiiiiiii 10.0 3iiiiiiiiiii < 20 NR1 iiiiiiiiiIIIPI1 11 - 9 2111111 10.0 3

1 Illllli 9.4 2

i iiiiiiiii;|; i;|;i;|;2i;i;| 11.4 3iiiiiilillill 10.4 4 iiiliiiiiiii^iiiiiii 10.2 4mm$ym < 100 NRmmmmmmmm io.e 4wmmm 14.3 o

ililllllmmmm n.o 4Iillll i2 - 5 i lililiisliili is.o o

niii^ili ii-* 31111*111 11-2 3

II Jill H-6 3iiliiisi!!! n.o 4

Ilil3lli n- 8 2

Iiiiiiiii; 10.8 4lliiliii 9 -° i Iiiiiiiii 3.3 o!iiii*iii! : :

liiiiliillplliiiiiii 10.1 3

illl4:;l|i 10.0 3

: : : : : : : : : 90.0 4 '- :: '.& ,2Q.''. .-'. .:. : : -: : : : : : : :4 > ',' <; '. ;: :y'58.^;0 ' : : ' : ' ' : : x : : : : : : : x : 0 : : : :-: : 10.5 4

:m± 77.0 3 :jfe:8iy6.p : :;: : : -f-mm^i'tm m^2f^m^tmm:^''m\ 10.2 4

: : |S::! m7;^65mmm?'yfimm mf<t9^2^ :^'^fmm3m^

il 79.2 4 Iili8lpp||ilii;i;iiii4illi;llil i;i;|^iill;iliilil;|i|;|2ii;i:l;l 11.7 2

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J {trace constituents) Continued

Analyte = ^iiii^iiiJiiit^ieifci^ijSMPV = &:$Z&&f£p^£-j£yy[

F-pseudosigma = i^Pi^i^eiii^iiii^iiiiLab

84.

85.

87.

89.

90.

91.

92.

94.

96.

97.

100.

101.

103.

104.

105.

107.

108.

109.

111.

113.

114.

116.

118.

119.

120.

121.

122.

123.

126.

127.

129.

131.

133.

134.

136.

138.

139.

140.

141.

144.

145.

146.

149.

151.

153.

155.

158.

161.

164.

167.

179.

180.

182.

183.

185.

191.

193.

196.1

196.2

201.

202.

204.

OLR

1.2

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.9

3.5

2.4

3.2

3.5

2.6

2.3

3.0

2.1

3.0

3.5

2.9

2.1

2.7

3.7

2.6

0.8

2.7

4.0

3.4

2.1

3.3

3.0

1.9

2.8

3.5

0.9

3.1

1.9

2.9

2.8

3.6

1.6

2.9

3.2

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.7

3.5

3.2

2.0

1.6

1.8

2.8

2.5

1.8

2.9

0.7

2.7

0.5

3.2

2.5

2.9

2.8

1.0

2.9

1.6

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1 C ^S^SiiiiSSSiSiioSSx; * ^ :x : : :4:?:^: x^x:::x;:xrx: x : : : >x.

16 |||||||!|||t| 23 ;|;|;^;;;;^;;;;|;;:;;;N^;;:;;;;;;;

24 i;;;i^;^i26;ii;;i;; ;i;iii;ii3|i:i;i;i:i;i:i15 $|®$pi||$i£i

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10 iiiiiiiiiiii1 fi x :xn'x:^ji : x: : : : : : : : ; :; : : *x; x : : ' ' 1 o :-x-W:*:3*»:-:-:v:-:-:v: > : : : : : : :

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20 iii:i:i;i;iii:;ii;iii;iii;iixliiiiii

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1 6 xX.x : *C : x2 : : :' : X ;KR x :

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9 :::;;;;;;;:;:;:;:;:::;:;;;;;;::;:;:;;;i;;;;:;;;;:;;x:;;x:;

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18 :;;;:;;D;;;;S.^;;;;:;;:;;;;X;?;:;;;:;::;;^;18 : : x ::T ' : :'2P : '- : : : x : : : 3' : x : : : : : : :

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|| 90 . 0

II 137 -°

111 H8.0

ii 73 -* ill 147 -°1! 85.0

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ii 7 °- 2

11 83.8

m 20 . o

is; 102.0iiliiii 85 . 5

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I! 69.6

11 < 10 °

II 93 . 0

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iill 51 °

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i;iii so . o II 103 -°11 80 . 0

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1! 86 - 4

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o !i;||i|||!;!;i|!il|ll Illllllli

Illlil3 ^S^O^MS^XZ^K- 140 0 x::::;4'6:i:3:x:S?:::

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4 ;:s';7^:flSii;:;iiSSS3i:ii:i:;:! 60 0 :ii3ift£bsii

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2 |iii7i|5ojiii;i;i;i;|;;;i!fi;ii;; ss 4 iiSsiipiii

4 ;;:;S;|:|:;:;:|S:|;|;;S:;SSS:¥;o;;:;:|:;:|:j|:|: 90 4 ;:5;:;:4: 6:>:P?SSS

2 ;;;is';S?S:;:gs;ss;;;s;;is;;;i;;s;;;;s; 60 0 ;;s;4:4;:i ;&;;;s;s;

2 ;;;;;i:i?;i;7: iiiS:isS:ii:i:S:;;;:s';:;: 90 4 i:;:;;ii"Si;6:;ii:i

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3 ;;>:;;i7;i;i6'b;SS;;SS:v;;;;:ii|S:;:;S; 82 3 ^i^iSi^iS^SS:^

4 :>x : 8: :»:5O' : : : :-x' :x':Xx : x'x4x : : :x.: ; : : 95 3 : : : :x4S . 0 x : x : x : : :

2 ^iJ5i:OS-S::S:-S;;;:S:::i;::::S::;; 95 3 ^S^jg^jgSiiii

° liiiii '3°° ° ^iiio -;i : i; : ^i;18;;; : ;:;iiiii.x:i;:'Nit;i:i;';:; 96 3 i;i7.;;;2:;:;i;i;i;iii

NR ::; : i;iiB"i:ppii;iii;:;:i':;;i;i;ii : i;;;i;ii:;i.i < 100 NR .;:ib'p;"i : b.ii;i;i;i;;

* :iilllli|;fil|;ij(;3 ililll:ilii!iiilill; i ii§ij9

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iiiiiiiiii io -°lilllSlil; 10.3

Illllilimmmm 20 . o

mWM 8.2iisiliiioliiili 10.8

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siiiiiiii;i4:: i:ii ; 10.6

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iililillii ii- 7i;i;i;i;i;3;;;sx;;; 9 . 9iiiiiiiiii io - e;:;:;s;;:|;b;:;:;:i:;i 10.4

iiiiiiiii

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iniiii!: iii:-:;3i:ii : ii ; 12. 7

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4

14

3

4

0

0

4

4

4

0

4

2

3

4

4

4

2

4

3

0

2

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample T-J2J (trace constituents) Continued

(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter; mg/L, milligrams per liter Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/26, number of reported values of 26 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

Analyte MPV «

F-pseudosigma =

Rating 4 (Excellent) 3 (Good) 2 (Satisfactory)

Absolute Z-value Rating Absolute Z-value 0.00 - 0.50 1 (Questionable) 1 .51 - 2.00 0.51 - 1 .00 O (Poor) greater than 2.00 1.01-1.50 NR (Not Rated)

Lab mmWWmmi&ttliCti

1

2

3

5

6

8

9

11

12

13

15

16

18

19

21

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

32

33

35

36

37

39

42

43

45

46

48

50

51

52

54

55

57

58

59

61

63

64

68

69

70

73

74

75

76

78

79

80

83

Ililllilii

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llil$$lil lilliiiil

illiilillli

Illllilii111111111

illill&ii

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illlllil

I1I1J1

liiiiiiiiiii

m^^imm

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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii lilli

illililiiiliiiiiiiii

miii iiiiiiiiiiiii

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1111 i iilii! i$11! i

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i: 7.17 ^ g/L 11111111111111 16.0 ji g/L ii||||||||i;l|l|||l 140 ^ g/L l|||illliiilllii|llii i . 05 llililiililillliii i 6 iiilllilliiililliiiiii; 12 liilPiiiilllillllsi RV RatingiiiliiiiRViiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiRiiittisi: RV RatingiSgiSRViiiiiiiiiiiil

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J {trace constituents) Continued

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Table 5. laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-J21 ftrace constituents} Continued

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1 9.30

I 8 - 24

1 8.55

il 6.80

l|l| 3 . 94

< 25

1 7 . 60

ill! s.ooilii 7.00

I 7.80

ill; 8.40

||| < 100

Ilii 8 . 60

|||| 10 . 00

1 < 10iii 8.70

1 9.30

x| 9.00

i < 50

i 9 . 00

iii; 8.00

7.33

;i-i 10.40

Rating;:x|;|;|xi;|Ryx;|;i>;;|;

NR iiiiiiiiiii iililllllli

3 iili^liislilii

NR l|i|l|l<iil|iiibiiii:||l|i|li:

NR :;x;:;8;>;:48:vx::X:;

4 ;|||:|||71;05Jil|iil||||

NR ; : i;i:ij|!|::i:i30;:;:;:::;:i::

2 iilii:i|||ii|iiiiiiiil

NR : x : : i6:i :06vi:i:i:i:i:

2 |i|i|i|i|i|i2*5ii|iii|iiiii

NR :|;i3!i|«S;|i

2 iilillii!NR !!l7i;:iid-xxxi: ;

NR | : i|i||iiBiii|i3l6!;i|lii|lili

4 IJiiillillli

NR |;:||i|:Sii|ii|Piiiii||:|l|i:

3 :i^| :7|ViOO : i: : i|.|:i.NR | :; ' ; l;7 : ii-80' : --l; ; ; ; :|i.

3 ilii;|;|||l|: - ; ill|

3 ':' : :'i : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ::: 1 : : l

S|i;8';72;;,|:-i; : .

Rating

iiiiiiiii ill iiiiiii ||liii ill

iiiiiiiii iiiiiii;i!§ii;i

lillliiiiiiiiii

ii|iiJltti||»iii|

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiil|||i|

i|!i||li|

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIllilffiiiilli

liiiiiillii

iiiiiiiiii ilii IIiiiiiiiii

f|i||i|

ll|il80

83 1.19

7.60;

8.00

6 . 20

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-12J ftrace constituents) Continued

Analyte = i|^|ii|||^||iiu

MPV = ||||||f |i$||

F-pseudosigma = ;i:iii;|;2i:.::;2:iiiii;i;i

Lab mmsmmws84 . iiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiii

87 .

89 . :|||ll||i|||90 . llllllili91 . iiiiiiiiiiiiiii92.

94 . |i|i|iil|i|||

96 . iiiiiiiiiii 111 - 97 . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;

100. i:|iii25;gpj|iii;i;||: 101. iiiliiiiliiillllliiii 103. ||ii|||$||||104. ii||iii|;|||||;iii

105. llillilill107. ii|ii||i|ii|if|

108. iiiiiliiiiiliiiii ilillili109. lllilliillllin . |||li|lllli|ii113. lll;llli|lii114. W^ff^WXXffXttff

116. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiius. mmmmm119. Iliiliiiliiliiiiiiililiiiii120. wmimmmm1O1 x: :vXOC: x : Ax: X'X: x-: : x

123 . iililllilillilii126 . i: ; :iiisiiii;i;;;i;i;i:i;i127. iii;iiiii£7ii : i&ii;iiiiiii129. mm^m+m131 :l;o:::>l:;5iQxll:::x'::ox'

loo ;l:l:l:^l;ll:::::x::xi':::::::: J- ^ -3 -X'X-x :x-XvX'X-x-x-:-x; x-

134. li^lSiillill136. 1111111111111

»i)|iiiiiiiiiiiiiii;i Mg ( Magne s ium ) ;l^:i:i|;i|H[ii«

|l|il|| 1-24 m g/L pf!|!||$i

Iiiiiiiii o.07 Wi£&imtatitig; RVmmm i . 62Illi! i - 26lliilll ! 221111111 1.10

ililiiil 1-25

iiiiiiiii i- 21lllill 1 24

Iiilili 1.19iiix*iiiiiiiiiiiii ! - 35 Iiiiiiiiiii i 25liiiliil i- 30

Iiiiiiiii i - isIiiiiiiii x 21

iiiiiiiii 1 -*°l||i|| 1.25

11111; 1 *omrnm o . ssIiiiiiiii 1.26

S:Si:i:SSi:i 1 . 29

Wmm o . 98;i;i;i:4i;i;i;iisi i . 20iiiiiiiii 1.23Iiiiiiiii i . 12iiiiiiii 1.20Ix2iiil i . ismsm* 65.00

liilll I- 07

iiiiiiiiiiil 1 - 21lllill 1.20

138. xi;ixi:i;i;: ; isiiiixi;ix:;i;i:iii;iiii:ii : iiiiiiiiixix;:iiiii 1.24139. ||iiii|||iiii||i;|;i|ii|||iiiiii 1.28

140. li!lil!iiillll!iiillill|li 1.20141. :;i||||i||i||ii||||||f|| 1.25

145. :;:jg;;lA|!?||||||5ft|i* 1.10

146. SiiiKiiSii iiiSxiiSSiS: t'-^ffM-; 1.36

149. iiiliiliiiliiilllllllliililili151 . il'i^ii^Siil^i^iiiSiixliiix'iS 1 . 20

153. : :- : ::':-i:; :: :-:^::i:::;Sii:i^i|:i£i^i:x:iii:iS-i 1 .20

158. .ii;i;iiiii;:i:ii;::i : ; : :i:ii;ii;:i^iiiiiii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

164. ||i|li;|||ii|iii|iiil|ii|ii| 1.26

167. ;ii;vil|ii ; li.l|iiiii;il:ii;iilliiiilli 1.20179. i: : :ii; : ;::i;;: : i;ir : ;;i:i:i:ii;;i;;:iii;i;:::::iii;¥i : i;;:i;;;:; 1.80 180. ' ;: |;i;i:i:i : :i:|.;|: : |iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|ii|||:iiii| 1.31 182 . : ;| : i;| : <i:ii;ii :i : i i |i|i;ii:|xpl|i| 1.101S3 . ixx : ix : : : i : : i-i : i-x : ixix:X: : :Xi : ixixi : ix :xixi

105 ' : x : i ::: i : i : i ; i : i : : i : i : i : : -i : i : i : i : i : i ; : : i'i ; i : : : i : : ; i:i : : : !:i-ixx

191 . : : : : : : i : i ; : : i : i : : : i : i : : ; : : : : : : : : i : i : : : : : i ;:: i ; i : i : : : i : : : i'i : i ; : : i : : : : : : ' ;: 1 . 30

193 : ::; x : : : : : : i : i : i : i ::; : X:X: X;X : x : : : x :x : x : : : x ; x : 1 3Q

RatingiigiiiiigiRyiiiiiiiiiiiii

4 lllllll

I : : : : : : :^»:: : : :CK: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :*r*?: :T: ^r! : : : : : : : : : : : : :

4 lllllll

4 ;||||p|;i||

3 i||||pl||ii

4 ISSiiiSSSi:'

3 iiilili4 iiiiiiiiiii^ :':j:;x;:;:j:;:;x;:i:;:|:i:;:|:;:'

a l ; :;-;';X;'; : ; :x : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

3

o Iiilili

4 lp:||i||

1 iii:: : i27:ii7:x;iiii i iii:i:i3;:i|3ji;;;l

3 ii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;

i ;i-i:i; : ii;i;i;i;i;i;i;i;i;i;i

4 i|:i|||iii||i 3 iiiillliiiilil0 ii":i :lli^ :0i: : : : :ioi;

i iliiii|i;i: i|iiiil

gjiSSeisiJiiiMo (Molybdenum) iiiiifdiiiiiiiiiiiS^iil^jiiiiiiiiiNi (Nickel) ;i^i||i^iii|)iiiiiiiii i ii? iiiiiiiii 12.0 n g/L |i;:i||||iii|iisii|i||i|iii 8.29 M. g/L iiiiiii|i|^s||iijiii|:/|iii||i:

iiRaitin'fii; RV RatinggglgiRyxiiiiiiiiii^Ra'tiiitii;; RV

ii|liiidi|iili < so NR ii|ii||^lliiiilli|li*l||i < 10iliilllll ii|iili^iii|iii|ii||iiilii < 10

illiiiiiiollil Iii?ii^iiii;i;i|;ii;iii5ii;i;i;iiii 9 . so

x; : : x : : : : : '>::x : : : :v: ^^x^^^iiiCoxx^xxxx^:^:1 : 1 : 1 :^: Q f)f\ ;: :x ;x : : : :A: : : :x : x : Wf\f<'^-?<<\Wf^W:-f-t^:W: ' " uu

:¥S:SSs¥S?: S^i^^^Pi^iiiiiiiSiixiiSiiiiiSjSS 7 . 95

iSS^x^SiiS::: 14.0 2 SiSiTi^iBSSS^^^^S^SS:1 :^; 8.91

illililill |iiiililSllilliiili||ilii 8 90: :x : : : : : : : : :0: : ; : : : ;: ; : : : : 12 0 4 :;: : : : : 'i7 :::::50^ :l:^ :^ : i : x" : :'x" : : : :2; : ; : : : : : : : : 7.50

iiiiiiSiiiii 12.0 4 iiii^iiiS^i^iiiiiiiiiiiiiS'llii 8.00

x-x : : : x : i;X ;x: ; : : : : ' : '7 : ';'2tj" : ''' : "'' ::: " :: " : 'x :x : '^ll:X'

iiiiiiiiiii iiillllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilll 7 .so ililiilllll iliiii^liiililiilliiliill 8 . 64m$3$m mSlXS^fmiGmt 10 . ooiiliili ml*tim^§Mm

: : : : :x : : :x : 4: : : : : : : : : : : : : ::: :':';7 : ^:0i^ : i ::: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :x : i :itl : : : : : x 10 . 50

ijxlxl:!?;:;:;:!:;:; 18 .8 0 :j : ;:|;;6:i;:iSS:|:j:i:j:|:|:j:|:|:i: :.:|:;:i|:;xi:v 7 . 23

iii:i;i?;i;i;i:i:;:i: 13.0 3 iiiiiii^i^Siiiiiiiijiiiiiiiii^iiii:;: 10.00

SSiixiiiisiisi ;;Ji;;7^3ii5Ji!i;i|:i:i:i:iS:i^i:i:ji

; : : : i : : : i : i : : : i4': : i : i : i : i ; i : 13.2 3 i^'^iS'ii'iSAo^^'-f'^i^ix^'-^'^ 8.22

mttfftM MGZSQMXfm&m;iii|iiipi|;iii < 100 NR iiiiiiii7;ipi6;;iii;ii ;si:;ii ; i:i4iiiiiii < 26i:i:i:iS:i:iSi:i:iS;;: 6.9 0 i^iQ&iiiiiSil&il!: 11.40

iixi:ixiii3iiiii;i;i;:i : 12 . 0 4 j:|:;:|:i7;i|Pp:;:;:|:|:;:;:j:;Sx;x3S:i:;;;: 8 . 00

;iixi:ix;i;4xiii;:;iii:i 11.8 4 :iiii;i:7:r:16i;i;:;i;ii:ii;i:i;iiiiiiii::4i;:::;iii;i 7.30

Xx:.X;:i2 X;X-:o xi>'iP ^i : PvX;X;:-x: :o:i:i .ixl : x'x : : 7 . 25

: : i : i : : : i : i : i : i4 : i : i : i : i : x : 11 4 4 ' ' : " : 7 "26 ' ::::;::::::::;;:: x : : : i : i4: : i : x i : ' 8 00

: : : :-: : :-: : :: : : : : x-x-x-: : x-x-x-x ::vX'X : x x-. :: : : : /: .- O . XU

: : i : i : i : i : i : i :4i : i ; i : i : i : i-i < 4 0 : : : i : : : :7X::18 ; ^ ; ^ : - ;; ' ;:: i : i-i-i :4; : ; :x : ; ' < 5

x : : : x : ; : ; : A; :: -i : ' : : : i ; i 1^7 n : : x : : :x : x : x : x ; x : x : x : x : :x: : x ; x : x : x : x: : : Q nrt

x;:;x;:-:ox;ixox 5.0 0 ;i '-..'.: 7:;i20.-x '.'': : ': -.; :'|i- : - 4";'x.xi 8.00

iiiixiipiiixiii 50.0 0 iiii : ii:6ipbii:xiiiiixi;iii-S.O:"x : i;i: 10.00 ;>:i;ix;ioi;i;:>xi;i|: 13.1 3 iiSiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix^^iiS^iii'iiiiiiixiiv 10.40

Iiiiiiiii llilllSllI < 10

Rattng;;;:;i;i;i;:Ry;;;i;i;i;;;;

NR ;i;i;x7;>i :0pi:;:i¥;:;:;

NR !ii;i-i«:i; : :6ibi;ii;;ii

NR i;i;i;iiSiii:iPi9ii^i

4 i!iij6|li6:i|| 11111111

4 iiiiaiiii^liiiiiii

3 WiSi

||;|iil;|

2 Zti&fiQ^fftZ

ijlllJj

NR i:'<x : :lpOxx:i:i:i;

0 i>22i^i20Si:i>'i:

4 i;:ix7i; : i80'x; : :i^i

4 ^'^Tv'OO^SSi^i

3 : .;.;x7 : i : 'BO: 1 x:: : ;:

3 ::: l:P.:62 : ^Si:i:

4 : lpi^00 i;

NR ; :i;i : ;:<!;-25' :::ii;i 4 :ii|Pi:iiSi|l

4 8.00

2 7.70 i

NR i.i:><|l2. :.il

2 :20.00 ii;

NR ixix<:i : ilOi i ; i : i:i

iiStafciag,

iiii|i|i?iil|:

Iiiiiiiii

Iiiiiiiiiii

iiiiiiiiiii

iillllilll

Iiiiiiiiiii

Illlli

iiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:

iiiiiiiiiii

111111!llifil

|iiiiiiiil|i||

jiililll

jjjj;

|l|i

i|j|i|ii10 - 5

196.2;.24

7.79

i 15.10202 .204.

1.301.51

5 8.40

9.709.30.

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Table 5. laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-12J ftrace constituents) Continued

(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter; mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/26, number of reported values of 26 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)Rating Absolute Z-value4 (Excellent) 0.00-0.503 (Good) 0.51-1.002 (Satisfactory) 1.01-1.50

Rating1 (Questionable)O (Poor)NR (Not Rated)

Absolute Z-value 1.51-2.00 greater than 2.00

Analyte = JS&

MPV = ||||||;7

F -p s eudo s igma = ;|:|;|:|:|;i

Lab $m

1 liilP 2 vivXv!

3 : : : : : : : : : : :JO :: :-:-:\:-y

5 HI6 111;8 ;|;||; 9 s;;;;;;;;;;

11 Hi12 ;;;;;;«;;;13 sgs;;is ;;|;ss;316 |||<

18 111:

19 : ; >: ; :

21 |;lli23 SP9

24 lift25 |;|;|:|;|i|;|;

26 1!!

28 |*il:

29 ||:;||j|||;|||

30 lili?32 III

33 III

35 111:

36 I!? 37 H||!

39 I!! 42 X£w

43 -mm45 ;g||||||746 111;

48 1111

50 111

51 ill52 |i|754 ytfft

Illlll c

jRy;*;:;:;:;:;:;: i

IH111 1

lillll :womm

^5mm i;

i;3!o:;:i:;;i: :

iiQifiiii i

i||lli' Illlilll ;

111

illi:;ia;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;; 1

55 il^piliiblSSIS: :

57 lllllPllll ;

58 l|;|i||l|;|||i||||i|. .59 ;|;|;|;|;|;8ii: |OQ:|;;;;;;;;;;;|;|; : 61 |;l|£||||i$irjl||;|l||||| i 63 Ill|7ll5ib|||l ;64 Illlliilillllil i68 : ? : ::|:|6'i; ::5b:S:|:|;;:|;:i;

fiSlxS;:;:; Se ( Se 1 enitun ) i;SiJE!Kiiiiiiiiii;($i;|i<iii J;!:

Iiilll 8.12 ji g/L iiiiiliiillllllatingi; RViiiiiiii^iiiliiiii 8.80

||l|i|| 6.90

II ||! < 40

| Hill 5.30

;!W (|||| 9.00

ill ;;!;;;!: s . soWmA 8.08

i;? ?Si 10 . 10

1111 9.00

;;NRli» 8.00

:|ill 8.37

:;il;;;ii 8. is;i;ijt;;i;;|;;;; 7.01

Illlll 9.43

illlll 7 . 80

llllli 9 -70

1111 8.70

llpll! 7.00

Illlll 8.00

W$M 8 . 22

llNRlll 8.00

1 i|NR:|l 7 . 80

Illlll 7.30

Illlll 8.7069 :;:::;:;:iii:;i;ii;iiii;iiiii :: iiii;!i;:i::iii;iiii:;;iiiii;i;;iii:ii;;i:iii 8.4070 ''::-^y^:^m':':'< ::':-:-y:^m^:'\< 7 ^0

73 -111

74 : |||;|7

75 :|il|:^SO^-'m^m^-Kw s . 20

76 mmmmmmmmm 9.0578 :::::.:S8::;: 'o'b':::::i::i:|::i:::3i: : : :S:: 6 . 70

7 9 il;i;|:;;;;|;;;;;;;|;|;|;|iil;l;;;i|;i; iiiiiii i o . o oOw : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : y.Uw

Rat ing mMK^yMKA^Mi

3 IlllllllilllllNR ||||||;i|||l||l||

||i|i||||il|ii|i|!|i||||p||i|i

3 Illllllliiillilil4 mCMmmimm4 miMsmmmts&xn : : : :-: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :.: : : : : : :. : :

2 i;;ilil;;;i;i;i;ii;i;i;;;;;;;i;;;:i

o ;;; wmmmmm s;

:4 1 Illlllllilllll II

4 Illlliilillllil; |

3 ;;; ;;;i;;;;;;;i;;;;;;;i;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;i;|;;;i;:;i;:;;; is

i

3 IIISSSB^^^^;:;:;;;i$;;;;S5::; : ss;:s;:;;;::;:;i;;;;;;:;

4 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;

0 :;:;:;:Q:v08S:;:;:;:;:;::>:;:;:;:::;d:::;:::;:

4 ;:;S2';^id:^>:;:;S;:;:S"S|:b;S:;:;

3 Illiir^lllllllll-l^illl

A mx^-^^S''-;.;!^ |:.lx::>:: : 4i ; : : : : ; : :

3 :j:f:j:^;|: : :j:j:|:^:j:::;:|:|' : :j.|:^:j:J:;:;|:|:|>:x:;:

: : : : : : ; : : : >; : »: : : :-: : : : :-.': : :-x-:':-:-:-:

i;Sr (Strontium) i!iri;-|:^:Vi^ia3i«iiS^

ii 4.9 ilill^llllllllK RV;i 45.6

|| 40.0

|i 43.3

|| < 30

i| 50.0

ii 41.4:; 39.0|| 49.0

;| 42.9

|; 48.2

1; < 2501 90.0

|| 15 . 0

| 47.6

;| 41.3

|| 45.5

i; 49.0|; 46.0

I; 42.0

|; 19.0

;| 45.0

|| 47.9

40.0

| 44.0

I 37.0

Rat ing |;|;|;|;|;|;i;|Ry;;; : :'|;:;|:| : |;|:Rai::i

4 wtft ;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;x;:;:

NR S:;:;S: ^^-^^^y&ffify:

2 ;;:;;:;:'>S'1;P;;:;;;:;;:;:;;;;;;:;;;>:;NR

2 : : : : : : :3':^ :0:(3 : : ; >: : : : : : : : : ;:::: :: : : : : : : :|2:

3 mm^im^mNR :^J:^l|P:p|:j:;:|;-;o:v|:|:^:|;«Tn

I

4 il|i|i|i||ii|||l|2 |;K§|;;9:p;;;i:i;i;:;:;;;i;;;i;;;:;i;|;p|

0 1!!!!1!

II Zn (Zinc)

||| 18.0 ]i g/L

11 2.7

ig;; RV

;|l|l|l 21.3

l|l| 19.8

Ii 21.3

IS;; 18 . 2

|i 17.0

||; 20.0ii < 20i 18.0

||;||: 18 . 8

i|| 11.0

II 16.0

|| 12 . 6

l|l||| 15.2

||| 17.1

|; 17.9

|| < 250

1 30.0

|| 16.6

ii 19.0

|| 22.3

|| 19.8

Ii 20.01|| 18 . 4

;|;i;|; 16.61 17.9

I; 50.0

||i 18 . 0

11 19.0

HI 18.2

11 17 -2

11 < 20

4 |;|;|;;;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;|;;;|;|;|;i;;;|;i;;;|;;;;;i;|;|;|;;;;;; 18.0 ; : ; : ;:;;;:^|- : .;5; : ; : ; : ;-;: : : x; : ;:;:;;NR:;;:;;;;:;: 17.0

3 : ?l ;6^ib : :i| ; : :|:|:i.':i:| : |i;;|l?6; ; S| ; ii|i; 14. o

4 :;; : : i:<i:;iO^;i.:> : ^: : :;l;|NR|; >|i 17.0

||i|l|||;ill||;ii|il|ll|l|i 18-52 ;S;;3 : .|2.p.; : ;:;;;:;i; : ;i;i; : ;||: : ;; : 2;;i;: : :;:;:; 16.6

|:i::|i|;;i|;|'S:||::|:|i ; :::^;ll;|::!|:|:: : ' 16.6

llll;;s^: - ::S:^^ :lllll 17 -5

Rating

2

4

3

2

4

4

3

NR

4

4

0

3

1

2

4

4

NR

0

4

3

4

1

3

3

4

3

4

0

4

4

4

4

NR

4

4

4

2

4

4

3

3

4

3

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Table 5. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe T-J21 ftrace constituents) Continued

Analyte = . :Sti;i;ii^j(!^iaiji>i^^;|;|;i Se (Selenium) l;iS:ib-ii|l|l|;|:|^i^icftJp|! Sr (Strontium) ^|i||||^^i|a|;i:jffiilil;::|il|Zn (Zinc)MPV = i :!!i||i$l!;i!j|ii^^l|i!li 8.12 H g/L !ii|pf!!aiiiii|^i|||ii|; 44.0 ^g/L ii||^p^|iiiii|iii|:iir |.i:iiiii!;iiii is.o ng/L

F-pseudos igma = ^t^tiMtMmiX 1.41 ||iol££ilill|||ll 4 . 9 l-lllilllilllilli? 2 . 7Lab \mmsmm84 . ;:|:|:|||:|||:|:||||||||:||||:||g||||||||

85 . |:||;::|i4li;6id:||l|:||||

OQ : : : X:XxX:Xx :xX: : x ;x:x oy . : Xvx-: x-:-x-XvX : x-: : >

90 . lllllllll

91 . m^mmiM

92 . Illlllili 94 . llllllflll

96 . PIIII in lii97 . -ifmm^im100 . ::Sl;2v;QO::Sw:S

101. |||!|||||103. iiiiiiiii!!104. Illlililillf105. Iliiliaiiill107. illllfllllt

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Table 6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe M-J24 {major constituents)

(MPV.most probaMe value; ug/L, micrograms per liter, mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/16, number of reported values of 16 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

Rating 4 (Excellent) 3 (Good) 2 (Satisfactory)

Absolute Z-value 0.00 - 0.50 0.51-1.00 1.01-1.50

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F-pseudosigma. = :

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8

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Table 6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample M-J24 fmajor constituents)--Continued

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Table 6. - -Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample M-124 {major constituents) Continued

(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter mg/L. milligrams per liter Lab, laboratory number, OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/16, number of reported values of 16 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

Rating Absolute Z-value 4 (Excellent) 0.00 - 0.50 3 (Good) 0.51-1.00 2 (Satisfactory) 1.01-1.50

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Table 6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample M-J24 fmajor constituents}--Continued

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Table 6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sanjpJe A/-J24 (major constituents) Continued

(MPV.most probable value; ug/L. micrograms per liter, mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab. laboratory number, OLR, overall laboratory rating for all repotted values; V/16, number of repotted values of 16 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

Rating Absolute Z-value 4 (Excellent) 0.00 - 0.50 3 (Good) 0.51-1.00 2 (Satisfactory) 1.01-1.50

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Table 6. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample M-J24 fmajor constituents} Continued

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Table 7. Laboratory performance ratwgs for standard reference water sample N-36 (preserved nutrients)(MPV.most probable value; ug/L. micrograms per liter; mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/5, number of reported values of 5 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

F-pLab

1 1115 20 2123 28 29 42 4345 48 52 53 5661 63 68 74 7578 79 81 88 8990 92 97

104 105118 119 120 129 133

139 140141 145151 167 182 201

Rating Absolute Z-value Rating 4 (Excellent) 0.00-0.50 1 (Questionable) 3 (Good) 0.51 - 1.00 O (Poor) 2 (Satisfactory) 1 .01 - 1 .50 NR (Not Rated)

Analyte = :JKa3.:;:;aA;:;;»;;S

MPV = ||i|j$i;ii$i|| seudosigma = S;SslS;li;;6iSs'?

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Table 7. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample N-36 fnonpreserved nutrients) Continued

Analyte = iNHSS^x^li (Ammorila) ;

MPV = |w|:pji;;i|ol|F-pseudosigma = iSSSblvJbiJSi

Lab3 6 8 9

1012 13 15 16 1819 20 21 22 252S 29 3233 3738 4245 46 5152 55 56 58 5963 68 69 70 7678 83 84 85 8788 89 91 929496 97

100 102 104107 108 111 113 114118 119 120 123 127129 133 134 138 139145 146 149 155 158161 167 180 182 183185 191 193 197 198202 204

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iSSsxiiAliixg 0.210 ;SSft!S;bi:;s:;:S; 0.220 i:;i!ii;Siw;:;i 0.234 :;i;:;:i:;;;i;:3:;:;:;ii;;; 0.220xi::xxx;x4::xxxx: 0 . 190

S:Sx;Sx4; xxgg: 0.220Wm&Zm 0.210;s:;;;siii;S: !;;s;;i;ii;; 0.034 ^t^M^t 0.213:x:xxxx3:x ;xx: : :; 0 . 205

Wn^im 0.250^ :Sx;x;::x:i;x;x>:x o . 202 m?X$'mt 0.190 :S::S:xs::b::::ixSix 0.200SK^xlOxxxXx; 0.240 ;;xSS ;x:3x;::Sxx 0.200mm^mm 0.200 mmmm 0.260:;:xl>:;:::^:xlx : : ; 0.211: :;x;x:xx>4: x::xxx: Q.211

:^m^:^m 0.200 I!!!? ill! °- 200X¥x : xx-2: : :xx: x:: 0.220

x::: ; :: ; -px:xxx 0.210

sg; :.::i : i ;3' :;:;l;:xi 0 . 209:;;;;;ixx:4;xxx;;x o . 226xxx : x;x : : : x : xx : x. 0.228

:;;xS : 3;S3x;x|:: llil*li- 0.217x^xS'O-^Sxx 0.260

iiiSliS;;:^?^;! 0.220

:| :;:l:lx4xl:i;x:! 0.195x:xxx::,3xxx:x, 0.130

x:xxi;:?3x ; :;x:i 0.243

Rat ing ::x:ix;xRVx:;:;;x:x::x;xXxRat ing; :

10

J IlliSIIIIIIillliii

I

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o :*i:ltlllii!ll;:.:;: : :p.;439;g:: : : ;i: : ::;:::::::.:;:x:x : p::xx;x::

3 ;!:^l:;:;:::;§i:;:;:;:S:S^:;:Ji;:;:i:;:;:;SS^:;:;:;::;:;:

3 :SS::Sg:::^:::S^::::::::::::::::::S:S::'::S:Xx:x:::

4 lillSl^lli^liijS^l^Sii^4 : x- : 0 .. 214 : . : .-. : : r . : : : . : : ; : : . : . : .;. : . : . : : : . : 3. : :-. ; .;. : : : : :

S li;;||°|i;|;l;;;:|||;j|;:!ji;

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4 >-;x:p: > 209.x xxx: : xxi:x:xx:4:x ::x:x

3 0.210 ,xxx : x;Xx;>x4x. : X:x

4 ."x xx : : :'.; I-;,. 11; H ;:ll>;x

2 : : -xO...:209x;x : x : xx : x.x:x : :4xx:x:

If^SlSllS0 0.130 xO xo 0.250 : :o i

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Table 8. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample N-37 (preserved nutrients)(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter; mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values; V/5, number of reported values of 5 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

F-

Lab1

11 15 20 2328 28 42 43 4548 52 53 61 6368 74 75 78 7981 88 89 90 92

* 97

104 105 118 119

129133 134 139140 141 145 151 167182 201

Rating Absolute Z-value Rating Absolute Z-value 4 (Excellent) 0.00-0.50 1 (Questionable) 1.51-2.00 3 (Good) 0.51-1.00 O(Poor) greater than 2.00 2 (Satisfactory) 1.01-1.50 NR (Not Rated)

Analyre = iMHagajsSS (Aiohbnis

MPV = 11!$!!!!pseudosigma = Wj$$$3,

OLR v/s m*ym*m3.8 5 gs:Q:i87:6s 1.4 5 W&8W&2.8 4 m&mfiK3.3 3 il^iji^iii; 3.2 5 iiiiiiiiiplolOiiii0.3 4 mrnmmt 1.5 2 iiiili 3.0 i iililliiil4.0 1 ;;l;l;ii;ii;;i;4.0 3 iiijlliiii;2.2 5 SSftifilQ;;;2.8 4 iitim&i 3.0 i mmWm]3.6 5 \W$$ife2.4 5 iliiiiSoi;2.0 3 mMWQ*3.0 5 ggQiiiaSS:; 3.8 4 iiiiiiiiibiiiS*?!1.3 3 mmW*m 0.5 2 ;;;;;iiiiiii;;;i1.8 5 SKl:i:01Q^;1.7 3 :;s;;;0i;729;:;3.8 4 :il:$iia'58i;i3.8 4 siiioii^bisiii:3.5 2 iiiiliiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiii3.3 4 ;;s;;;o;;;86.0;:; 2.0 1 SiSifiSiTiiSi2.8 5 SStsQSC!:;:3.4 5 w&mm3.0 5 iii;ii;iiiJi|$2p|3.5 2 :ssb;iia2;:;2.0 5 SSi&SiSll1.7 3 i:isi:isi:i?i:isi:ai:i:i4.0 5 gsSsie&B;:? 3.8 4 iijiib' igaiSii:3.2 5 wsi^OA'Q:;:s.s 5 mW&m<3.2 5 :;:s;;0£720;:;o.o i mm*$ot3.3 3 ;:;|;&i!SS;:0.8 4 S&l^Aftpx2.3 4 i|;::iSb5ft;i;

> jllfi iiiiwiiiis

: &:;:;&?

Illl

atinjw;*s:; iiiliiii: igisli: iiiiii;; iiiiilii:

$SS;H i Illf i

III :SSis ::>o5¥: ;

S:;3;S ;:-:H*:i:H

2 -.-.-. : : >: :-x^' :x :

ox'S-S: : SS^jc:-? :

mm m&: : : :; :|2: :: : : ' 3. .... .... ..

: :: : : :

SiSSi:

?H;3fi;; iiS2:Si:

il^S; i%$i \:s;2s: : Sis :iii ;iisbs ; i;;4-:i:

SNH3 + Org N as N jMOSI^IiNp^iiipSip:;::::::::;::::::::;:;: toral P as P ^^i^iiiSiiiliiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiii;:

ii;: (Anxnonia+Organic N ) ;^jS^£ii:i^ii:;&:i::lH^i^!t^ (Phosphorus) ^(JaS^piio^iKiate^iiii 1 1.10 mg/L lillilliiSllliiittiilKllliil 1.19 mg/L 1111^071^^^111:1 o . 22 Illii^lifi^llllllllllll o.o? Illl^lP^llilllllllllK RV Raring mt^mmtW^&3& RV RaringJgggR^gSjgggggSatingx:;:; 1.06 4 t^^zmtt wwf&wm 1.23 3 m^Q^mmmi ;§ 1.52 1 ;ii:^i9BlP ;i;iiilli; iiii;: 1.35 o ;ii:;;i:t;^Sl:i:i;;:;li;ii 1.02 4 WimtMiMWti^mif o.se o '^ty&mmm § < 5 NR Si^^sWgli gsSil;!;^:! SJil: 1.24 3 sii:£ifiil:llli 1 1.22 3 i;;;ib1;;i?oil|!;; iiillijiii; i;i;;i; 1.23 3 miWmi^^s 1 . 50 1 s;^2^:700SS:;S: mm®* m is l;:i:;i;S:sSiS|; psSii:; m 1 liiiiiiiiiifili;:; iiiiiiiii;: iiii s S;:;0;*ai^pS :;:;:;si:;i;iS:!; is:;: iiii iiiii^Ilis iiiiiiiiiliili; iils 1.10 4 i:s;:ib:^8C^s:;:::;:;:i;;:H:;:;:^:s3i;i :;;¥;; 1 0.75 i liiii;i:idi:;|;i;;:i:i::|.lisli;iiii ;§ iil:sll^l§li^il g 0.94 3 g;:^i;S5'olSig?;:?;:i5g;$;iSs:S;:; is 1.40 2 iiiiiiiiSilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSiiiiiiiiSii:;:? : 0 . 95 3 :;:;:;:;:;:;:;:ss;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;::;:;:;:;:;:;:;:w:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:s 1.10 4 :;:;:;::«:;;:;ai*;;;:;s;;;;:;;:;;;:;:;;;:;;;;;:;:;3:;: iiii iiisiiolise'sliiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiliiiiisii iiii iilSiSjt^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiio'::; iiii o . 68 i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiis o . 99 3 mv^smmtmmft* iiii iii|Sb^l||i:i:;||i:IIiii is i.oo 4 i:i:i:i:ig:iSi:is:is$i:i:iS:is?i*i:i:is:iss iii; 1.09 4 l|i|ii|s|i:||||i|li;

:;;; o . 94 3 WQiMMmmlim^*

s 1.44 1 ;:;;;:;;ij:;;790;:;>;;:;:;:;:; : :;: : : : :;: : :;::;;;:;:3:;;» 1.36 2 ;;;;;;;;«;;:;a20;:s:;s;;;;;;g;;;;;s;;;;*;;;Si 1-15 4 w&$i&mmmm]!&;>: 1.13 4 ;:;:;:;:;:;:;:s;:;:s;:;:s;:s;:;:;: :;:;>:;:;;;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;> S 1.89 o s:so:i;9Q:t8s;s::s;:;;:gg:;:ft;:;s mm&mmmmmy- 1.10 4 W9W5D*mmmWm S 1.05 4 i:i^:ia:ii^9«:i:i:;;;:;:i;i:;i:i:;i;:i;i:;:i;i;i:;3i:ix- 1.29 3 mjM&o&mxm*m**:i:i 1.10 4 :i:i:i;;Si;;:s'4biis;i::;:;:;: :;::§:;:;:;:;;;:;:*;;;iiii ! 12 * iiiiiiiiSi»i8.iPJiiiiiiiiii;iiiiiii;iiiiiiiii?i ; i

iii; iiiiiiiiio'iiiiSsSiliiiiiliiiiiiiiliii

i < o.i o M^i^mmm i i;i;i:|ip:Si9$;lii|;i:i:i;i;i|;i

i 1.16 4 Ili;ii|b'i9)lliilll: 1.20 4 m^o*iQm*m*:* i lili:|2billi||liiiii

i 1.23 3 lilli&slliilili 1.20 4 i:;:;:i:i;;|i:s.i«:i;::i|;;;;;i:;::;:;s:; 0 . 12 o mmmm:\*mm\: 1.24 3 mmxm*mm; i.i9 4 mwwmmmx i 1.57 o i:i:;;i;;:;i:i;;ii2:Si::;iii;;:iii:i;i:i: ; :i; 0.96 o mmmmm^*m: 3.11 o m-2^5mm*m i:i;i:;ii;;3ii:i6::i:i;i:i:i:;ii;i:;i;i::i : 1.15 3 i:i;i:i;i:iii:Sbs:;:i:S;;i::s;i:i:i;;:i i iiiiiili:ii6i7iiiiii:i:iiiiliSii:i i 1.15 3 ii:iiii ; i;;iii:bi7;*iiiiiiiiii:i:iiiiSiiii: ;:;;;:i:i:i?i:;^i*:;i;:i:i;i:i:iiiS.i:i;

i 1.17 4 §iiiiip6:&iiiisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;i

m^im* mMm mWm m*mmWmwQmxiiiilll

illlilllW&*m'Iliil!lililiilil mWM

*m*mxmm m&mi

m&mff M£*m mbMm mWm' mW$imMm\

ti£fm; 1.20 4 w*m(mmmmmmw \ 1.12 2 iillilibiilliiilliiliiliialiiiiili

; 1.07 1 :;:;:;;:;;:i-i;02;:;:;;::;:;;;s:;s:;:;:; 1.11 2 *mMQ2*mmm

iiiiiiiiiiiiiil ;:i:i:i:3i:;:i:i:i:i:;:

ss: 1.20 4 mmimmmmwimKm* 1.16 4 i:i:;:;:i:i:i:;:i:i:::i:;:i:::i:i:i:i:;:i:;:i:i;i;i:i:i;i;i:i:i:i:;:i;;:i:i:i:i:i:im< 1.20 4 *m&t9Bm;*mm +*&**+ iiiiiiiii: 1.24 3 iiiii:iiiib1iiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSi;:i4liiiii|' l| i! i-i* 3 iiPi:^:lil|:il|:|: i:|i^li:|:ii

iiliiii :ilii::iiif:i :9^i:;;ilS;;:-|ii;i:iil2::li|i;s;0:;;;!;;;;;; ;i;;;;; : ^;i;iQp:g;;;;:s;;;;:;s;;;:;;s;:!;:p;;; ;;;;;!;;;:. 1 . 12 2 mt-i;i2S:.\m.:.^mmlmm i|:2|l;s i-lilitliisi^llllll-iiiiib;:;:;:;!:;;: 1 . 18 4 ..^Witi2£mM^&m

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Table 8. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample N-37 (nonpreserved nutrients) Continued

Analyte = : ?ffi;ii:::::&S::;:$::x::;: ;:::;;::SiS:iSS:i?S:SSSS;

MPV = SSSiSSSipii-Si^PlSSiStiSigi/iiiSSiSSiiSSF-pseudos igma = SSSSSiStiiiiPiS. SSSSiS^SS^SiS^i^SSSSSSS1

Lab3 6 8 9

1012 13 15 16 1819 20 22 25 2828 32 33 37 3841 42 45 46 5255 57 58 59 6869 70 76 78 8384 85 87 88 8991 92 94 96 97

100 102 104 108 111113 114 118 119 120123 127 129 133 134138 139 145 146 149155 158 161 167 180182 183 191 193 196197 198 202

OLR2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 3.82.6 3.8 2.2 1.4 3.23.8 2.0 4.0 3.0 0.82.0 2.3 1.0 1.7 3.81.0 3.0 3.3 3.8 1.33.4 0.8 0.0 3.2 3.54.0 0.5 3.0 1.0 1.01.0 3.4 3.0 0.7 3.42.8 3.3 2.8 3.4 2.83.0 2.0 3.6 2.0 1.72.0 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.31.0 3.8 3.8 1.0 3.23.24.0 3.0 3.0 2.32.6 2.0 2.0 3.7 3.21.3 0.7 1.5 3.0 1.02.72.0 1.8

v/5 mmmmm

3 lli|i|i|s||i|li|5 SSSSbS;ii9S2bSSSSSSSSi

5 :SS:SbSiS9SbSSSSSSSSS

3 iiSiilS|iiii2liilSSliii Illlllslil4 SSSSiSSSiSSSiSiSSSiSiiiSiSSi2 mmmzmm 3 mMij&jim

3 |ii|;|Pi^i|i|S

i iiiiiiiiii3 -fmmmmm

5 i|iib|^2p1i|liii

5 S|iib]|9^0|i||ii

i mmm^mm

3 Mmmmms2 mmmmm

Ii iiiiiii5 :S:::0: :i;::910::XxX:X:

4 ;x;x0:;;920::::Xx' : x' :

3 ::X::;p,>:950::;X: : :x : : :

4 SS0:X:950:::X:SS

5 x:::Sd^:9.b4'SSSSSSS

4 WfQ^-DQQmm

5 :X : xO:i:934 : X:X:X:X

5 xX::'0X:960:: x :XxX

: : x :x ::x : x : : : x : : : x: : x : x : x :

3 ;X;X;X;X;X;X;X:.y:;X;X;X

5 |lpJi9SilSi||i

5 :x;x0:x950xxx;;x1 iixSixSSSSSSiSSxS-SSi:

2 i|:ji:i;||ll!3 y>x0: x.900x:xXv:

5 ,x : xO. : .'901xXxxx

4 .;.' :;0 ^748 oixxX;

4 ': X:0.^4.8 3 x>:S:x

3 -i:xi;bi: ri937:i|iiiix

5 :xSO: : ;:99iSS:S:i:SSS

4 .;,x:l^:4:4Q.xxx;x:

3 :;iSii:iiS|SJSii|i : iiSiiiSl 2 isliiiiiiii|s1;liliP;iSl:i.1 x" : :-x': : xl: : :lx" ; : : : : x : : : x' :;: : ::: ;

2 ||li:|:ii;iS:|||i.

i lilll

NH3 + Org N as N :i^3|ii*;|NGi2SSia (Amonia+Organic N) S (|fiiiit^^iSiis

1.06 m g/L S SSSSSibSiSiSiPSSSSino . 08 i: SSSSS&iSoiSiiSSSSSSi

;:;iRatlng: : RV

Ililll

mWmi

islssliiisls

111111

SS|iii|PiSiilS

SS?SSSSiS3xxSiSS

111ijSSSSSiiiliSSSSS

iii||$

mm&mSSSSSSSSi&SSSSS

SSSSsSS'3:SvSSS

llslsillimmmlillll

iiiii

IJ1II

111111iSSSi : iSSS:iSSSSSi

iSS||i3|;|

|Siiiifibl|

llislassiiil

i.

i. i.0.i. i.0.1.

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1.

0.3.

1. 0.1. 1.

1.

1. 1.

0.1.

1.0.1.2.1. 1.

0.

1. 1

1. 1. 1.011.

1.

1.

1.

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1. 1.

16

15 0680 11 02 86 05

5

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03 8210 50

00

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9404

07 99042611 09

96

2003

59 08 05 211006

06

01

02

23

20 24

Rating j; SSsSSRVxSiSSSSSSSSSi

2 ii :SSiPiii8:92iiSSSSSii 4 SiSSibSSJiSbiSSiSSSSiSi

3 i;:l|l||p:ll;|i o illllSllllll

NR :

3 i

3 i0 ;

4 0 i3 i

o :

3 i

3 i 3 i

1 i4 ;

4 :3 i

4 io ; 3 i 4 i

|i|i:bipSPi|||ii

i|ip|iiE!:6;3iiiil|SiSi

i|ipi|J8^S|||

iibisidisiiisiiiii

llis&biii::;:;:p:i;7:Oft;;SS;;SSSi;i

i|id|85PlSS|iil

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o ;|:Sipivi98b:S||i;:x

4 illiiSiSSb;ii9pi|iSiiSii|

0 iXSiSSS^SS-SxxxS:

lilll; liiisii

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Or\£. ' ' '-' ' ' ' ' ' 'Jf\-'-'.-d '/,-' '.-'. ' '. ' '-'. '. ': ' '.-'. '. : ' '. : ': ' '. ' '. '.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ° 6 ::x:x:x::X0>:Q4 : X:: :x : x : : : : : X;::X : : : : : : : : : x : x ;x

i:;:;Rati:ng;i: : RVSS:iSSiS;S$SSiSiSSSS 1: : : : : : : : : : ; : : : : : :0 :: : : : : : : : : : : ; ; : 1

l|||o||| o

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liilisiii iii||;:|||j ,

SSSSSSSx3:;SSxiSx : l

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mm'tmm i SSsSSiiSSiizSSSSiiiSSi i

iiii^-mU iyXylixXQ .XyXy 1

iiSiSSSSSii4: i : Si:SSS> i

xxixxx:4xx : : .x. 1

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.19

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.19

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.16

.38

.16

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.12

.16

.20

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.27

.13

.12

.18

.20

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.19

.18

.32

.23

.26

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.10

.14

.20

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.12

.17

.18

.12

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.14

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.22

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.12

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.20

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4 ||ii||i||il

4 SiiiSiiSi^li^SSSSiiSSSi2

0 |ii|i|l5i|i|

4 ;::;::;:;:;l:i:l2: i;:;i;:;; : :;::::

4 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS::i

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0 SSiiSSpiisSiSiSSiSiS;

i |iii||||||||

3 iiiiilii^taiiSSiilil3 ii|i|lii;i2|iSii|S

4 ISIiiiiiiii^iiliSiiil3 SiS;iiS;ii;SSiSiSSSSSSSSS

u |||!|p|l

i !l|||iSiii2 m^i&v^-fft3 SSiiiSiiSi:iiis;x::ixi:SS:ili ;

2 l||;:|iiS)l! 3 SSSSi:i:.12"i:SSS-vS :4 -mmmm-m4 Si: iiii:iii : ^ : ifr -'iiS'i^S' 3 xixi; ::i;x;i4-;x; ;x; ix : ;

2 :x;x>l.:12 : x:x:x:

o ;::i:i:::iiSSi:.ix.;ixxixiS'i

0 :; -.x-i;::i5i:iS>- ; ::S:S

3 S:ii:ii;.ii::ii:SiSi:Si;.:i:'

4 Sixxl.l7> : SS : iS : i3 xxl.10o x::xi:i : . : 21xxx:i.; : :

.Six1 -:;17 : . : .X

3 ;: 1; 20 xX x

3 m:-l .'20':; xx x

xxRating::

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iiiiiiiiiSSSiiip'iiSiiliii;

lip11;';;-y'::x'y4": : :'-. : : : : : x

iiji

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i: ; i : |SiS:S3 : Si ; |Si;

0.. . : . ; :_x : : :x

:;|lpS

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Itm&i

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Table 9. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample P-19 {Jow ionic strength constituents)

(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter; mg/L, milligrams per liter; Lab, laboratory number; OLR, overall laboratory rating for all reported values;

V/9, number of reported values of 9 possible values; RV, reported value; <, less than)

F-

Lab1 2 3

11 1523 28 33 37 383941 42 46 4852 58 61 63 6474 78 89 92

101105 123 134 136141145 155 158 164 167191 196 197 202

Rating Absolute Z-value Rating Absolute Z-value 4 (Excellent) 0.00 - 0.50 1 (Questionable 1 .51 - 2.00 3 (Good) 0.51-1.00 O(Poor) greater than 2.00 2 (Satisfactory) 1 .01 - 1 .50 NR (Not Rated)

Analyte = lii&t^it^giisii^CsteoSi ;i; Ca (Calcium) ;Cl;;;;;;;;:;ji!?ti^iieS!4i6;^;;;;;:s;;;;F (Fluoride) :;K;:;;;:;;:;(;:P6^iis:is:;i^);s;:;Sj:MPV =^m§i^i^i&l^mm 0.24 mg/L ;$;;:;;;;|3$^ INSUFF DATA $|^II|iii;!;;i;;iK|li;;;i;;;

pseudosigma = m^i^m^mmm^ o . 03 mm^^mmmW^mi- mW^^mmmmmmiOLR v/9 ;;;;>;;:;:;;:;^;5iW;;;;;;;;;:;:iis3iiii^iJa^g;; RV Rating g;g;g;;;;;;;^;:;;;;;:§;;;;;;Rat: tti8S RV Rating igjggg^Ry^jgggiRatiiiiB;:3.3 9 mm$t^2mmmW§ll 0.24 4 mmw$$m^mmmmm 0.025 NR m^^smmmm^m^3.8 8 mmmm 2.1 8 ;llll|l'2.9 9 llill2.9 8 x;x?;x:3:x;9

illllili;;!ssisiiiii;

3.2 5 m^&ttommmmuf:1.3 7 mmmmmmmmm4.0 8 Ifllllflflllllll ; i.o 5 ||||||||f|f|l||| ; 3.7 7 mmmmmmmm

o.o i mm2.7 3 mm3.5 8 mmi.l 8 mm2.5 4 mm3.8 5 mm1.8 6 mmi-3 7 mm3.6 7 mm3.4 8 mm1.8 9 mm- 3.1 8 miz1.5 8 mm2.4 7 mm2-4 7 ;;ix!:;:x53.0 6 mm3.3 8 ||$; 0.9 9 |i|:i2.0 6 mms

**

IS:i;0

x:o;^S:l

s*

nII

1.7 6 mmymi.o 3 mmmm3.2 6 SHS3S132.0 6 ;;;;;$;i;f !; 2.7 3 :lli;il

P;;;i;;;;g;s;;ss;;;Q ;

3:;;s;s;ssss;3 ;

3s;;?;;ss;s;H?3 ;mrnmmM \vmmmm \

vmmmm&\

Qillill!!!dilllllli i

Q;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;S;;;;;;;« ;

* o i mmmmmmmmm 4.0 6 f f Illlf Illlllll ;i* o 4 llllllll;||;l|;l !;1.7 3 mmmmmmmmm ; ;

m 0.25 4 ;; 11 0.30 0 ; 11 0.22 3 ; m 0.23 4;;;!;;; < i NR ; ;;| 12.60 o 1 m 0.25 4 ; Ik 0.244 NR ; m 0.25 4 ;<;;; 0.26 3

;s 0.22 3 ;;;s 0.45 o ;;;;;; < 0.6 NR ;;;;;; 0.23 4 ; m 0.22 3 ;;s 0.22 3;;a 0.22 s ;;;s 0.24 4 ;;:;j; 0.23 4 ;;;* 0.21 3;s 0.35 0 ;;;s 0.24 4::;;: 0.25 4 i

1 °-25 4 ; :| 0.22 3 ; ;| 0.30 0 i :| 0.19 1 ;;s o.is iig 0.75 0 ; ; l 0.31 0 '\;;:;; 0.23 4 ;

;;;$ < i NR ^

II °- 23 * ;

;:;:;i;:;:l;:i;i3Q;:::;:;:;:;:;:|:;:;:;;;S:;:3;S:;S:|: < 0.1 NR iSSP'i'l Qmmmm&mmmmSdmmmmmm 0.009 NR mfatffsmmm^m

mrnmmmmmmmm < o . i NR m^$$$mmm:.t$mmmmmmmmmmm < o . i NR mm^mmmmmwm:iiilllllllillllllll < 0 . 01 NR ||||||ii||l|||;|l||;

lllliililllllillli; ll|l|||lll;l;il;i|ll;:;

mmmmmmwmm o . oeo NR mmmmmm^mmm mmsimmmmzmm o . 013 NR m!^9mmmmmmmmmmmmmm& mmssmwmmmmmm^mmmmmmm < o . i NR mw&mmmmmmi

m^i^mmWMimm 0.015 NR mm^mmWm^^mmi'9:-*%9w2mm'?'-9mm < 0.2 NR ^K^fesQiZ^Sx^^^^^sKR^?:-;^mW$9%mmm$3M$i m-f^S&mmmt&mmmfa£3&mmm&mfit < 0 . 02 NR mti-i38Qmmmm%mmm:&z£&mmm&&3m\ < o . i NR msK09o^mmmmoymm mmti£mmm?&mm < o . i NR m^i^mmm^mmmmzwmmmmm mxii&mmm^mm: ; : : : ; : : : :2 :v:30: ; : : : : : : A :: ; : : : : : : : : : : : :>:0: : : : : ; : : : : : : : ; x : : : :-:0 : V : 160'- : : : : :x ;: : : : : : : : : : - : : ; : : ^4' : : : : : : : : : >: : :

m^^QmrnmrnX-tm < 0.2 NR : ::;:;:;:<:x;0:i : A;S::SSS:S::NR::S::X

m^m^mmW^ml^ < i NR ;$;;;P: r^:3i|)$li:;;;;i;stt;;;;;;;;;;;;i

:::::;::::3j:i:lQx::;:;:::;:::;:X::&:;/4: : :i:H:;:i < 0.1 NR ::X::::0:i : 3'4'OSx'?:::S : X: : xO:X:^xX

:::;::^:0::i:9:9.x:X:X:::;:::::;:::xi3::>X::S: < 0.2 NR m-,<^0''.im^m^mO:<-^m

Illillllllllill ll^^llll;:lilllillli;.|;l;::X;X:X : : : x : ::: : :;:;X;:;x : : : : : : ; : : >: : :;: : : ; : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ; : :X;X:P':r :4Vr : : : : : : : >: : : : : >: : : : : : : x : :1 ; :X: : :X:-:

: :X:X:X:^:X:l : :X:::X:X:X:o'xNR:::X:X: < 0 . 05 NR Sioxox^.^ioxWxoiX x ::NR:>X:|x

||ii:|i^l:;:;;||:||*ll|; 0 . 051 NR l|p|;i;7b|;ill|:l||l

ll^lSlliSill^il :|;:l;;|!;[;S^liS;!3:i^l^!li

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Table 9. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sample P-19 flow ionic strength constituents) Continued

Analyte = iMg>;i:iiiii(MagMPV = i:iS:iQ:iiPi4'i5>:i;i:

F-pseudosigma = :x :xib: :.iidi3ii;:§i

Lab WmVKVM

15 ; : ixi::6:i:ti4-8i:i:i: ; :

23 x;x;'<;:xp!,>2::;S

33 xx::Oi:iP4|P:;:;:i:

38 fft&'&it&f-A

39 :vx:0:v04'8> : S

41 iiiiiJllilllit42 ililliilll

46 i:-x d.:?d 3.8:i:i:i:

48 Sx': Pi:i25Pi:W:

52 x'.<:xO^:0.5.x:S

61 :;xgg;x;<x:;l:>:X :

63 xX:::<v::-:Piii2x::x

64 " : i:i:iO:>;P4P^:i:::i

74 ;::S:.0 ;:P5.p:xS

78 fiyf-$ifi(6QKt89 :^:X.d-i;d.36x:X

92 :Xx : :0:iP8Px:: : :

101 xixO:£P/(iP:S::

105 :::>x :0:'; : :04;5: : ::> :

123 i ii ;ibii : Pi4ip|iiii134 §Sid : /Pi3i6:i:':i:

136 Si:i:idi ;:20i6:iS:

141 i:iiiii :: i:iii; : :i|i;i;|||145 :ixxp>.:ip25ixi;i 155 xii : i ;;6;ibi6ibliii ;158 ;ii:: ; iiii;iii : i>|i|iiiiiiii 164 i::iii:i:p ::;i3i3i9iii;ix 167 iiiiii^liii&iiiiiiiiiiii191 xxxxxi:ix::x:i:i::;x196 xii : i.bi.; :di4i2:i;ix 197 ^^-^Ij'202 ii-i : i^'i|i:iii:iiiiii : ;ii

h^siiiiiin jiii'ixiii Na

i:iiiiiiis:i- :; ;igi?iis:i:: oMSiRitirig-;;ii^ii^iiiigii^ixiixiii: 0iilliil*iii:lli: °i : i;i ; i : iiiiiiiiNRxiiiiii; ; l iiOIililllifll d iliiiiliil&iil; o

iiiiiillllxlfliii o lillliiiiliil oi:i:i:i:i:i:iS:i:i:i^:i:i:i?:i:i 0

iixii : i:iiiiiii : ;ii:*i^iiiii ;s d

isiiiiii : iis:;:i4i : isiii oS:::X:Xx : ?Px : i: : :S 0

Sfllil;!;;:i:x: iiii;i;iiii;iiii*:iiii;ii?i: o:i:iiiHi;ii; : i;iii^i:ii;iiii;ii; °x^xxxilxpxxXx'; 0

iiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiftiii'itl oIiiii^ii : iiiil2iiiliiiiii 0::S:^:Sx:S4xxX:::> 0

::;xi : i:i:ixi^i*i:S.,S: <: i:ii : iiiiiiiiii : iiii : i4i : i : iii ; iiiii: o

l!lil$i!l:i °::;::;x;S:;>:j:p:;:;':x-::; 0

Xx:::xX:;:X:;Q:;';x:xX Q

Iliilli^Qli o

( Sodium) :Sii:iipHii;i;i;ii;;SI; : ;i

.060 m g/L iw;:;;i:;ii:i:7:?ii;ii;ii;:

.162 : ii:iiiiiiiiibi:ii5giig :

RV

.049

.066

.800

.060

.1880.1

.060

.364

.060

.051

.043

.360

0.03

< 1 .630

.060

.140

.160

.050

.400

.050

0.2

.030

.090

.060

0.04

.446< 1

.060

Rat ing ^mfmK^m

: 11111NR mmmsiim

4 j||!iJ!NR ;i;xxx:4;ivi78iiix;i:i

NR ;:;:i:i:i;:;iift;iii:8i:2:i;iii:i:;

4 iiiiii

NR xi:xxx4iv;78ixi:i:i

NR ;iiiiiiis;4j;.ipi:::gi:

0 :::Xx : x4:^ : 64;x : :::x

NR iiiiiiiiii^^iiyiipiii

4 'Siiil

iiiiiiiM pou &s p w$i$iliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill INSUFF DATA HIPl*

i:iSRat: Ing:i: RV^^3mm o.oo3

il|;i||ii;:;i||ii < o.oi :iiii||iiii;ipj|i|i;ii < 0.02 iiiiiiiiiiiiSiiioliiiiiiiiiiiii: i : : : : :x : : ; : : : ; ; : .0;-: : : : : : : : : : : : : ^ 0.01

i!i!i£l!!i < o.iiii|||i;i|i|iiii|; < 0.01i|ii||iidjiii|i|i < 0.3 iiiiiiislisiii o.ooi

:iiiiiii:i:i;iixi*ii:i:i:;iiiii 0. 002

ii;ii|tl$||| o.oos;;;::;;;i;i;iit?|;;:;;i:;;i:i:;: 0.005iiiiii^iiiiiii^iiiiiili 0.003

iii:iiiii|:iiiii3ilii|iiii < 0.02

liiiiiilxpiliiilii < o.oi

:x: : gix:x:3xx:i:iS: 0. 002viiiiii^in < °-° 5^i^i:iii^|i;i|ii 0.101i:ii|ii^iliiiiiiiii o.oos

pxixx^xKix 0.002

ii|ii;ii|iii;ii : iiiii|i;:i < o.oi

i|iiiiix|3||ixi < 0.05

^ixixiQpSi: < 0.01

xii:iiii ; ix;:d;i ; iiiiiiiiiiii 0.000

3. ._. .-:-x : x ; x

:ii : : ; ii;iiiiS;:4i:i|:i:iii : ' 0.025

x-iifiiiiiliixiiiiliiii' < 0.03

iii^i'iii'^lill 0.011

Rating ^m$

NR ;Hi;;:;iPii5

NR iiisliPi:^ NR iliiiiiiiPii^

NR SixiSp:;.*

NR iiiil|iPifi

NR iliiPipiiiiii?

NR i:|i|i|<:iiNR iiii : iiiiiiS;? lii

NR tiiiibi^NR :lii|i: Sit

NR :::s;i'i;i<i;:;l NR iii!l:|:|:ii NR i;i;;ii|:il|2 NR ilii : i2i;:iC

NR ;:; ; i;ii-: : :iPirir NR ii;ii::Hii : ;.iC NR |i|iiii;|<i

NR ^: is :; iidi^;s

NR iiiiiilijipiyi; iiil^iS'iic

NR iiix-iiii-i^i:;NR m^^i

NR iliiiiliiii

NR iiiixx6i- : £

NR iii : i.iii|P,:^

NR : :iiiiiii : i.iiiix<i:

i(:Sulif aitei);i:iwiiii:: Sp . Cond .

K5iiiiiii:iiin: i:g:;/iLiiiiii:ii|iiiii 12.0 u

i: iiiiil;i i| :;i|iiiiiiiii|iiii| : 1 . 5WSjiSigiiRacliigii RV(2 : : : : ; x : : : : : : : : :x : : : : :x^4 : : ; : ; : : : : : ; ^ 12 .

iiPiiil^iiii;iiiiiiili'ii|ii|i|ii 10 .»0:i:i:i:i:;:i : i:i:i:i:;:;:i:i:iii:;:;: : :i:i:i:i 11 .

3. .................. ;;.;.;.;.;.;, ^ ^

. : : : : : : x : x : J.<i.

ii|;i;||ii!||iil;S|iliii 13.ip;i:S;;i;i:;:Si;;!iii;;;;*!;:;;;:;:;:i:i 12 .i|i||ii; iii|i|ii|i|i|i s .l2S: S^SS:-S:-:^^SS^ : 12 .

n, ........................

.

i^+^lKtSX^y 11 .

: --: : : : : : :o: : : : : : : : : x : : :xX; : :':::-: : : : : : : : : : : 132 .

^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilftiiiiilil 12 . iio1iiiiiii:|iiilifi : i2:lfil id..id:x:ix::xiiixi::xNRixii:i:: : 13.xXix-x'x-xoxXxoXxXx: : : - ^

fpji|ii;iii;|iiiii;ii;;;;p;;i;iii:i;i:ii 10. )iPii||iiiiiii|ii;;|iPi;i;;i;iiiiii: il.

>d:;xi:ix:xixiiiii:is::4>:;:i;;:ixi 12. >'pi|;|:iiiiiii|:2iii|il 8 . :i2iiixiixi:ix^i ; xiNR:iii:ii:iii 10.

x:: : : : x::Xxx : x>x;x;x::;XxX;: 81 .

>7;i:ixi:i;i:i;::S: : ixx2:Sixi:i:i 15.: x : x : x : x : x : : : : : x : :': : x : Xv: :x': x i oX-X;X;X X;X : : : X : : .X^XOX-Xx 1. £. .

j7:;x;: : : : -;:;:;x-:;xx: : 4x;x;: ;>:; ^3 _

)Piiiiiiix:xiiSi : ii:Spi:i: : :ii : ;S 9.

;:5:iiiiii;:::|iiiiiiii;;iiNRiii:iiiiii^i 13.^^mm-mfmm. 10.iiiil|l|iii||iiii||ii|i is.(p:|il|i|ii|iii4i|i:i 12.

i3 : iii : iii : i:ii;:ii;liii&i!!i;i 11.

!7iiiiiiS:^i:ii:iii|iii4iiiiiiiixiii '8:||iiilii|ip4|ii| : i 11. i.;ii : i : i-i5i : : : ::H : ::i:i;iiii;iii; ; ii :: ;:ii : i 21 .

.7

.9

,0

,7

,1,1

,4

,2

.8

.4

,0

.0

,6 ,9,4

.0 ,4

.0

,7

,9

,2

.8

,0

,9

.0 ,3 .0

.0

.4

.0

.6

.4

.2

S/cra

Rating4

3

3

4

34

0 4

4

4

3

0 4

3

3 4

2

3

4

0

2

0

0 3

3

1 3

2

3 4

4

4

0

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Table 10. Laboratory performance ratings for standard reference water sampJe ffg-J5 fmercury}(MPV.most probable value; ug/L, micrograms per liter; mg/L, Lab, laboratory number)Rating 4 (Excellent) 3 (Good) 2 (Satisfactory)

Absolute Z-value 0.00 - 0.50 0.51-1.00 1.01 -1.50

Rating 1 (Questionable) O(Poor) NR (Not Rated)

Absolute Z-value 1.51-2.00 greater than 2.00

Analyte = Hg (Mercury)MPV =

F-pseudosigma +Lab13111213161824

28293236373945464851

52555961636869707475878990929697100105108109113119120127128133134136138139141144146149167179

182196202

0.410.20

Rating4

302344

34334

3NR44NR344

344

233433314433424434412304043241230NR

RV0.340.602.000.700.560.450.340.300.400.220.570.490.56

< 0.50.390.37

< 0.20.220.490.470.300.400.490.200.220.300.320.570.300.260.740.430.400.260.300.360.610.410.450.570.390.420.800.700.280.900.402.850.450.250.200.400.710.200.601.20

< 0.3

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample T-J2J (trace constituents)

Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols

Analytical methods0. Other/Not reported1. AA: direct, air

2. AA: direct, N203. AA: graphite furnace

4. ICP5. DCP

6. ICP/MS10. AA: extraction11. AA: hydride 22. Color:

atomic absorption: direct,airatomic absorption: direct,nitrous oxide

atomic absorption: graphite furnaceinductively coupled plasma

direct current plasmainductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometryatomic absorption: extraction [chelating agent(s) specified]atomic absorption: hydride [reducing agent specified]colorimetric [color reagent specified]

Abbreviations and symbolsN = number of samples

St dev = traditional standard deviationMPV = 957. confidence most probable value

F-pseudosigma = nonparametric statistic deviationHu = upper hinge value

HI = lower hinge value\i g/L = micrograms per literm g/L = milligrams per literLab = laboratory code number

NR = not rated, less than value reported

< = less than

Constituent Ag Silver Al Aluminium

Arsenic Boron Barium Beryllium

Calcium Cadmium Cobalt

Chromium Copper

Iron Potassium

AsBBaBeCaCdCoCrCuFe

K

pjtge35363738394041424344454647

ConstituentLi LithiumMg MagnesiumMn ManganeseMo MolybdenumNa SodiumNi Nickel

Pb LeadSb Ant imonySe SeleniumSi02 SilicaSr StrontiumV VanadiumZn Zinc

page4849

5051525354555657

585960

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-121 (trace constituent) ContinuedAg (Silver) \i g/L

1.80 1.60 ! l.AO j 1.20 1.000.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00

p^a

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air 2. AA: direct N20

N - Minimum = Maximum = Median = St Dev =

Lab Rating Z- value1 4 0.00 3 NR 6 3 -0.56

11 1 1.97 12 3 0.8413 NR 15 3 -0.82 16 NR

'18 0 3.09 23 3 0.6724 4 0.00 26 NR 28 NR 29 4 -0.28 30 4 -0.0632 1 1.97 36 0 2.36 37 4 -0.28 45 3 -0.91 46 4 -0.3448 4 -0.28 50 NR 52 NR 55 4 0.28 57 2 1.1258 4 0 . 28 59 NR 61 NR 63 3 0.56 68 4 -0.1469 4 0.11 70 0 6.18 74 3 -0.87 78 1 1.69 79 0 118.3280 NR 85 NR 87 NR 89 0 10.31 90 3 -0.9694 NR 96 2 1.24 97 4 0.34

100 4 -0.03 103 NR105 3 0.84 107 4 0.00 108 2 -1.12 113 3 114 NR

....... .^_B*»rJMr«^:' *."."**-«^

0 1

3. AA: graphite furnace 4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

1 0 1 42 3 4 1.60 17.80 0.20 0.59 0.57

43.00 3.20 1.60 0.90 0.31

0123460.90

< 5 0.70

1.60 1.20

< 2 0.61

< 7 2.00

1.140.90 < 10

< 100 0.80

0.881.60

1.74 0.80

0.58 0.780.80

< 5 < 1

1.00 1.301.00

< 10 < 5

1.10 0.850.94 3.10

0.59 1.50

43.00< 1

< 5 < 2

4.57 0.56

< 4 1.34 1.02 0.89

< 51.20 0.90 0.50 0.58

< 10

*******

2 3

"""^ / J<> 4

0 4 6

MPV = 0.90 +/- 0.07 F-pseudosigma = 0.36

N = 51 Hu = 1.25 HI = 0.77

Lab119. 120. 121. 122. 126.127. 131. 133. 134. 138.141. 144. 146. 149. 153.167. 179. 180. 182. 193.196.1 196.2 201. 202. 204.

Rating Z -value 01 23464 0.28 1.00 4 -0.34 0.78 3 -0.98 0.55

NR < 1 NR < 103 -0.97 0.55

NR < 10 0 6.46 3.20 2 1.12 1.30 4 0.37 1.034 0.28 1.00 1 -1.97 0.20

NR < 10 4 -0.34 0.78 4 -0.25 0.81

NR < 2 0 47.50 17.80

NR < 4 NR < 1 NR < 13 -0.93 0.57 4 -0.39 0.76

NR < 2 2 -1.01 0.54 3 0.84 1.20

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Table 11. - -Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J f trace constituent) ContinuedAl (Aluminum) \i g/L

L25.U

L15.0

L05.0

95.0

85.0

75.0

65.0

55.0

45.0

1 > I

^

0. Other 1. AA: direct 2. AA: direct

I -j-/

air N20

N = Minimum = Maximum =

Median = St Dev =

Lab Rating Z -value1 3 5 8

111213 15 16 1823 24 25 26 2829 30 33 36 3739 42 45 46 4850 52 55 57 5961 63 68 697073 74 78 85 8997

100 101 103 105107 113 114 119 120

4 4 4 2 4

NR 3 4

NR 44 3 1

NR 20 4 4 3 434 4 314 1 3

NR NR20 0 4 44 3 4 4 00 3 0 4 424 0 24

-0.43 -0.43 -0.16 1.30

-0.43

0.91 -0.21

0.09-0.41 -0.97 -1.94

1.128.88

-0.02 0.12

-0.75 0.350.97 0.35 0.25 0.92 1.98

-0.04 -1.67 -0.81

-1.20 4.46

12.75 0.35

-0.120.50

-0.66 -0.49 0.35 3.992.52

-0.94 4.77

-0.04 -0.04-1.19 -0.13 -5.08 1.280.00

«>7*<x

3. AA: graphite furnace 4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

50 3 21 32 4 75.8 20.0 51.0 57.1 85.2 87.0 200.0 137.0 250.0 90.0

85 . 3 85 . 0 15.9 13.9

01 234680.0

80.0 83.4

102.3 80.0

< 100 97.3

82.8 < 300 86.6

80.2 73.0 60.5

< 250 100.0

200.0 85.2

87.0 75.8

90.098.0

90.0 88.7 97.4

111.085.0 64.0

75.0 < 250 < 10070.0

143.0 250.0

90.0 84.092.0 77.0

79.2 90.0

137.0118.0

73.4 147.0 85.0 85.0

70.2 83.8

20.0 102.0 85.5

S**^\^«^^&

* - ^ ___ f

MPV = 85.5 +/- 2.2

F-pseudosigma = 12.9 N = 65

Hu = 97.4 HI = 80.0

Lab Rating Z-value 012346121 122 127 131 133134 136 138 139141145 146 149 151 161167 180 182 183 185196 202204

4 0.27 89.0 2 1.12 100.0 2 -1.23 69.6

NR < 100 3 0.58 93.03 0.64 93.7 4 0.27 89.0 2 1.17 100.6 0 -2.67 51.0 4 -0.26 82.24 -0.43 80.0 2 1.36 103.0 4 -0.43 80.0 4 -0.43 80.0 0 2.91 123.0

NR < 100 0 -2.20 57.1

NR < 1000 3 0.57 92.9 1 1.74 108.04 0.07 86.4 4 -0.43 80.0 3 -0.52 78.8

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedAs (Arsenic) n g/L

10.50

9.50 ftsnO.Ov

7.50

6.505.50-

4.50-

0. 01 2. A) 3. At

La1 3 5 8

11.1 1 1 12 2 2 2 23 3 3 3 33 4 4 4 45 5 5 5 5515 6 6. 6t6< 7( 7i 7i 7(7J 7< 8( 8< 8'

8< 9( 9 9f9

^ ^ ^

^

ther \: direct N2O \ : graphite furnace

N - Minimum Maximum = Median = St Dev =

b Rating Z-value2 1.08 2 -1.35 4 0.40 0 -3.60

L 1 -1.90I NR 3 4 0.00 5 3 -0.90 6 3 -0.90 3 2 1.113 4 0 . 22 4 0 -3.87 5 4 0.00 3 4 0.00 9 1 1.620 4 0.46 2 3 0.63 5 4 0.21 S 0 -2.77 7 3 0.579 4 -0.36 2 3 -0.54 5 2 -1.44 5 2 -1.26 3 3 -0.819 4 0.00 L 2 -1.26 2 4 0.45 5 4 0.45 7 4 0.003 1 -1.713 3 -0.90 L 4 0.45 3 4 0.00 3 4 -0.453 4 0.18 ) 4 0.18 4 3 0.54 > 4 -0.31 > 3 0.693 4 0.00 3 2 -1.44 ) 3 0.90 > 4 -0.45 1 3 -0.903 3 -0.70 ) 3 0.63 4 -0.15 > 4 0.05 1 3 0.56

^^^ Wi"*"*"

0 0 2

4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

11. AA: hydride 1 1 49 3 5 18

5.89 6.80 3.70 7.00 7.40 4.00 10.00 8.00 8.70 9.23 8.00 7.94 0.97 0.76

02 34 6 119.20

6.50 8.45

4.00 5.89

< 10 8.00 7.00 7.00

9.238.25 3.70

8.00 8.00

9.808.51 8.70

8.23 4.92

8.637.60

7.40 6.40 6.60 7.10

8.00 6.60 8.50 8.50

8.006.10

7.00 8.50 8.00 7.508.20 8.20 8.60

7.65 8.778.00 6.40 9.00

7.50 7.007.22

8.70 7.83 8.06

8.62

_«»»

3 04

MPV = F-pseudos igma =

N = Hu « HI =

Lab Rating100. 2 103. 3 105. 4 107. 4 108. 3109. 3 113. 4 119. 4 120. 4 123. 1127. 4 131. NR 133. 4 134. 4 136. 4138. 3 139. 3 141. 4 145. NR 146. 4149. 2 167. 1 179. 2 180. NR 182. 4183. 3 193. 3 196.1 4 196.2 3 202. 4204. 2

A*................A^K*.................................................JC.-

7* v^ <>-*£ A , XJL*****-

f 4 ^*****

£

1

+ 6 A 11

8.00 +/- 0.17 1.11

77 8.50 7.00

Z-value 023461.35 9.50

-0.90 7.00 0.00 8.00 0.41 8.46

-0.90 7.00-0.94 6.96 -0.22 7.75 -0.45 7 -0.05 7 -1.93 5.85-0.23 7.74

< 50 -0.49 7.46 -0.36 7 0.00 8.000.72 8.80 0.88 8.98 0.45 8.50

< 21 0.00 8.00

-1.44 6.40 1.80 10.00

-1.08 6.80 < 18

0.00 8-0.54 7.40 -0.90 7.00 0.04 8.04 0.90 9.00

-0.18 7.80-1.35 6.50

11

.50

.94

.60

.00

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedB (Boron) M. g/L

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

0-0

22a 22c

0. Other 6. TCP /MS 4. TCP 22a. Colorimetric: azomethine5. DCP 22c. Colorimetric : curcurain

N =

Minimum =

Maximum =Median =St Dev =

1 28100 40

4300899

1 293 84

90

360

200

188

MPV F-pseudosigma

NHu HI

90 +/- 29

36 97 85

Lab Rating Z-value 22a 22c135111516182425262837394245464852555758616370100103119121122127129131134141145146161167180182

42423NR434NR0334102NR004434004404043303043NR

0.32-1.11-0.181.09

-0.67

0.100.540.10

6.60-0.730.87

-0.011.64

-5.521.09

-2.5412.10-0.230.21

-0.56-0.235.50

-3.31-0.23-0.01-3.310.01

12.10-0.23-0.890.55

-2.740.53

463.60-0.410.59

938089

10084

< 200919591

< 100150

8498

90105

40100

< 17067

20088

928588

140608890

6090

2008882956595

43008696

< 100

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Table 11. Statist/cat summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedBa (Barium) n g/L

55.0

50.0

45.0

40.0

35. Oi

30. 0 :

0. Ot 1. AA 2. AA

Lal1 3 5 6 8

11 13 15 16 1819 23 24 25 2628 2S 30 32 3336 37 3S 42 4546 48 50 525557 59 61 63 6869 70 74 75 7678 87 89 90 9496 97

10( 10110:

-4- f7 I *» */ rf ^**

^ .».»^tM"""""r 7^7" f "

her 3. AA: graphite furnace : direct air 4. ICP : direct N2O 6. ICP /MS

N 3 2 3 21 42 Minimum = 45.0 12.0 47.0 32.2 0.0 43. Maximum « 52.8 100.0 66.0 116.0 115.0 451.

Median = 49.0 46.0 St. Dev = 5.0 3.3

) Rating Z-value 012344 0.00 46.3 3 -0.54 44.0 4 0.07 46.6 3 -0.51 44.1 1 -1.57 39.63 0.87 50.0 2 1.18 51.3 4 -0.30 45.0 4 0.17 47.0 3 -0.94 42.33 -0.70 43.3 2 1.06 50.8 4 -0.09 45.9 4 -0.23 45.3

NR < 2503 0.87 50.0 3 0.87 50.0 4 0.07 46. 4 -0.19 45. 4 -0.30 45.01 1.53 52.8 3 -0.51 44. 3 0.64 49.0 3 -0.77 43. 4 0.28 47.54 0.28 47.5 2 1.11 51.0

NR < 50 3 -0.65 43.54 0.00 46.33 0.87 50.0 4 -0.07 46.0 3 -0.84 42.7 0 16.12 115.0 4 0.40 48.00 2.75 58.0 4 0.17 47.0 2 -1.01 42.0 3 0.68 49.2 4 -0.19 45.52 1.13 51.1 0 4.62 66.0 0 16.35 116.0 0 8.00 80.4 4 -0.40 44.64 0.17 47.0 4 -0.44 44.4

D 4 0.00 46.3 I 4 -0.26 45.2 5 1 -1.94 38.0

- - f-. ^f^^^^^^

j^s*Cs&&&Q<J*J*^^^*^~*/~*' " ' ^fJ^^^^>ooo<«- y~

2 3 0 4 * 6

MPV = 46.3 +/- 0.7 F-pseudos igma = 4.3

N = 76 6 Hu = 50.0 D HI = 44.3 0

6 Lab Rating Z-value 012346105 3 -0.54 44.0 107 4 -0.42 44.5 108 3 0.64 49.0 113 0 2.70 57.8 119 4 0.40 48.0120 0 2.30 56.1 121 4 -0.07 46.0 122 4 -0.35 44.8 126 NR < 200 127 4 -0.16 45.6131 4 -0.30 45.0 133 3 -0.61 43.7 134 3 0.54 48.6 136 3 -0.54 44.0 138 4 -0.16 45.6141 4 -0.30 45.0 145 3 -0.61 43.7

6 146 3 0.61 48.9 5 149 0 4.62 66.0

153 4 0.17 47.0161 4 -0.07 46.0

1 167 0-10.85 0.0 180 4 0.21 47.2

0 182 0 12.60 100.0 183 0 -3.31 32.2191 0 94.95 451.0 193 2 -1.01 42.0 196 3 -0.53 44.0 204 0 2.91 58.7

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Table 11. StatisticaJ summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedBe (Beryllium) n g/L

13

12.5 -

11

7.5

0. Other 3. AA: graphite furnace 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP/MS

N = 2 1Minimum = 10.0 10.0Maximum = 11.0 10.0Median =St Dev =

2 169.3 3

20.0 12111

3001

288

13100

5059

1014

463

Lab Rating 2-value

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =

HI =

10.61.0

5311.410.0

+ /- 0.2

136811121516182324252830323637394546485052555758616368697074789497100103105114119120127133134138141145146149167

33213NR232344NR4041033342410433444241434004440423444

0.60-0.581.351.64

-0.58 10.0

1.25-0.58-1.160.77

-0.19-0.39

0.003.570.39 11.01.832.310.770.580.960.391.160.19

-1.54-7.030.39

-0.51-0.58-0.10-0.29-0.391.06-0.29-1.72-0.19-0.58-0.299.06

-2.310.170.000.10

-2.02-0.101.06

-0.660.00

-0.190.39

11.210.0

12.012.3

< 2011.910.09.4

11.410.4

10.2< 100

10.614.3

12.513.011.411.2

11.611.011.8

10.89.0

3.311.0

10.110.0

10.510.310.2

11.710.3

8.810.410.010.3

20.08.2

10.810.610.78.5

10.511.7

9.910.6

10.411.0

Lab Rating 2-value179180182196202

-1.25-0.10-0.58 2.061.35

9.310.5

10.012.7

12.0

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Table =11. Stat/sticaJ summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J (trace constituent)--ContinuedCa (Calcium) m g/L

6.00

12

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 6. ICP /MS 2. AA: direct N2O 12. AA: flame emission

N « 4Minimum = 5.06

Maximum = 5.75Median =St Dev =

293.90

9.295.000.30

6 47 23.00 4.73 5.26

6.40 10.40 5.305.180.29

22.75

4.79

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

Lab Rating Z-value 121358911"

121315161819232425283233363942434546485152545557596163646869"

70747578838485878992949697100

44430443431334103420444334344443343242213040104332

0.200.270.480.83-2.93-0.20 5.07-0.44-0.73-0.16-0.801.69

-0.98-0.940.371.62

18.730.62

-0.24 5.06-1.193.00

-0.09-0.09-0.300.660.660.48

-0.80-0.090.20

-0.440.27

-0.800.94-0.30-0.80-1.150.48

-1.15-1.22-1.690.51

-4.350.344.53

-1.54-2.04-0.23-0.51-0.731.01

5.185.205.265.36

4.30

5.004.92

5.084.905.604.85

4.865.235.5810.40

5.30

4.795.975.105.10

5.045.315.315.264.90

5.105.185.005.204.905.395.044.90

4.805.264.80

4.784.655.273.905.22

6.404.694.55

5.064.98

4.925.41

5.130.28

905.304.92

+/- 0.04

Lab Rating Z-value 12101103105107109111113114116119120121122123126127129131133134136138139140141145146151153155164167179180182191193201202204

4320144004044344033314044404403402044040

0.-0.-1.

14.1.0.0.

-7.

2.0.

-2.

0,0.

-0.-0.

0.13,-0.-0.-0,-1,

0,2.

-0,

0.-0.

2.-0.-0.

2.0.

-0.

10.1.6.0.0.

-8.

0.2.

.09,80,40,79,69.48.27,54.72.09.08,27,41.51,44.05.76.80,73.59.86.48.84.44,44.05.50.09,09 5.1022 5.75.95.44.21.47,304809442347

5.

9.5.

5.

4.

5.4.5.

9,

5.

5.

5.

8.

6.

5.

,15

.29

.60

.20

.54

.24

.98

.00

.00

.00

,10

,39

,00

,90

15

44

5.26

3.0055

5

5

444

4.605

5.93

555

5

5

55

.90

.73

.89

.15

.20

.14

.90

.92

.96

.26

.25

.11

.83

.00

.54

5.26

2.75.19.82

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J {trace constituent) ContinuedCd (Cadmium) n g/L

10.00

9.00J

8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00i

4.00 :

T J* f

\ f

g

0. Other 1. AA: direct 2. AA: direct

Lab1 3 6 8 9

11 12 13 15 1618 19 23 24 2628 29 30 32 3637 39 42 45 4648 50 51 52 5557 59 61 63 6869 70 73 74 7678 79 85 878990 92 94 96 97

£P

* *"

3.air 4. N20 6.

N = Minimum = 3 Maximum = 10 Median = St Dev =

Rating 2 -value4 3 3 2 40 4 1 4 34 1 2 4 40 4 4 3 44 4 1 4 43 4 0 3 24 4 0 3 04 0 4 2 41 0 0 0 32 4 3 4 2

0.13 0.61 0.93

-1.02 -0.35-3.28 3 -0.06 1.62

-0.28 0.80

-0.18 -1.59 -1.38 0.32

-0.162.71 0.03 0.17 0.70

-0.11-0.06 0.03

-1.88 -0.03 -0.060.51

-0.16 2.71

-0.63 1.370.32

-0.16 2.33 0.51

-2.26-0.13 -2.02 -0.16 -1.11 0.34

-1.69 3.29 4.63

-6.85 -0.901.18

-0.16 -0.56 0.06

-1.17

jM**11*1,.»»»-

0 E

^^^^^^^__HyMMH^^H| B^^^^""""

-,

AA: graphite furnace TCP ICP/MS 26 1 56 18 5

.74 0.01 7.10 5.05 3.18 5.20

.00 7.60 12.00 10.00 7.90 7.20 7.00 1.11 1.40

0127 7 8

6.74

7 8 6

6

5

7

7

7

7

7 77 7

10 6 87

7

7 5

75

1012

0.01 68

7.00

7 5

346.30.80 .14

6.10 .80

.10

.86

.87 8.00

.98 5.50

.72 7.50

.0010.00

.20 7.34 7.90

.057.10

.20 5.20

.13

.10

.70

.00

.00

.51

.60

.50 7.00 9.60

.70 4.80

.03

.05 7.00 6.00

.52

.40

.60

.00

.22

.40

6.58 .23 .94

.. J^ iPM"1

-2

-^"" "af^:....

3 v

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu =

HI =

Lab100. 101. 103. 105. 107.108. 109. 111. 113. 114.119. 120. 121. 122. 127.131. 133. 134. 136. 138.139. 140. 141. 144. 145.146. 149. 153. 158. 167.179. 180. 182. 183. 193.196.1 196.2 201. 202. 204.

Rating4 3 2 4 23 4 3 4

NR4 3 4 34

NR 2 4 0 21 4 4 3 02 4 2 2 34 3 0 1 23 3 4 3 3

f J

j^w T

<X*> 1r A.

J

' 4 6

7.17 +/- 0.15 1.05

88 7.95 6.54

Z-value 0123460.03 7.20 0.51 7.70

-1.11 6.00 0.13 7.30 1.30 8.520.80 8.00

-0.38 6.77 -0.92 6.20 -0.25 6.90

< 100.13 7.30 0.59 7.78

-0.16 7.00 -0.66 6.47 -0.06 7.10

< 10 1.05 8.26 0.03 7.20 2.71 10.00 1.09 8.301.97 9.22 0.42 7.60

-0.44 6.70 -0.83 6.30 -3.81 3.181.37 8.60 0.42 7.60 1.37 8.60

-1.11 6.00 0.80 8.00

-0.06 7.10 -0.64 6.50 2.71 10.00 1.96 9.21

-1.11 6.00-0.57 6.57 0.89 8.10 0.32 7.50 0.61 7.80

-0.64 6.50

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedCo (Cobalt) n g/L

7.0

2.5 d

12

0 . Other 1 . AA: direct air3. AA: graphite furnace

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

12. AA1 4

6.0 5.046.0

: flame emission12

4.07.04.50.4

113.1

12.54.10.6

44.44.8

17.9

Lab Rating Z-value

MPV F -p s eudo s igma

NHu HI

4.60.733

5.1 4.1

+/- 0.2

121381115 16182426283032363746485051525557616368707489929497100103105121127131133134136138141145146167180182193196

4NR314NR32NRNR4404NRNR3333NRNR00NR3NR33423NR03NR04343NR4NR30NR4

0.27

-0.941.89

-0.09

-0.811.08

0.050.004.480.28

NR0.54

-0.81-0.65-0.81

55.85-2.02

-0.81

0.54-0.67-0.321.08

-0.81

3.24-0.58

10.660.000.54

-0.190.67

-0.19

-0.677.28

-0.24

4.8< 103.9

6.04.5

< 104.05.4

< 10< 100

4.64.6

7.94.8

< 10< 10

5.04.04.14.0

< 100< 5

46.03.1

< 104.0

< 105.0

4.14.4

5.44.0

< 107.04.2

< 1012.5

4.65.04.5

5.1< 54.5

< 404.1

10.0< 10

4.4

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Table 11. Statistical'summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e T-J2J {trace constituent)--ContinuedCr (Chromium) H. g/L

0. Other 3. AA: graphite furnace 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP 2. AA: direct N2O 6. ICP /MS

N - 4Minimum = 16.3Maximum = 20.0Median =St Dev =

5 4 48 2510.0 13.2 8.0 7.6

17.5 80.0 32.1 30.015.8 15.81.5 1.9

516.0

17.4

Lab Rating 2-value

MPV =

F-pseudosigma =N =

Hu = HI =

Lab1356891112131516181923242526282930323637394245464850515255575859616368697073747576787980858789

4234030NR03112443NR034413443243034334140440243440NR13

0.21 16.3-1.280.510.06

-4.420.702.56 20.0

-2.050.511.92

-1.92-1.28-0.26-0.320.70

8.97-0.960.000.001.60 18.50.640.000.00

-0.83-1.030.26

-0.64-5.130.700.32

-0.640.900.00

-1.790.266.41

-0.130.322.95-1.280.000.900.190.003.20

-1.79-0.64

14.016.8

16.19.1

17.1

< 2012.816.8

19.013.014.0

15.615.517.1

< 2030.0

14.5

16.0

14.714.416.415.08.0

17.116.515.017.4

16.013.2

16.426.0

15.816.5

20.614.0

16.017.416.316.021.0

< 2013.2

15.0

16.016.0

17.0

16.0

16.01.691

16.814.7

+/- 0.2

Rating 2-value 0 190.92.94.96.97.100.101.103.105.107.108.111.113.114.119.120.121.122.123.126.127.131.133.134.136.138.140.141.144.145.146.149.153.158.161.167.179.180.182.183.193.196.1196.2201.202.204.

0444244033243043244040340432304330434404234043

10.320.00

-0.320.33

-1.22-0.130.32

-2.370.83

-0.70-1.280.260.58

41.01-0.32-0.841.28

-0.260.426.41

-0.13

-0.900.38

-3.20-0.450.96

-1.03-0.64-5.380.06

-0.960.58

-2.950.00

-0.640.320.00

-3.85-0.13-1.280.91

-0.06

-0.38-0.77

3216.0

1614

15.8

17,14,14,

16.416

80.015,14,18.15.16.26.

16.611.15.

17.5

15.

14.16.11.

15.16.5

10.015.

14.0

15.< 2

15.14.

.1

15.5.5.1

16.512.3

.3

.9

.0

.9

.5

.7

.0

.6

.7

.015.8< 1014.6

.0,3

14.4,0

7.616.1

.59,4

16.0,0

16.0

8

17.49

48

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J {trace constituent) ContinuedCu (Copper) n g/L

0. Other 3.1. AA: direct air 4. 2. AA: direct N20 6.

N =Minimum = 3Maximum = 13Median =St Dev =

AA: graphite furnace ICP ICP/MS2 8

00 4.4830 20.00

5.151.41

1 41 172.40 2.70 3.60

6.00 20.004.66 5.000.71 1.46

54.405.60

Lab Rating Z-value

MPVF-p s eudo s igma

NHuHI

13689111213151618232426282930323637394245485051525557585961636869707374757879808385878990929496

4NR41201NR0NR314NR0NR420413444242NR34NR401NR0431024NRNRNR1404

0.15

-0.37-1.80-1.20-2.70 3.001.80

-3.15

-0.60-1.650.00

22.78< 4

0.101.20

12.74 13.300.191.80

-0.60-0.100.000.30

-1.200.21

-1.05< 20

-0.600.30

0.302.251.80

4.800.30

-0.60-1.69-2.70-1.20-0.45 4.50

< 5< 5

1.95 6.100.30 5.004.80

-0.48 4.48

4.90< 5

4.553.60

4.00

6.00< 502.70

< 104.40

3.704.80

< 10020.00

6.00

4.734.805.004.004.944.10

4.405.00< 5

5.006.30

6.00< 108.005.00

4.403.673.004.00

< 10

8.00

4.875.60

4.93

4.40

4.800.67

745.304.40

+/- 0.10

Lab Rating Z-value97100101103105107108111113114119120121122123126127131133134136138139140141144145146149153158161167179180182183193196201202204

403244134043343MR4MR03244313MR0NR424NR04NR4NR4043

-0.

11.-0.-1,0.

-0.1.

-0.0.

22,0,

-0,0,

-0,-0,

0,

4.-0,-1.0.

-0,0.1,0,

10,

-0.-1,0,

-3.0.

-0.

0.5,

-0.-0.

,21,09,90,20,30,07.80.75,33.78.30.81.90.21.60

.24

.75

.60

.20

.00

.15

.75

.65

.60

.79

.30,20,30

60,30

,04

,04,10,4575

4,12.20

4,6,4,5

20.00

4544

< 204

4444

5.3055

< 94,4.

2.40

< 204,

< 10

8.204.4.

.66

4.204.005.00

.75

.00

.30

.02

5.00.26.40.66.40

.96< 107.97

.40

.00

.80

.70

.90

.20< 3

12.00

.60

.005.00< 20

5.00

.77

4.83

.50,30

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedFe (Iron) p. g/L

170 i

160 i : T Diso! _.t .............. ....... .^^..^noo..... ..P.......

140 i-J ^jjyyDDgan00^ * 130 : -£--- -- - - ---pM^^- - - - - - -------------------- _f _------.-

120; gen _V /^>

"«r r T100 3 /-

o n i

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 6. ICP/MS 3. AA: graphite furnace 22. Color: phenanthroline

N = 4 27 5 45 5 4 Minimum = 130 86 115 0 144 C

Maximum = 157 155 150 176 205 144 Median = 139 140 St Dev = 11 12

Lab Rating Z- value 0 1 3 4 6 221 4 0.21 142 3 3 -0.84 130 5 3 0.76 149 8 4 0.25 143 9 4 -0.42 13511 3 0.84 150 12 4 0.00 140 13 3 -0.51 134 15 2 -1.01 128 16 4 -0.17 13818 1 -1.94 117 19 3 -0.67 132 21 4 0.34 144 23 1 -1.52 122 24 4 -0.25 13725 3 -0.93 129 26 NR < 200 28 0 2.53 170 29 2 -1.26 125 30 3 0.67 14832 0 5.48 205 33 4 -0.42 135 36 3 -0.84 130 37 3 0.84 150 42 4 0.17 14243 3 0.67 148 45 3 -0.51 134 46 3 0.59 147 48 1 1.69 160 50 3 -0.93 12951 4 0.08 141 52 3 -0.59 133 54 4 0.00 140 55 4 0.00 140 57 1 -1.69 12058 0 -4.55 86 59 4 0.42 145 61 2 -1.18 126 63 4 -0.25 137 68 4 0.00 14069 4 0.34 144 70 1 -1.69 12073 1 1.52 158 74 3 -0.84 130 76 4 0.34 14478 4 0.00 140 83 4 -0.17 138 84 3 0.84 150 85 4 0.25 143 87 2 1.43 157

f _

. ^^s^C^orf***^^ ....v*

3 0 4 6 X 22

MPV = 140 +/- 2 F-pseudosigma = 12

N = 90 Hu = 147 HI = 131

Lab Rating Z- value 0134689 3 -0.76 131 90 4 -0.17 138 91 4 0.34 144 92 0 -2.87 106 94 4 0.34 14496 4 0.25 143 97 4 0.00 140 100 4 -0.17 138 101 3 0.76 149 103 3 -0.84 130105 3 -0.59 133 107 4 -0.42 135 109 3 0.76 149 113 0 -11.79 114 3 0.84 150116 3 0.51 146 119 4 0.00 140 120 1 -1.86 118 121 3 0.84 150 122 0 -2.11 115127 4 0.00 140 129 4 -0.42 131 4 0.00 140 133 3 0.59 147 134 3 -0.73 131136 3 0.84 150 138 4 -0.38 136 139 1 -1.69 120 140 4 0.00 140 141 4 -0.34 136145 2 -1.18 126 146 1 1.69 160 149 2 1.26 155 155 3 -0.79 161 2 1.18 154167 0 -11.79 0.14 180 3 -0.67 132 182 NR < 200 191 3 0.84 150 193 4 0.17 142202 3 -0.51 134 204 0 3.04 176

X_

22

0.13

135

131

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample /-/<?/ (trace constituent) ContinuedK (Potassium) m g/L

o.eo;0.55

0.50

0.40!

0.35!

o.so;0.25'

/ L1 A -p j>

.jSQEjQPH:......... . ............. &..._

**" .nru-JUQ/-^""^""'^ f^£f^^^~'f300Q^ yXX~

J~ 4

**AV* ~J

f

7

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air4. ICP

N Minimum Maximum Median St Dev

5. DCP MPV = 0.45 +/- 6. ICP/MS F-pseudosigma = 0.06

12. AA: flame emission N = 75 2 40 22 1 2 8 Hu = 0.50

= 0.43 0.10 0.25 0.48 0.48 0.32 HI = 0.42 = 0.44 1.55 640 0.50 1.54

0.44 0.44 0.50 0.05 0.06 0.08

Lab Rating Z-value 0 1 4 5 6 12 Lab Rating Z-value 01 3 8 911

4 -0. 2 -1. 3 0. 2 -1. 4 -0.

12 0 -2. 13 3 -0. 15 4 0. 16 3 -0. 18 0 3.23 4 -0. 24 0 -3. 28 0 25. 32 3 0. 33 3 0.36 0 -2. 42 0 3. 43 3 -0. 45 4 -0. 46 3 0.

31 0.43 113 2 1.10 41 0.36 114 0 -3.61 94 0.51 119 4 -0.31 10 0.38 120 0 -3.20 13 0.44 121 4 -0.1635 0.30 122 4 0.16 56 0.41 123 0 -2.67 27 0.47 127 2 1.41 78 0.40 129 0 -3.92 92 0.70 131 NR31 0.43 133 2 -1.21 14 0.25 134 0 3.92 88 2.10 136 3 -0.78 78 0.50 138 4 -0.06 53 0.48 139 2 1.4102 0.32 140 0 2.98 92 0.70 141 4 -0.47 78 0.40 145 0 24 0.44 146 0 17.41 63 0.49 151 4 -0.47

48 0 10032 640 153 4 -0.31 0.43 51 0 17.10 1.54 164 3 -0.82 52 4 -0.03 0.45 167 NR 54 4 0.00 0.45 179 3 -0.78 55 4 -0.31 0.43 180 1 1.5257 3 0. 59 4 0. 61 NR 63 2 1. 64 4 -0.68 0 8. 69 3 0. 70 NR 74 4 0. 75 NR78 4 0. 83 4 0. 85 3 0. 87 4 -0. 89 3 0.92 0 17. 94 4 0. 96 3 0. 97 2 -1. 100 4 -0.101 3 0. 103 3 -0. 105 4 -0. 109 4 -0 . Ill 4 0.

78 0.50 182 0 -5.49 00 0.45 191 4 0.44

< 1 193 4 0.00 10 0.52 201 3 0.88 47 0.42 202 2 1.2163 1.00 204 4 0.0878 0.50

< 0.5 47 0.48

< 116 0.46 47 0.48 94 0.51 16 0.44 78 0.5025 1.55 19 0.46 66 0.49 41 0.36 16 0.4478 0.50 78 0.40 31 0.43 47 0.42 39 0.48

0.01

1 4 5 6 120.52 0.22

0.43 0.25 0.440.46 0.28 0.54 0.20

< 20.37

0.70 0.40

0.45 0.54

0.64 0.42

< 0.1 1.56

0.42

0.40 < 1

0.40 0.55

0.10 0.48

0.45 0.51 0.53 0.46

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J {trace constituent) ContinuedLi (Lithium) \i g/L

32.0

30.0;

28.0 '

26.0 :

24.0 ;

22.0]

20.0':

18.0

12

0. Other 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

6. ICP /MS 12. AA: flame emission

1 5 14 211.0 20.0 14.9 22.4

28.0 32.8 28.825.03.2

223.0

25.0

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

25.02.2

2426.223.3

+ /- 0.6

Lab Rating Z-value 1213111516242526282930323942505563687085100103105109121127131134145182

4303NR43NRNR02144NR34442404442NR000

0.490.92

-6.43-0.64

2627

11.023

.1

.0

.6< 200

0.000.64

2526

.0

.4< 100

-2.30-1.201.750.00

-0.46

-0.920.460.000.001.380.00

-3.220.000.230.001.20

3.59-4.63

< 10020.0

2524

26.02525

28.025.0

1825

25.5

27<3214

< 1

22.428.8

.0

.0< 5023.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

25.0.650.8.9

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedMg (Magnesium) m g/L

12

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air 2. AA: direct N20

N =

Minimum =

Maximum =Median =St Dev =

4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

12. AA: flame emission4 31

1.11 0.98

1.26 651.220.08

4 460.85 1.07

1.28 2.401.250.08

3 21.15 1.24

1.42 2.24

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

Lab Rating Z-value 121358911121315161819232425283032333639424345464851525455575961636*6869707475'

78838485878992949697

434434334304433020444334424433131343030NR4304414443

0-0

0-0-0

00

-0

0-0

2-0

000

15-1

2-0

0-0

0-0

001

-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0

0020

-2

-0-0

50

-0-10

-0

0-0

.27

.54

.13

.13

.54 1.20

.27 1.26

.81

.94 1.17

.27

.54

.16

.13

.40 1.27

.94

.81

.65

.21

.43

.01 1.24

.00

.13

.81

.54

.00 1.24

.13

.35

.27 1.22

.40

.54 1.20

.54

.89

.54

.89

.81

.13

.81

.16 1.40

.81

.16< 2

.13 1.23

.67 1.19

.13 1.62

.27 1.26

.27 1.22

.89 1.10

.13 1.25

.35

.00 1.24

.67 1.19

1111

1

1111

112

111

11

1

1111111

11

1

.26

.20

.25

.23

.30

.26

.20

.40

.23

.31

.30

.401.151.42

1.24.23.30.20

.25

.34

.21

.20

.10

.20

.10

.18

.25

.30

.30

.08

.21

1.240.07

901.301.20

+/- 0.01

Lab Rating Z-value 12100101103105107109111113114116119120121122123126127129131133134136138139140141145146151153155164167179180182191193201202204

24334040043034133020434334113314303131030

1.0.0.

-0.-0.

2.0.2.

-5.

0.0.

-3.-0.-0.-1.-0.-0.

860.1.

-2.-0.-0.

0.0.

-0,

0,-1,1,

-0.-0,-1.0,

-0.

7,0,

-1.0.1.

13.0.3.

,48,13,8181,40,161316.26,276749.54.13.62.54,81.12.08.29.40.54.00.54,54.13.89.62.54.54 1.20.82 1.11.26.54.55.94.89.81.89.49.81.64

1.

1.1.

1,

0.

1.1.1.

1,

1.

1,

1,

1

1,

1,

.25

,2140

.40

.98

,23.12.20

65

.20

.20

.20

.26

.80

.10

.38

1.

1.1.

1.25

0.851,1.

1.

1.

1.1.1.

1,1.28

1,1,1.

1,

1

1.1,

.35

.3018

.2629

.20

,18

.32

.07

.21

.24

.25

.10

.36

.20

.31

1.30

2.24.30.51

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Table 11. Statist/caJ summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedMn (Manganese) p, g/L

35.033.0-

31.0 29.0

27.0

25.0 i-

23.0;

21.0

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air 2. AA: direct N2O

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

3. AA: graphite furnace A. ICP 6. ICP/MS

326.1

31.0

2A20

35283

0011

1 1111.0 2A

31292

9

203

A321AO282

0

020

628.6

31.3

Lab Rating Z-value13589U121315161819232A25262829303233363739A243A5A6A85051525A5557585961636870747678838485878990

A3AAA3331A122AANR32A3222144040A332303A3A343AA130A00

0-0

0-0-0

00

-0-1-0-1-11

-0

0

.AA

.65

.20

.16

.25

.70 30.0

.70

.61 27.1

.73

.20

.55

.2A

.01

.02

.16

29272828

27.9

30,

2A,28,2525.

30.728.28.

.A

.0

.9

.1

.0

.6

.0

.0

.7

.A

.8< 200

0-1001

-111

-0

020500

-0-1-0

2-0-0

00

-0

0-0

0-0

10

-2-0-2-2

.70

.10 26.0

.07

.52

.15 31.0

.06 26.1

.28

.60

.20

.25

.50 3A.O

.3A

.19

.25

.70

.61

.10 26.0

.70

.95 35.0

.65 27.0

.20

.70

.25

.65

.25

.65

.25 29.0

.25 27.9

.73 32.3

.70 30.0

.00 24.0

.20 28.0

.09 23.8

. A5 23.0

30.

32.28.29.

29.AO.

29.030.0

27.

26.

28.30.29.27.29.27.

.0

28.629.6

31.3.0,0.0

20

1

9

000000

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

28.52.288

30.027.0

+/- 0.3

Lab Rating 2-value91929A969710010110310510710911311A116119120121122127129131133ISA1361381391401A11A51A61A9153161179180182191196202204

32AA22A0AAAA31A332A00A03A2AAA2A1002032A1

0.70-1.10-0.200.251.2A1.37O.A3

-2.00-0.200.02

-0.20-0.3A0.701.60

-0.20-0.97-0.65-1.370.11-3.80

0.07-2.000.70

-0.111.15

-0.160.07

-0.351.280.25

-1.60-3.35-7.851.19

-3.800.701.21

-0.201.82

30.026.0

28.029.0

31.231.5

29.42A.O28.0

28.528.0

27.730.0

32.028.0

26.327.0

25. A28.7

20.0< 1028.62A.O

30.028.2

31.028.1

28.627.731.3

29.02A.9

21.011.0

31.120.0

30.031.1

28.032.5

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedMo (Molybdenum) \L g/L

17.516.515.514.513.512.511.510.59.58.57.56.5 *

0. Other 3. AA: graphite furnace 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP/MS

N = 2Minimum = 10.0Maximum = 11.5

Median =St Dev =

1 1 15 1350.0 50.0 5.0 5.0

18.8 20.013.0 11.41.4 1.0

410.312.5

Lab Rating Z-value

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

12.01.8

3613.511.0

+1- 0.4

135111215162426282930323942454648505261687074758597100103105120121127131133136"

138141145146149151167182183196202

4NR42NR4NR4NR0044131NRNR43NR0NR34NR2444033NR0444040300330

-0

-0-1

0

-0

4200

-0-1-0

1

00

2

-0

0

1-0

00300

-2

0-0-0

-0

2-0-3

200

-0-3

.28 11.5

.50

.10 10.0

.17

.06

.40

.92

.28

.11

.65

.94

.93

.00

.94

.75

.94

.28

.10

.11

.00

.00

.72

.55

.66

.83

.00

.11

.33

.33

.04

.61

.85

.92 50.0

.61

.85

.85

< 1011.1

< 2012.3

< 3011.9< 5020.0

50.0

9.0

15.5< 140< 10

12.013.7

< 1017.0< 5010.3

12.5< 50

14.011.812.012.0

18.813.013.2

< 1006.9

12.011.8

11.4< 4

11.415.710.95.0

13.1

5.0

12.511.8

10.3

10.5

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample F-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedNa (Sodium) m g/L

8.00

12

0. Other 1. AA: direct air A. ICP

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

5. DCP 6. ICP /MS

12. AA: flame emission2 38 37 1

6.90 5.10 6.A9 6.9A7.06 8.80 15.70

7.20 7.250.33 0.31

2 97.30 6.A58.AO 8.A6

6.950.29

Lab Rating Z-value 121358911121315161819232A25283233363739A2A3A5A6A851525A55575961636A6869707A7578838A85878990929A96

32333A002NR302310033A23303333AA3330A23AA3330AA333AA

-0.1.0.

-0.0.

-0.2.2.1.

0.-2.1.0.1.

28.A.

-0.-0.0.1.

-0.-0.-2.0.0.

-0.-0.0.

-0.-0.0.

-0.2.0.1.

-0.0.0.

-0.-0.0.A.0.0.

-0.0.0.

-0.-0.

9AOA5A8771Al6868A6

712907816302008258183761611658719A5805089A71610912OA6121Al779A5A201205677187AOA8

67

77.06

8

7

7

6

7

77

667

776

7

7

.90

.50

.AO

.00

.51

.2A

.53

.20

.82

.22

.95

.90

.35

.22

.20

.98

,A5

.OA

76

8

7<76

77

15

777

77

7

677

7

7,7,

7.

.35

.92

.00

.6310

. AO

.A9

.A3

.68

.70

.60

.00

.00

.36

.AO

.01

.90

.AO

.00

.50

.25

.31

06

8.AO6.9A

7.01

6.90

7.16

7.00

8.A6

7.AO

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

7.190.30

887.AO 6.99

+/- O.OA

Lab Rating Z-value 129710010110310510710911111311A11611912012112212312712913113313A1361381391AO1A11A51A615115316A16717918018219119320120A

A0A232AA10AA1A3332AA33A13AA1331A030A002

-0,2

-0,1,

-0,-1.0,0.1

-5-0-0-10.0,0

-0,-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-00,

-0.1,

-0.-0,1,0,

-6,0.

-3,0.5.

-2.-1.

. AA

.35

.28

.OA

.90

.OA

.05

.02

.69

.71

.28

.AA

.62

.05

. 6A

.5A

.81

.27

.Al

.35

.61

.61

.08

.73

.61

.25

.02

.96

.61

.9A

.96

.05

.86

.51

.90

.38

.31

.Al

.27

7

7

67775

6

77

6

77

7

76.90

7

5

6

8

.05

.10

.87

.20

.19

.70

.A5

.69

.38

.35

.80

.00

.00

.00

.00

.78

.10

.00

.80

7.

7.6.

7,7.

7,

6.

7,7,

7,

7.7.7,

7.

7.

.90

,50.91

,10.05

,20

,9A

.06

.08

.166.66

.26

.18,78

,20

,3A

7.30

6.456.80

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedNi (Nickel) p. g/L

/ /.50 ;

50 ;

f50 --,.

.50i"H

-50- /

.5o;-t

. WV f

" * -""r_

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air 2. AA: direct N20

N = Minimum = Maximum = Median = St Dev =

Lab1 3 6 9

1112 13 15 16 1823 24 26 28 2930 32 36 37 4245 46 48 50 5152 55 57 58 5961 63 68 69 7073*

74 75 78 8587 89 90 92 9497

100 101 103 105

Rat ing Z - va lue4 0.33

NR 3 -0.54 2 -1.02 0 -3.32

NR NR 4 -0.38

NR 1 -1.811 -1.60 2 1.12

NR 2 1.36

NR4 0.04 3 0.81 4 -0.04 4 0.21 2 -1.180 -3.45

NR 3 -0.54 4 -0.23 2 -1.024 -0.38 4 0.09

NR 4 0.25 2 1.36

NR 4 0.33 3 0.81 3 0.57

NR3 0.57 4 -0.23 3 -0.76 1 1.68

NRNR NR 3 0.96 3 0.57 4 -0.274 0.50 2 1.44 4 0.49 3 -0.62 4 -0.23

«J -^ HUH*"**"*^iss**

/

3. AA: graphite furnace 4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

2 7 1 31 16 5 4.10 6.27 6.60 3.94 6.00 6.80 8.24 15.10 10.50 11.40 9.30

9.50 8.00 8.65 1.47 1.09 1.28

0123 468.70

< 20 7.61 7.00

4.10< 20

< 50 7.80

< 25 6.00

6.27 9.70

< 10 10.00

< 108.33 9.30

8.24 8.55 6.80

3.94 < 25

7.60 8.00 7.007.80

8.40 < 100

8.60 10.00

< 10 8.70

9.30 9.00

< 509.00 8.00

7.33 10.40

< 10< 10

< 25 9.50

9.00 7.95

8.91 10.10

8.90 7.50 8.00

^*******

-2 3

JM-"

/

0

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

Lab111 113 114 119 120121 127 131 133 134136 138 139140 141144 145 146 149 167179 180 182 183 193196 201 202204

Rating34 21 324

NR 044 3 3 4 41 0 4 4 42

NR 21

NR4 0 4 2

£*/>*

j^y ^iXXXXf ^sss f

4 -A ... £

8.29 +/- 0.22 1.26

629.30 7.60

Z-value 0 12346-0.62 7.50 0.28 8.64 1.36 10.00 1.76 10.50

-0.84 7.231.36 10.00

-0.05 8.22 < 26

2.47 11.40 0.49 8.90

-0.23 8.00 -0.78 7.30 -0.82 7.25 0.25 8.60

-0.23 8.00-1.73 6.10

< 5 -0.23 7.99 -0.23 8.00 -0.23 8.00-1.34 6.60

< 7 1.36 10.00 1.68 10.40

< 10-0.39 7.79 5.41 15.10 0.09 8.40 1.12 9.70

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Table 11. Statistical'summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedPb (Lead) p. g/L

10.50 -9.50-

8.50

AbO :

6.50 :5.50

A c.r\ .

................. ,

1- _n_ »» 4/ ^jiBi y............-/......... __ .............................. __ .. __ ..................................... .... .. .......................................... .-.......-...^-^^K^fll-......' ... ................./.......................-/ mmmm*»wm*^ I +^**

^ """""

y

0. Other 3. AA: graphite furnace 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP/MS

N = 3 3Minimum = 9.80 6.60Maximum = 35.30 10.00Median =St Dev =

1 637.70 3.10

10.027.601.11

5 57.00 l.lk245 8.10

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HL =

Lab Rating 2-valu Lab13569111213151618232426282930323336374245464850515255575961636869707476787980838587899092949697

40NR301NR33NR3341044403443444043431213433444232222142

0.25-2.47

-0.572.191.99 9.80

0.71-0.67

-0.72-0.660.25

-1.69230.26-0.310.140.34

26.74 35.30-0.940.000.00

-0.53-0.33-0.240.25

-3.630.03

-0.630.25

-0.72-1.60-1.11-1.60-0.720.05

-0.920.95

-0.24-0.140.25

-1.50-0.72-1.11 6.601.311.121.22 9.00

-1.540.161.46 _____________

8.005.20

< 307.16

10.00

< 108.487.05

< 307.007.078.006.00

2457.43

6.78

7.207.407.508.004.007.787.108.00

7.006.106.606.107.007.806.808.727.507.608.006.207.00

9.098.90

6.167.919.25

7.898.10

7.747.75

7.751.03

808.397.00

+ /- 0.16

Rating 2-value100.101.103.105.107.108.109.111.113.114.119.120.121.122.126.127.131.133.134.136.138.139.140.141.144.145.146.149.158.167.179.180.182.183.193.196.1196.2201.202.204.

102230044NR344443NR04340020NR01244NR04NR43010

1.992.961.221.12

-0.992.19-4.51-0.04-0.07

< 100.54

-0.210.440.250.25

-0.67

14.030.05

-0.72-0.142.212.19 10.00

-1.31-2.66

-1.69-1.010.25

-0.04

11.89 20.000.50

< 100.140.54

< 21.51

-3.34

9.8010.809.00

8.906.72

10.003.107.707.67

8.307.538.208.008.007.05

< 10022.20

7.807.007.60

10.02

6.405.00

< 25< 3

6.006.708.00

7.70< 12

8.26

7.898.30

9.304.30

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Table \ \. StatisticaJ summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedSb (Antimony) M. g/L

ll.OO-i -

0. Other 3. AA: graphite furnace 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP /MS

N = 2Minimum = 10. 90Maximum = 11 . 30Median *»St Dev =

2 1 25100 8.30 3.35150 12.00

7.061.47

4 45.50 7.538.20 9.65

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

7.611.20

388.606.98

+/- 0.26

Lab Rating Z-value1311121516232428303236374548525557596163687478858797100105114119120127131133136138141146149179180182196202

010NR0NR10NR43144042NR4NR4343044040434NR1434443NR012

2.1.3.

-3.

1.-2.

0.0.1.

-0.0.

-2.-0.-1.

0.

-0.-0.-0.0.

-3.0.

-0.3.0.

118.0.

-0.-0.

-1.-0.-0.0.0.

-0.0.

76.1.

-1.

74 10.906608 11.30

54

8142

< 1000066590600344025

33

09920983003345662557 150255250

75508450105058

94 1007034

9

3

94

9

7476<

7678487

127

767

76

78.30

6

.60

< 100.35

< 60.78.70

.51

.61

.80

.13

.1010

8.00< 50

.50

.50

.50

.60

.00

.00

.06

.00

.90

.90

.98

.00< 505.50

.00

.608.207.73

.00

< 13

.00

7.608.40

7.53

9.65

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Table 11. - -Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedSe (Selenium) \i g/L

Z.3U ;

1.50 1

0.50 i

9.50 |

8.50 I

7.50 !

6.50 i

5.50

4.50

3.50 :

V" J______ ! »' r^ *.M.*l .._

"O"

^T.

0 . Other 2. AA: direct N20 3. AA: graphite furnace

N =

Minimum = Maximum = Median = St Dev =

Lab Rating Z -value1 4 3 3 5 NR 8 0

11 012 3 13 4 15 4 16 3 18 223 0 24 1 26 3 28 4 29 330 4 35 4 36 3 37 3 39 442 245 4 46 4 48 3 50 452 455 1 57 4 58 0 61 463 3 68 4 69 4 70 3 74 475 4 76 3 78 2 79 2 80 385 4 87 4 89 4 90 0 94 496 3 97 3

100 0 105 4 107 0

0.48 -0.87

-2.22-2.000.62 0.27

-0.03 -0.801.41

-3.56 1.62 0.62

-0.09 0.910.18 0.01

-0.79 0.93

-0.231.12

-0.33 0.41

-0.80 -0.090.07 1.62

-0.09 -2.57 -0.23-0.58 0.41 0.20

-0.58 0.060.00 0.66

-1.01 1.33 0.62

-0.01 0.06

-0.35 2.26

-0.280.67 0.62

-2.220.23 3.04

M**1nppBB^BTBi

-mmmm**^HHW*

4. ICP 6. ICP /MS

11. AA: hydride 1 1 42 0 5 24

5.30 7.00 3.11 8.00 4.50 12.40 9.70 15.70 7.73 8.12 1.54 1.30

0 2

6

5.309 8

7

3

9

7

7 87

10

77 8 87 8

9 6

10 9

1179

5 8

12

3 4 6 118.80

.90 < 40

5.00

.00

.50 8.08

.00 10.10

.11 10.40 9.00

8.00 .40

8.37 8.13

.01 9.43

7.809.70

.66

.70

.00 8.008.22

.40 8.00 4.50

.80

.30

.70

.40

.30

.208.12

.05

.70

.00

.008.10 8.20 7.63

.30

.73

.07 9.00

.00

.44

.40

~£~*

<

3 6

MPV =

F-pseudos igma = N =

Hu =

HI =

Lab Rating108. 3 109. 3 113. 4 119. 3 120. 0122. 3 127. 4 131. NR 133. 1 134. 4136. 3 138. 4 139. 0 141. 3 146. 1149. 2 167. 3 179. 3 180. NR 182. 4183. 4 193. 3 196.1 4 196.2 0 202. 4 204. 0

/

9+~*~^

r*7T.... ........................

Aw J.J.

8.12 +/- 0.22 1.41

73 9.00 7.10

Z-value 02346-0 -0 -0 -0

5-0 -0

-1

000 2 0

-1-1 -0 -0

-0

0 -0

0 2

-0

3

11.94 6.80 .80 7.00 .30 7.70 .72 7.10 .38 15.70.62 .43 7.51

< 100 .58 5 . 90 .06.62 9.00 .48 .06 11.02 .62 .93 5.40.36 6.20 .80 7.00 .80 7.00

< 13 .09.13 8.30 .80 7.00 .18 8.38 .75 12.00 .37 7.60 .04 12.40

7.25

8.20

8.80

9.00

8.00

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Table 41. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedSi02 (Silica) m g/L

!5i /*M ^a r 0-0^° /» ... . ........ .. . . . ... . ./^ . .../............. .._..._... ... . .........ic ;

* .». ./N»-^X"~S^""VXr*^*''^ J

^w/V^Cr^ l' S/ ^ ^ ' __m-l

B :. i_ e ^:_ ______________ __________i___»;

I5 : I ________________ L_

0. Other 5. DCP MPV - 4.6* 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP/MS F-pseudosigma = 0.26 k. ICP 22. Color: molybdate N = 5*

N = 1 2 29 1 2 23 Hu = 4.7* Minimum = 13. 10 4 .28 1.89 4 .61 4 . 64 0 . 08 HI = 4.4:

Maximum = 8.00 8.61 5.60 5.20 Median = A. 60 4.71 St Dev = 0.21 0.26

Lab Rating1 4 2 4 3 4 5 4 8 39 0

11 0 13 4 15 3 23 424 2 25 0 28 2 29 2 32 033 4 39 2 42 4 43 4 45 451 4 52 0 55 2 57 2 58 061 0 63 4 64 3 70 3 75 478 0 87 3 89 4 92 3 97 0

106 4 101 4 103 1 104 3 105 4113 1 118 4 119 3 121 4 127 4131 3 134 4 138 3 141 0 145 0

_^J**

_ j. a IB <"* ^

22

+/- 0.05

\ \\

Z -value 0 245 6 22 Lab Rating Z -value 024 5 6 220.06 4.66 146 0 -8.44 2.45 0.49 4.77 151 4 0.23 4.70 0.23 4.70 155 4 0.39 4.74 0.35 4.73 161 0 -9.75 2.11

-0.77 4.44 167 3 0.62 4.80-2.08 4.10 185 0 2.00 5.16 32.61 13.10 191 4 0.00 4.64 -0.50 4.51 204 2 1.16 4.94-0.73 4.45 0.27 4.711.19 4.95

-10.60 1.89 -1.50 4.25 -1.39 4.28 3.70 5.60

-0.12 4.61 -1.16 4.34 0.23 4.70 0.23 4.70 0.00 4.640.04 4.65

-6.32 3.00 1.36 4.99

-1.31 4.30 -17.57 0.08-9.40 2.20 0.00 4.64

-0.89 4.41 0.93 4.88 0.15 4.68

12.95 8.00 1.00 4.90

-0.46 4.52 -0.81 4.43 -5.55 3.20-0.15 4.60 -0.31 4.56 -1.70 4.20 -0.54 4.50 -0.46 4.521.81 5.11 0.23 4.70 0.54 4.78

-0.15 4.60 -0.42 4.53-0.62 4.48 0.46 4.76 0.58 4.79 2.16 5.20

15.30 8.61

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported, data for standard reference water sample T-J2J (trace constituent) ContinuedSr (Strontium) ji g/L

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 5. DCP 3. AA: graphite furnace 6. ICP /MS

N = 2 2Minimum = 50.0 15.0

Maximum = 200.0 50.0Median =St Dev =

2 29 140.0 19.0 41.3

50.8 90.043.33.3

415.147.6

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

44.04.940

47.240.5

+/- 1.1

Lab Rating Z-value138911151618242526282932333739425255596368707497100103105109113116121127131134138141145146182191196

4340232243NR0033424404334223242NR444434343040

0.32-0.81-0.14

1.22 50.0-0.53-1.011.01

-0.220.85

9.33-5.880.73

-0.550.301.010.41

-0.41-5.070.200.79

-0.810.00

-1.421.38

-0.95-1.220.001.22

< 2000.410.00

-0.220.00

-0.61-0.26-0.81-0.500.55

31.65 200.00.20

-5.87

45.640.043.3

< 30

41.439.049.042.948.2

< 25090.0

15.0

49.046.042.019.045.047.940.044.037.0

50.839.338.044.0

50.0

46.044.042.944.041.042.7

40.041.646.7

47.641.3

45.5

45.015.1

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J ftrace constituent) ContinuedV (Vanadium) p. g/L

1.70

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 6. ICP/MS 3. AA: graphite furnace

N = 1Minimum = 4 . 00Maximum =Median =St Dev =

0 6 182.18 2.506.25 20.00

3.600.90

63.204.29

Lab Rating 2-value1311 15 1618 24 26 28 3032 37 39 42 4850 52 55 57 6163 68 70 74 9497 100 101 103 105121 127 133 134 136138*

141 145 146 167180 182 196

3NR 4 3 NR20 NR 0 44 4 0 2NRNR 0 1 NR NRNR 0 NR 2 30 2 4 2 24 4 3 4 43 4 04 NR3 NR 4

-0,

0 -0,

-1, 4,

21 00 0 3

-1

-2-1

2

-1 -02

-1 0,

-1. -1,0 0 0 0,0,

-0.-0.

-0,

0.

0.

.74

.00 4.00

.61

.32

.76

.16

.04

.26

.17

.84

.06

.41

.98

.78

.06

.93

.98

.15

.00

.32

.32

.00

.33

.93

.13

.00

.53

.40

.13

.79 < 200

.38

< 10

3.54 < 103.00 7.60

< 100 20.00

6.90

< 200< 5

2.18 2.50

< 100 < 5

< 10 6.10 < 10 3.20 3.30

6.253.13 4.00 3.00 3.004.00

4.25 4.70

4.10 4.00

3.60 3.70 < 2

3.90 < 304.60

3.44

4.034.20 4.13

3.20

4.29

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N - Hu = HI =

4.000.76

314.273.25

+/- 0.18

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Table 11. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample T-J2J Ctrace constituent) ContinuedZn (Zinc) n g/L

12

0.1.3.

OtherAA:AA:

direct airgraphite furnace

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

4.6.

12.1

20.0 936175

ICPICP/MSAA: flame

26.2 13.2 25.8.1

862

950186

emission41.8.0.0.5

516.3 2119.8 22

233

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

Lab Rating Z-value 121356891112131516181923242526282930323637394245464850515255575961636870737475787983858789909294

2432443NR44031244NR043413343404444NR4442443343034NR420

1.21-0.370.661.210.07

-0.370.73 20.0

0.00 18.00.29

-2.57-0.73-1.98-1.03 15.2-0.33-0.04

4.40-0.37 17.0-0.510.371.580.660.730.15

-0.51 16.6-0.0411.750.000.37 19.00.07-0.29

< 200.00

-0.37-0.37-1.47-0.370.18

-0.51-0.51 16.6-0.18 17.5-0.73-3.23 9.2-0.66 16.20.37 19.0

< 40-0.37 17.0-1.47 14.02.20

21.317.019.8

21.318.2

17.0

< 20

18.811.016.012.6

17.117.9

< 25030.0

16.619.0

22.319.8

20.018.4

17.950.0

18.0

18.217.2

18.017.017.014.017.018.516.6

16.0

_____ 24.0

18.0 +/- 2-7

8320.0 16.3

0.4

Lab Rating Z-value 129697100101103105107111113114119120121122123127131133134136138139140141144145146149151158161167180182193196201202204

2300343403412403NR23242304002322040NR3230

1.47-0.596.682.75-0.730.00

-0.810.222.940.730.00-1.621.47-0.072.620.55

1.03-0.73-1.100.04

-1.100.552.060.37

-3.014.181.470.59

-1.10-1.102.940.48

-2.94

-0.641.28

-0.732.61

22.0

36.2

15.8

26.020.0

19.5

15.019.5

19.0

22.019.615.0

10.0< 40

21.5

16.4

25.516.018.0

18.6

18.013.6

22.017.825.2

< 5020.816.0

15.018.1

23.6

9.829.4

15.026.019.3

16.3

16.025.1

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12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample M-J24 (major constituents)

Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols

Analytical methods0. Other/Not reported

1. AA: direct, air< ** 2. AA: direct, N20

3. AA: graphite furnace4. ICP

5. DCP6. ICP/MS7. 1C

12. Flame photo20. Titrate: color21. Titrate: electro22. Color:

40. Ion. electrode41. Electro 50. Gravimetric

atomic absorption: direct,airatomic absorption: direct,nitrous oxide

atomic absorption: graphite furnaceinductively coupled plasmadirect current plasmamass spectrometry/inductively coupled plasma

ion chromatographyflame photometrictitration: colorimetric [color reagent specified]titration: electrometric

colorimetric [color reagent specified]ion selective electrodeelectrometric: [type meter specified]gravimetric: [precipitate specified]

Abbreviations and symbolsN =

St dev =MPV =

F-pseudosigma =Hu =HI =

m g/L =ug/L =

p. S/cm =Lab =NR =^ _.

ConstituentAlk Alkalinity as CaCOS

B BoronCa CalciumCl ChlorideDSHD Dissolved solidsF FluorideK Potassium

Mg MagnesiumNa Sodiumtotal P PhosphorusPH

Si02 Silica

S04 SulfateSp Cond Specific ConductanceSr StrontiumV Vanadium

number of samplestraditional standard deviation

95% confidence most probable value

nonparametric statistic deviation

upper hinge valuelower hinge valuemilligrams per liter

micrograms per litermicros iemens per centimeter at 25 C

laboratory code numbernot rated, less than value reportedless than

page62

6364

656667

68697071

72

7374

757677

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample JI/-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedAlk as CaC03 (Alkalinity) m g/L

z<w

f\ A A '

239

OO A

229;

f)f)t '

010 .

._ _____ _/_____________________________________________^____./ '

X ____ L++++++ V* -1_1_L 1 1 1 ++++~H"

A 1 1 1 H pi I'! 11 ~ V

._.......x>?^...............................m ^/ / ++1111111 J -/ 7 -x +++ x

20 21 X 22

0. Other 21. Titration: electro 1. AA: direct air 22. Colorimetric

20. Titration: colorN =

Minimum =Maximum =

Median =St Dev =

2227230

1 16250 206

255234

4

7223

614235

5

5222237

MPVF-pseudos igma

NHu HI

Lab Rating Z-value 20 21 2213568101112131516181923242526293233363738394042434546485051525455565761636869707475767879818384

34443332034030404404430434334444443241034343303343

0.850.190.48

-0.480.770.77

-0.77 2301.16

-2.31-0.77-0.42-2.31-0.58-4.24-0.082.310.19

-0.194.050.37

-0.19-0.58

-33.91-0.190.77

-0.080.580.580.39

-0.19-0.190.390.39-0.39-0.771.180.001.93

-5.400.580.12

-0.770.39

-0.580.77-3.66-0.77-0.580.480.87

238235237

232238238

240222230

232222

231212234246235233

25523623323158

233238234237237236

233233236236232230240

234244

206237235

230236231

238215230231237239

234 +/- 15

96237230

Lab Rating Z-value 20 21 22858789909192949697100104105107109111113114116118119120122127128129133134136138139141145146151153155158161167180182183197201202204

3340304224342422403230433030004132340044003043

0.89-0.770.192.33-0.96-8.540.391.16

-1.43 2270.00-0.770.50

-1.160.291.35

-1.160.00

-3.08-0.581.16

-0.58-23.41

0.39-0.960.58

73.230.963.47

-2.31-40.64

0.29-1.540.581.16

-0.77-0.48-2.223.080.000.393.08

-2.31-0.664.630.00-0.96

239230235246229190

236240

234230237228236241228

234218

231240

231113236

229237

61423925222223

236226

237240230

232223

250234236

250222

231258

234229

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference watersampleM-J24(majorconstituent) ContinuedB (Boron) \i g/L

.__________________L

22a 22c

0. Other4. ICP5. DCP

Lab135101115161824252932373940454648505255575861637074100103119121122127128129..131134141145146161167180182

N =

Minimum =

Maximum =Median =

St Dev =Rating Z -value

43434212440434440424240403320434420442340440

0.03-0.71-0.500.920.18

-1.041.57

-1.19-0.33-0.1855.030.15

-0.950.09

-0.47-0.21-5.340.471.01

-0.50-1.010.472.73

-0.50

-0.770.561.33

-2.190.180.77

-0.12-0.18-1.452.850.18

-0.301.270.97

-0.42158.50-0.300.003.14

6. ICP /MS22a. Color: azome thine22c. Color: curcumin

2 31 1 2300 0 295 262

2150 347 299284

290456

295270277

300 0259347254283288

2150299262

297278

114310

277260310

277< 100

268313339220300320

288245

300284337327280

284294

4 4287 325

390 5640

22a 22c

325

287

328

386

290

390

5640

400

MPV =

F-pseudosigma =N =

Hu = HI =

294 +/- 73443

323 277

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference rater sample M-J24' (majorconstituent) ContinuedCa (Calcium) m g/L

185180175170 ;165160155150 !145 I140135130125 £

0. Other 1. AA: direct air2. AA: direct N2O

N «Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

4. ICP

12112170160

8

395

182153

7

680

181

46130177156

3

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu =

HL -

Lab Rating Z-value13589Ifl1112131516181923242526293032333637384042434546485051525455565758596163646869707475788183

44303433312443432422300431444043443220224312444413

0.110.450.562.59

-0.670.30

-0.560.79

-0.561.69

-1.240.00

-0.19-0.670.110.901.120.451.351.240.82

-2.25-2.81-0.080.791.80

-0.450.00

-0.22-2.70-0.11-0.900.000.11

-0.67-1.261.46

-2.921.24

-1.460.220.69

-1.57-1.190.340.110.00

-0.111.690.90

155

148157

149

149

148

164158

166165161134

129

154

153

155

143

128

143

154153

__ 162

158159177

161

169143154152

155162

153161170150

152130

146154

148

167

165141156160140

157155

169

154 +/- 19

98 161 149

Lab Rating Z-value84 85 87 89 909294 97 100 101103 105 109 111 113114 116 119 120 121122 123 127 128 129131 133 134 136 138139140 141 145 146149 151 153 155 161179 180 182 191 196201 202 204

2 4 3 4 20 4 4 3 434 4 0 40 341 40 4 4 4 24 4 4 2 41 3 34 43 4 3 1 40 2 0 3 20 4 2

-1.01 -0.34 -0.79 -0.45 1.42 167

-6.63 0.09

-0.45 0.90 0.06

-0.67 0.45

-0.45 3.04

-0.22-8.320.90

-0.11 1.65 0.45

-8.79 0.25 0.22

-0.11 1.12

-0.45 -0.37 0.11

-1.12 -0.071.71

-0.56 0.56

-0.25 -0.45-0.67 0.11

-0.67 148 1.84 170 0.22 156

-4.16 1.01 3.15

-0.56 149 1.24

-4.73 112 0.00 1.46

145 151

150

95

150

155

150

152

169

76 156

164

149

148155

117

182

165

147

155

162

148 158

181

80 162153

158

156153

150 151 155

144 153

169

159 152 150

163

154 167

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedCl (Chloride) m g/L

20 21

0. 7.

20.

Other 1C Titration: color

N = Minimum = Maximum = Median = St Dev =

21. 22. 40.

76 87

Titrstion: electro Color: Fe(SCN) Ion electrode 3 31 23 3 7 21.4 65.7 81.5 4 101.0 139.0 82.5

81.5 82.9 1.9 2.2

78 97 83 3

34 .0 .0 .0.1

3 78.8 85.0

Lab Ratin Z-value 20 21

MPVF-pseudosigma

NHu HI

22 401356891011121315161819232425262930323336374042434546485051525556576163646869707475767879818384

42312232020343134000403420343410344144444304003042

0.20 83.31.310.57 84.2

-1.961.35 86.11.23

-0.531.23 85.85.801.395.89 97.20.57

-0.20-0.53-1.64-0.57-0.41 81.8-4.41 72.07.44 101.0

-8.67 61.6-0.16 82.42.53 89.00.69-0.25 82.2-1.02-6.87 66.00.90

-0.04-0.780.08

-1.552.37 88.6-0.610.490.29

-1.550.490.490.080.450.49

-0.82-25.10 21.4

0.49-3.23 74.9-2.780.90

-6.99-0.13-1.29

86.0

78.0

85.881.5

97.086.2

84.282.3

81.578.8

81.4

84.5

80.3

85.082.780.983.079.0

81.384.0

83.579.0

84.084.083.083.984.0

80.8

84.0

76.085.065.7

82.579.6

82.82.4

9784.280.9

+/- 0.3

Lab Rating Z-value 20 21 22 4085 87 89 92 9496 97100 101 102105 107 109 111 113114 119 120 122 127128 129 131 134 136138 139 140 141 145146 151 153 158 161167 179 180 182 183191 193 196 197 201202 204

4 3 4 244 4 3 1 420 4 0 34 4 4 1 34 1 3 344 0 3 4 40 4 0 4 11 0 2 3 43 324 404

0. -0, 0.1.0.0. 0,

-0.1,

-0.-1,4.

-0. -2.-0.

0. 0.

-0.-1.-0.0.

-1.-0. -0. 0.

-0. -5. 0. 0. 0.

22. 0. 2.0.

-1.1.

-2.1. 0. 0.

-0. -0.-1.-0. -0.2.

-0.

.08 ,74 .00 ,19 .20,49 ,16 .86 .59 .33,14 ,41 .12 .49 76.7 .53,29 ,08 ,16 76 .53,08 68 .57 86 08.25 23 ,90 ,08,1997 ,49 ,66 ,11 9688 87.4 37,14 .90 .1265 ,57 35 29413316

80,

80,

81,

81,

78,81, 80. 83.

83,

84. 89,

78.

81. 81, 79. 82.

.7

.0

.5

.5

,7.4 .7 .0

.3

,0.3

.0

.2,4 ,5,1

83.0 81.0

82.8 85.7

83.384.0

83.2

86.7 82.0

93.6 82.5

83.5 83.0 82.4 78.5

83.0

82.2 70.0

85.0 83.0

139.0

83.1

77.0 85.6

85.0 83.1

81.888.5 82.4

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Table 12. - -Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e M-J24 fmajor constituent) ContinuedDSRD (Dissolved Solids) m g/L

L390L3/0 " ~ '

L350L330; ----------

L290 -.--.... __

.270

.250 Y

.230 _d L21Q3 ?-

0. Other 50. Gravimetric

Min

Max Me<St

/noD^T

^r^^rJaPPRCT ........ W~H-OQQ£H3OOOO4_JtJT_rL_n_n T

50

MPV = F-pseudosIgma =

N =

N = 1 71 Hu = unum = 1460 330 HI -

Lraura = 1400 lian = 1310 Dev = 26

Lab Rating Z -value 0 50 Lab1 4 3 3 5 0 6 3 8 29' 3 10 2 12 4 13 4 15 4

0.49 1325 109 0.64 1330 113 4.63 1460 118 0.83 1336 119

-1.20 1270 1200.64 1330 122 1.47 1357 127 0.03 1310 129 0.03 1310 134

-0.28 1300 13616 4 0.43 1323 138 18 4 -0.21 1302 140 19 4 0.21 1316 141 23 0 -30.02 330 146 25 2 1.26 1350 14926 3 29 4 32 3 36 3 40 443 3 45 4

0.64 1330 151 -0.03 1308 155 -0.74 1285 158 0.64 1330 167 0.25 1317 1820.95 1340 183

-0.28 1300 202

Rating4 3 0 4 33 3 0 4 22 4 21 34 3 4 4 34 4

1309 33 72

1330 1286

Z- value0.21

-0.58 -2.42 -0.03 -0.740.64 0.95

-2.91 0.18 1.35

-1.01 0.37 1.23 1.87

-0.58-0.46 -0.56 -0.09 0.34

-0.64-0.40 0.34

+ /- 5

0 501316 1290 1230 1308 12851330 1340 1214 1315 13531276 1321 1349 1370 12901294 1291 1306 1320 12881296 1320

46 0 -6.29 1104 48 0 -19.65 668 50 4 0.03 131051 2 52 3 54 3 55 3 57 061 0 69 3 70 4 74 4 75 3

-1.23 1269 -0.58 1290 -0.74 1285 -0.89 1280 2.79 14002.18 1380 0.95 1340 0.37 1321 0.18 1315 0.64 1330

76 3 -0.89 1280 78 0 -20.39 644 81 3 -0.58 1290 85 4 -0.06 1307 87 3 -0.67 128789 3 90 2 91 2 92 4 94 496 4 97 4 100 4 101 3 105 3

0.95 1340 -1.50 1260 -1.01 1276 -0.49 1293 0.28 13180.18 1315 0.25 1317

-0.15 1304 -0.77 1284 -0.89 1280

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 fmajor constituent) ContinuedF (Fluoride) m g/L

1.10

1.05

1.00

0.95 I

0.90

0.85

0.80

0.75 ! 0.70 -

0. Otl 1. AA 7. 1C

Lab1 3 6 8

1011 12 13 16 1819 23 24 25 2629 333640 4245 46 50 54 5557 61 63 69 7074 76 78 81 8385 8991 94 9697

100 105 107 109113 119 120 121 122

-

aer : direct

Ratir1 3 3 1 23 3 3 4 33 4 4 400 04 4 24 4 3 4 43 4 4 4 34 2 41 33 4 4 3 30 3 2 2 44 3 3 0 4

I......L....^..^.................................... ................... ............

L >c _ruI * ^^>^>^':><:><>^J'^^^^^<>

L

0 D l * 7 1 21 X 22

21. Titration: electro MPV = 0.93 4 air 22. Colorimetric F-pseudosigma = 0.07

40. Ion electrode N = 66 N=2181351 Hu=0.98

Minimum = 0.87 13.90 0.53 0.99 0.95 0.80 HI = 0.88 Maximum = 5.19 2.00 1.00 2.03

Median = 0.92 St Dev = 0.05

ig Z-value 0 1 7 21 22 40 Lab Rating Z-value-1.56 0.81 127 4 0.01 0.98 1.00 128 3 -0.64

-0.78 0.87 129 0 -5.32 -1.72 0.80 131 0 2.33 -1.18 0.84 134 1 -1.59-0.74 0.87 138 2 -1.32 0.98 1.00 140 4 0.41 0.57 0.97 141 4 0.03

-0.15 0.92 145 0 10.56 -0.61 0.88 149 4 -0.10-0.51 0.89 153 0 2.06 0.17 0.94 161 3 -0.80 0.03 0.93 167 3 -0.64 0.30 0.95 180 3 0.71

14.47 2.00 182 0 3.1414.87 2.03 183 0 2.33

< 0.01 196 0 -2.70-0.44 0.90 -0.20 0.91 -1.05 0.850.21 0.94

-0.01 0.93 0.98 1.00

-0.24 0.91 0.30 0.950.71 0.98 0.03 0.93 0.30 0.95

-0.10 0.92 -0.51 0.89-0.30 0.91 -1.01 0.85 -0.10 0.92 -1.59 0.81 0.84 0.990.98 1.00 0.01 0.93 0.30 0.95

-0.91 0.86 0.98 1.00

57.50 5.19 -0.91 0.86 -1.32 0.83 1.11 1.01

-0.24 0.91-0.49 0.89 -0.64 0.88 0.71 0.98

175.00 13.90 0.03 0.93

.......^v&Z&o?......r-jT)*~'^'fvOO-0^

-

O 40

/- 0.01

0 1 7 21 22 400.93 0.88

0.53 1.10 0.810.83 0.96 0.93

1.71 0.92

1.08 0.87 0.88 0.98 1.161.10

0.73

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Table jl 2. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedK (Potassium) m g/L

12

0 . Other 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

6. ICP /MS 12. AA: flame emission

7 42 3411.7 5.1 10.017.0 60.0 75.013.8 13.7 13.81.0 0.8 0.9

2 813.8 11.113.9 16.0

14.71.5

Lab Rating Z-value 1213589 .101112131516181923242526293233,363738404243454648505152545556575859616364686970747578818385

40412434403401443344034434444343433023422144444334

0-201

-1000

-02

-00

-2-1-00

-00

-0

0-2-0,-0,-0,-0,0,

-0.0.

-0.-0.0.

-0.-0.0.0.3.

-1.0.0.

-1.-1.-1.0.0.0.

-0.

0.0.0.0.

.10

.02

.29

.64

.16

.10

.58

.00

.48

.41

.96

.10

.02

.54

.48

.48

.87

.96

.10

.04

.70

.87

.19

.29

.96

.10

.29

.39

.10,87.4858.195887953567290635831010294810777700

1411

1214

14.5

131612

12

13.0

13.9

13,13.7

13.

13.

13.

14.18.12.

12.12.

13.14.

14.13.

.0

.8

.7

.0

.4

.4

.9

.3

.0

,6

.0

7

805

85

40

79

1415

13

1411

1314

131214

1413

13

1414

12

1414

14

.2

.6

.9

.0

.8

.4

.4

.6

.9

.0

.3

.8

.3

.6

.2

.0

.0

.2

.7

14.913.8

11.1

14.4

14.5

14.0

MPV =

F-pseudosigma =N =

Hu =

HI =

13.91.0

9314.413.0

+/- 0.1

Lab Rating Z-value 128789929497100101103105109111113114119120121122123127128129131133134136138139140141145146149151153167179180182191196201202204

4313344114040330044340041324430444344040130

-0-0-1-0-0-00

-1-1-020

44-00

43-2-0-0-00

-3.2,0,1.

-0.1,

-0.-0.-0,58.0.

-0.0.

-0.0.0.

-8.0.3.1.0.2.

.29

.67

.83

.93

.96

.29

.00

.83

.73

.05

.22

.00

.42

.87

.57

.46

.09

.48

.19

.90

.10

.76

.99

.10

.83

.66

.40

.19

.10

.67

.87,00,48.106710.19480066855802

131312

12

13

13161360

14

11.713,13

14,

17.014,15.

13.

13.13.

14.0

14.

5.

17.

.6

.2

.0

.9

.9

.9

.2

.9

.0

.5

.4

.7

.0

.0

.8

.7

94

0

1

7

12

13

1212

13

59

13

10,

13.

13.13.75.

13.

14.

14.

.9

.6

.0

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.215.4

.8

.2,0

2

1

13.9

15.85

16.0

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Table 12. StatisticaJ summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe M-J24 fmajor constituent) ContinuedMg (Magnesium) m g/L

66.0

0.1.2.

Other AA: direct AA: direct

air N2O

N Minimum Maximum Median St Dev

4. 6.

= 44 = 89

ICP ICP/MS

9 36 .3 33.7 .4 73.4

58.0 2.2

5 40.0 61.0

53 167 58 2

47 .9 .0 .8 .3

2 57.8 63.8

Lab Rating Z-value

MPVF-pseudosigma

NHu HI

1358910111213151618192324252629303233363738394042434546485051525455-5657585961-636468697074757881

234334431324204403

31214433233340343214201421332442

-1000000010

-1-015

-00

-2-0

011

-1-0

0-001

-00

-0020

-0-01

-1-0

12

-1-0

1-1-0

0-1-0-0

1

.04

.84

.29

.84

.91 60.9

.18 58.9

.26 59.1

.66

.75 63.2

.80

.24

.15

.02

.47 73.4

.18

.36

.33 52.0

.88 56.0

.69 60.3

.97

.02 61.2

.75 53.6

.29 57.6

.42 59.6

.51

.91

.39

.69

.77 60.5

.66

.22

.04 64.0

.95 61.0

.22

.51 57.0

.02

.83 53.4

.15

.24 61.8

.41

.60

.40 57.3

.49

.60

.80 56.2

.95

.24

.22 57.8

.44 57.2

.20

55.60.59.60.

60.

60.55.58.61.

57.59.

57.60.62.56.

56.59.

57.

61.

58.

65.54.

62.54.

61.55.

61.

6727

2

6002

94

63.8

0925

60

8

2

0

00

50

00

7

58.42.799

60.857.1

+/- 0.4

Lab Rating Z-value8384858789929497100101103105109111113114116119120121122123127128129131133134136138139140141145146149151153155161167179180182191196201202204

3344424214313340434000433344344444404404403440040

0-0-0-0-0-1011

-00

-1-000

-60

-0

039-24

-0-0-00

-000

-0-0-00

-0-0-9-00

-5-0-030

-0-0

21103

.58

.91

.04

.29

.18

.24

.28

.02

.64

.15

.58

.64

.77

.95

.00

.71

.22

.51

.40

.59

.14

.41

.22

.58

.51

.80

.18

.22

.58

.03

.30

.15

.22

.44

.15

.01

.44

.22 59.0

.14 44.3

.04 58.3

.29

.86

.66

.15

.22

.59

.29 89.4

.04

.86

60.055.958.357.657.955.0

61.2

58.0

56.3

58.4

59.5

52.570.5

57.0

60.0

58.0

33.757.2

69.0

58.0

65.5

59,

62.

60.53.

61.0

40.059.57.

167.

57.56.

60.57.59.

58.57.6

59.57.58.

57.

60.

58.69.

.2

.9

.0,9

.0,0

,0

.8

.8

.6

.9

.0

.3

.0

.2

.0

6

.2

57.8

,5,0

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Table-12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedNa (Sodium) m g/L

185

12

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 12. AA: flame emission2. AA: direct N20

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

6155173

3682

248168

5

2151158

40136194166

5

10156278165

6

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

Lab Rating Z-value 1213589101112131516181923242526293233363738394042434548505152545556575859616364686970747578818384

32413444303314422233232244330444440201302224130214

-0.891.180.001.690.84

-0.12-0.170.340.674.72

-0.670.51

-1.640.340.001.011.181.010.67

-0.791.18

-0.67-1.421.350.170.240.670.51

-5.060.34

-0.170.00-0.17-0.25-3.071.01

13.831.85

-0.51-2.581.47

-1.01-1.48-0.341.850.67-2.871.011.850.24

171165

165

170

168

173

170161

162

169

168

165

148

248

175

170149

177

161173166176

168

194162169156

166172

158174167167170

136

166

172

177163

151

160

164177

172

172

173

165

165

157

167

166 +/- 16

94170162

Lab Rating Z-value 12858789929497100101103105109111113114116119120122123127128129131133134136138139140141145146149151153167179180182183191196201204

34304414303340343344424443414442133440001243

-0.670.00

-0.84-2.360.020.341.690.00

-0.512.45

-0.960.670.00

-14.16-0.670.340.980.930.40

-0.17-0.34-1.180.17

-0.440.340.67

-0.07-1.75-0.17-0.170.00

-1.011.52

-0.840.67 1700.000.00

-2.02-2.7018.89-1.85 155-1.18-0.49-0.51

162166161152

168

166

16017016682

172172168

159

168170

165

175161

166

150

159

166

176

163181

162168

165164

167163

166

165166160

166

154

156

278

163163

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe J/-J24 (major constituent} Continuedtotal P (Phosphorus) m g/L

0.140

0.130

0.120

0.119- o.ioo;0.090 i

0.080

0.070*

x-x-x

* ,-,-,-vxvx,-vx,-,-s/,X-X-X-X'-*'v/

X\/ N^ N^ iX V N/1 \^J^C?S^-~S^- /^

X**

....... y v 4 ---,*. - 2U ^ 2.2. v 41

0. Other 4. ICP

20. Titration

Lab1 3 6 8 1112 13 15 16 1819 23 25 36 3845 46 48 55 5758 61 63 64 6874 75 78 81 8385 87 89 91 9295 97 100 102 103104 105 107 108 111113 114 118 119 120

22. Color: phosphomolybdate 41. Electrometric

: color N = 1 1 2 63 1

Minimum = 0.110 0.268 0.095 0.010 0.325

Maximum = 0.114 2.128 Median = 0.108 St Dev - 0.258

Rating Z- value 0 4 20 22 414 2 0 0 40 3 4 244 3 0 4 44 3 4 4 04 3 4 3 44 3 1 0 34 0 4 0 40 0 4 0 NR4 3 3 4 33 4 0 4 3

-0.20 0.107 -1.23 0.094

< 0.050 6.39 0.190 0.04 0.1103.21 0.150

-0.75 0.100 0.12 0.111

-1.19 0.095 -0.28 0.1060.04 0.110

-0.75 0.100 12.58 0.268 -0.04 0.109 0.28 0.113

-0.44 0.104 -0.52 0.103 0.04 0.110 0.04 0.110 15.12 0.300-0.12 0.108 -0.52 0.103 -0.36 0.105 0.83 0.120 0.36 0.1140.36 0.114

-0.99 0.097 1.71 0.131

19.72 0.358 -0.75 0.100-0.36 0.105 -2.34 0.080 -0.36 0.105 8.77 0.220 -0.44 0.104-2.82 0.074 4.80 0.170 0.04 0.110

-7.18 0.019 < 0.1

0.36 0.114 0.67 0.118

-0.91 0.098 0.04 0.110

-0.91 0.098-0.67 0.101 0.04 0.110

-3.13 0.070 0.04 0.110 -0.75 0.100

MPV = 0.110 +/- 0.002 F-pseudos igma = 0.013

N = 68 Hu = 0.117 HI = 0.100

Lab Rating Z- value 0 4123 0 7.18 127 3 -0.75 128 3 -0.75 129 0 160.17 131 NR < 0.1133 1 1.63 134 3 -0.75 138 4 0.04 139 2 -1.31 140 0 2.42141 3 0.83 144 1 1.63 145 0 153 0 17.10 155 3 -0.90161 3 0.52 167 4 -0.12 180 4 0.36 182 3 -0.75 183 4 0.04202 0 -7.90 204 1 -1.71

20 22 410.200 0.100 0.100 2.128

0.130 0.100 0.110 0.093 0.1400.120 0.130

< 0.02 0.325

0.0980.116 0.108 0.114 0.100 0.1100.010 0.088

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Table*. 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedpH

3. /O

3.70 3.65 3.60 3.55 3.503.45 _JX3.40:

3.35: 3.30 j 3.25i3.20'

-^mjm^r'

AA*J***^****^^^^

mJ***/tPa n a a r Wmwmx*~* * =

0. Other 21. Titration: Electro 41. Electrometric

N = 1 1 100 Minimum = 8.43 8.45 7.79 Maximum = 8.75 Median = 8.48 St Dev = 0.07

Lab1 2 3 5 68 10 11 12 1315 16 18 19 2324 25 26 29 3032 33 36 37 3839 40 41 424345 46 48 50 5152 54 55 56 5758 61 63 64 6869 70 74 75 76 78

Rating Z -value 0 21 412 -1.01 8.39 3 0.76 8.53 4 -0.49 8.43 1 -1.59 8.34 4 0.37 8.501 -1.72 8.33 4 0.37 8.50 4 -0.49 8.43 4 0.37 8.50 3 0.86 8.540 -2.33 8.28 2 -1.47 8.35 4 0.49 8.51 3 0.98 8.55 3 0.86 8.544 -0.25 8.45 4 -0.25 8.45 4 0.37 8.50 4 0.25 8.49 3 -0.86 8.401 -1.84 8.32 3 -0.61 8.42 2 1.10 8.56 4 0.12 8.48 1 1.59 8.604 0.37 8.50 4 -0.25 8.45 0 2.33 8.66 3 0.86 8.54 1 -1.72 8.334 0.49 8.51 3 -0.86 8.40 4 0.37 8.50 0 -2.08 8.30 3 0.61 8.524 -0.12 8.46 4 0.37 8.50 3 0.61 8.52 4 0.00 8.47 0 -4.54 8.104 -0.49 8.43 3 -0.61 8.42 3 -0.86 8.40 4 0.12 8.48 0 -3.31 8.204 0.25 8.49 4 -0.12 8.46 4 0.37 8.50 0 -2.08 8.30 3 -0.61 8.42 4 -0.49 8.43

n T -110 * 21 - 41

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

Lab81 84 85 87 8990 91 92 94 9697100 101 105 107109113 114 118 119120 122 123 127 128129 131 133 134 136138139 140 141 144145 146 151 153 155158 161 167 179 180182 183 197 201 202 204

Rating0 4 4 3 40 4 4 413 2 0 4 40 4 3 0 034 31 14 4 3 4 44 4 4 0 301 4 0 04 2 0 344 1 2 4 3 0

8.47 0.08 102

8.51 8.40

Z- value-3.31 0.12 0.49 0.61 0.123.43

-0.37 -0.37 0.12 1.590.61 1.35

-8.34 -0.49 0.12

-2.70 -0.37 -0.86 -4.54 -2.58-0.86 0.12

-0.86 -1.72 1.59

-0.37 0.37

-0.86 0.37 0.370.37

-0.12 0.00

-2.08 0.98

-2.08 1.59

-0.25 -4.17 -3.070.00 1.35

-2.08 -0.86 0.370.37 1.59 1.35 0.49 0.74

-2.82

+/- 0.01

0 21 418.20 8.48 8.51 8.52 8.488.758.44 8.44 8.48 8.608.52 8.58 7.79 8.43 8.488.258.44 8.40 8.10 8.268.40 8.48 8.40 8.33 8.608.44 8.50 8.40 8.50 8.508.50 8.46 8.47 8.30 8.558.30 8.60

8.45 8.13 8.228.47 8.58 8.30 8.40 8.508.50 8.60 8.58 8.51 8.53 8.24

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample J/-J24 {major constituent) ContinuedSi02 (Silica) m g/L

22. o:21.0 i

20.0 |

19. o;18.0 17. 0 '

16.0 : -

J 1

/.......^ l -&VV

* /v^yO*v^"v A

s^&oooo*** ^yi-x^x-.x-x-x-x-X'*'<

o

0. Other 5. DCP MPV = 19.4 +/- 2. AA: direct N20 6. ICP/MS F-pseudosigma - 1.1 4. TCP 22. Color: molybdate N = 69

N = 3 1 30 1 2 32 Hu = 20.1 Minimum = 9.7 17.5 9.2 19.5 21.1 0.7 HI = 18.6 Maximum =20.7 37.1 24.4 37.2 Median = 19.4 19.3 St Dev = 0.9 0.8

Lab1 2 3 5 89'

10 11 13 1518 23 24 25 3233 36 38 3940A2 A3 45 50 5152 55 57 58 5961 63 64 68 7074"

75 78 83 8587 89 92 97100101 102 103 104 105

Rating30 A A 14 20 A 33A 3 0 04 0 4 2A3 4 3 4 40 3 2 0 30 2 0 2 32A 1 4 41 4 4 1AA 3 2 3A

Z-value 0245 6 22 Lab Rating Z-value 0-0.67 18.7 111 4 0.09 -8.22 10.3 113 3 -0.54 0.27 19.7 118 0 -13.89 0.36 19.8 119 A -0.36 1.71 21.3 121 4 -0.180.27 19.7 127 4 -0.36 1.17 20.7 128 3 -0.54

-8.72 9.7 131 A 0.18 0.45 19.9 134 4 -0.37

-0.90 18.4 138 3 0.900.81 20.3 141 3 0.63 0.00 19.4 145 0 15.88 0.99 20.5 146 0 -8.99 4.32 24. 2 151 4 0.45 19.9 A. 50 24.4 155 4 -0.310.12 19.5 161 0 -9.74

16.01 37.2 167 3 -0.90 -0.31 19.1 191 1 1.51 -1.08 18.2 204 2 1.080.31 19.70.63 20.1 0.00 19. A

-0.81 18.5 -0.36 19.0 O.A5 19.9

-3.51 15.5 0.86 20.4 1.44 21.0

-16.82 0.7 -0.54 18.8-9.17 9.2 -1.08 18.2 6.30 26.4

-1.08 18.2 -0.72 18.61.08 20.6 0.18 19.6

-1.71 17.5 0.27 19.7

-0.18 19.21.53 21.1 0.36 19.8

-0.45 18.9 -1.53 17.7 0.36 19.80.13 19.6

-0.5A 18.8 -1.26 18.0 -0.58 18.8 -0.45 18.9

****. . v.y-X-X-X'*"^'"

- -

22

D.2

24 5 6 2219.5 18.8 A.O

19.0 19.219.0 18.8 19.6 19.0

20.420.1

37.1 9.4

19.18.6

18.4 21.1

20.6

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedS04 (Sulfate) m g/L

0. Other 22. Color: methyl 4 . ICP 50 . Gravimetric

thymol blue

7. 1C 51. TurbidimetricN =

Minimum =

Maximum =Median =St Dev =

5577

674

2524

1460

33483

70962418

19534

65062015

3618

625

28390

155962223

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

Lab Rating Z-value 22 50 511356891011121315161819232425262930323336374042434546485051525455565761636469707476788384858789

44221334023434040303333440444444132434443022040414

-0.080.011.01

-1.231.930.58

-0.53-0.38 612-3.77-1.03-0.990.07

-0.730.323.54

-0.383.840.933.67

-0.940.84

-0.510.580.190.14

-5.82-0.120.10

-0.29-0.290.190.141.970.581.280.20

-0.90-0.250.190.400.58

-2.42-1.03-1.12

-10.040.01

-2.640.49

-1.810.32

619621644

665634

534597

598

604628

612709642705599640609

625624487

614

625624

650

630634

597595

632

593

609

622

702

634

618623

614

666634

625600615

625

565

390621560

579628

621 +/-2390

632 601

Lab Rating Z-value 22 50 5192949697100102103105109111113114119120122127128129131134136138139140141145151153158161167180182183191193196197201204

3320440443404414424424014000304201340343

0.94-0.51-1.422.32

-0.200.2736.520.19

-0.07-0.730.32

-8.390.32

-0.47-1.900.320.061.28

-0.03-0.021.28-0.3440.821.930.192.17

-4.21-5.99-0.86-2.53-0.01-1.16-7.43-1.55-0.510.322.28-0.690.27

-0.68

674616

1460

604628

628

577628

650620620650

671524

483

563

609628673605

642609

588

627

625619

428

610

622

6131559665625

601

620594

450585

627605

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedSp Cond (Specific Conductance) \i S/cm

1970 !

1920 1870 : 1820 :

1770 \1720 1670! -^ 1620 | 1570 15201470 *

-

0 . Other 4. ICP

21. Titration

Lab1 3 5 6 89 1011 12 1315 16 18'

19 2324 25 26 29 3233 36 37 38 3940 42 43 45 4648 50 51 52 5455 56 57 58 6163 68 69 70 7475 76 78 7981 84

- a^^^^^d - --.-JM^^^^* +QQQf***^

--^- - -^p.

0

41. Electrometric 50 . Gravimetric

: electro N = 1 0 1 97 1

Minimum = 1664 1646 82 1780 Maximum = 1964 Median = 1739 St Dev = 222

Rating Z-value 0 4 21 41 504 3 0 4 43 4 3 4 43 4 2 3 34 4 4 4 44 0 4 4 44 3 4 4 43 4 4 3 31 2 3 0 44 4 4 3 04 3 4 0 4 4

0.17 1753 -0.78 1670 -4.54 1340 -0.01 1737 -0.43 17000.72 1801 0.23 1758

-0.84 1664 0.02 1740

-0.43 17000.71 1800 0.32 1766 -1.31 1623 0.55 1786

-0.98 16520.48 1780 0.37 1770 0.31 1765 0.37 1770 0.48 1780

-0.30 1712 -18.90 82 -0.42 1701 -0.24 1717 0.14 1750

-0.31 1711 -0.73 1674 0.37 1770 0.14 1750 0.14 17500.76 1805 0.37 1770 0.05 1742

-1.00 1650 -0.74 16731.62 1880

-1.04 1647 0.82 1810

-3.12 1465 -0.39 1704-0.43 1700 0.38 1771 0.25 1760

-0.84 1664 2.02 19150.14 1750 0.79 1807 0.26 1761

-3.06 1470 0.14 1750 0.18 1754

* *

- '

X 21 41 O 50

MPV = 1738 +/- 12 F-pseudosigma = 88

N = 100 Hu = 1768 HI = 1650

Lab Rating Z-value 0 485 0 -2.72 87 4 0.48 89 3 -0.55 90 0 -3.37 91 4 0.0192 4 0.16 94 4 0.11 96 3 -0.89 97 4 0.21 100 4 0.18101 4 -0.41 102 3 -1.00 103 0 < 5 104 3 0.59 105 2 -1.05107 0 -3.90 109 4 0.10 111 4 -0.09 113 4 -0.15 114 4 0.22118 0 -6.14 119 4 0.06 122 1 -1.80 127 4 -0.43 128 3 -0.55129 3 0.86 131 4 0.11 134 4 0.48 136 0 -8.08 139 0 2.58140 4 0.48 141 4 0.24 144 0 -6.14 145 0 -2.43 146 1 1.51151 4 0.47 153 2 -1.35 155 3 0.87 158 3 0.59 161 2 -1.46167 4 -0.18 179 2 -1.46 180 3 -0.72 182 1 -1.58 183 0 -5.00193 0 -2.12 197 1 -1.70 201 0 -4.09 202 4 0.13 204 0 -2.02

f> * D

.

21 41 501500 1780 1690 1443 17391752 1748 1660 1756 17541702 1650

1790 1646

1396 1747 1730 1725 17571200 1743 1580 1700 16901813 1748 1780 1030 19641780 1759 1200 1525 18701779 1620 1814 1790 16101722 1610 1675 1600 13001552 1589 1380 1749 1561

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample M-J24 fmajor constituent) ContinuedSr (Strontium) M, g/L______________________

1970 1920 1870 :

1820 1770 1720

1670 1620

1570 1520 1470 1420 :

1370

0 . Other1. AA:3. AA:

Lab138915161824253233373940425255596870748197100105113116121127131134138141145146182191

direct4. ICP

air 6. ICP/MSgraphite furnace

N = 3 1Minimum = 1715 1520Maximum = 1900Median =St Dev =

Rating Z -value 0 14431114433440323340420043134404403404

0.15-0.190.80

-1.51 1520-1.81-1.79-0.26-0.190.920.770.47 1715

-0.182.03

-0.511.40

-0.70-0.700.31

-2.210.11

-1.30-16.86

2.970.500.521.73 18400.72

-0.090.11

-15.11-0.29-0.372.34

-0.630.312.34 19000.00

2 28 31900 2 16511963 1870 1745

166088

346168416501748

14901492164316501760

1745

1651187016191807160016001700145016801540

21963

17181720

174016601680175

16401632

190016071700

1669

MPVF-pseudos igroa

NHu HI

1669 +/- 229937

1740 1607

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Table 12. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e JH-J24 (major constituent) ContinuedV (Vanadium) \L g/L

16.0

14.0

12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0

1. AA: direct air 6 3. AA: graphite furnace4. ICP

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev -

ICP /MS

0 6 177.0 0.0

46.5 15.05.92.6

36.58.5

Lab Rating Z-value

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

7.53.0

269.55.5

+/- 0.8

13151618323739485255576163687074819497100101105121127128133134136138141145146167180182

4NR3NR34

43NR12NR304NR30NR033NR243344341NRNR3NR

-0,

0.

-0.

0.0,0.

1.-1,

0,20.

-0.-2.

13,-0.

0.

-1.

0.-0,-0.-0.-0.-0.-0.1.

0.

.34

.92

.84

.34

.03

.51

.70

.32

.68

.55

.17

.84

.53

.22

.67

.85

.1822.57,55.03.17.81.3483

55< 200

6.5< 10

10.2< 105.0

8.57.6

9.0< 200

12.53.6

< 1009.5

15.08.0

< 105.00.0

< 1046.5

5.510.0< 254.0

8.15.85.9

7.47.0

5.16.5

12.9< 10< 309.1

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Tabte 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample N-36 {nutrients)

Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols_____________

Analytical methods0 . Other/Not reported7. 1C

22. Color: 40. Ion electrode

= ion chromatography= coLorimetric [color reagent specified]= specific ion electrode

Abbreviations and symbols

N = number of samplesSt dev = traditional standard deviation

MPV = 95% confidence most probable valueF-pseudosigma = nonparametric statistic deviation

Hu = upper hinge valueHL = lower hinge value

mg/L = milligrams per literLab = laboratory code numberNR = not rated, less than value reported

< = Less than

Constituent NH3 as N NH3+Org N as N N03+N02 as N total P as P P04 as P

Ammonia as nitrogen Ammonia plus organic nitrogen Nitrate plus nitrite as nitrogen total Phosphorus as phosphorus Orthophosphate as phosphorus

page 79 - 80 81 - 82 83 - 84 85 - 86

87 - 88

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 as N (Ammonia) m g/L

0.1650.1550.1450.1350.1250.115,0.1050.0950.0850.0750.0650.055

-X

---X X X-

0 X 22 22n 22p 22s

0 . Other 22. Color: other

22n. Color: NesslerizationN = 1

Minimum = 0.110Maximum =Median =St Dev =

22p. Color: indophenol 22s. Color: salicylate 40. Ion electrode

80.1000.1500.1110.018

3 12 30.173 0.080 0.0650.660 0.245 0.100

0.1110.017

30.1060.192

MPVF-pseudos igma

NHu HI

0.1130.019

300.1260.100

+/- 0.005

Lab Rating Z-value 22 22n 22p 22s 4011115202*4852616874758188899097104105118119120129134139140141145151167182201

444NR413434340343102040331314400

0.31-0.16 0.110-0.36

< 20.42

-1.710.67

-0.21-0.67-0.100.520.47

-2.490.73

-0.21-0.67-1.616.85

-1.194.100.103.11

-0.67-0.571.92

-0.67-1.710.360.31

15.9328.38

0,

0,0,0.0,

0.1000,

0.1230.122

0,0,

0.1000,0,0,

0,0.173

0.1020.1500.100

0.1190.4200.660

.119

0.106

.121

.080

.126

.109

.111

0.065.127.109

.082

.245

.0900.192

.115

0.100

0.0800.120

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Table 43. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 as N (Ammonia) m g/L

u.i:>:>

0.145

0.135

0.125

0.115

0.105

0.095

0 . 085

0.075

0.065 :

L L

"7- .x.

V

........ .- >vX->^-"---- .,v-X^Zx=^' v

o

/-M^**

********* fJ^P^* ..j

/ 7 "20 xs 22 22p LJ 22s

0. Other 22p. Color: indophenol MPV = 0.110 +/- 20. Titration: color 22s. Color: salicylate F -p s eudo s igma = 0.015 22. Color: other 40. Ion electrode N = 62

N = 1 1 14 28 5 13 Hu = 0.120 Minimum = 0.082 0.100 0.083 0.039 0.069 0.082 HI = 0.100 Maximum = 0.400 0.350 0.110 0.192 Median = 0.116 0.107 0.110 St Dev = 0.012 0.010 0.014

Lab3 6 9

10 1213 15 16 18 1920 21 25 28 3233 37 38 46 5152 55 58 59 6368 70 76 84 8587 88 89 91 9294 96 97

100 102104 107 111 113 114118 119 123 127 129

Rating Z -value 0 201 1 3 4

NR

3 3 0 3

NR 4 3

NR 13 0 0 4 42 3 3 3

NR4 24 0 430 4 4 33 4 4 4 34 0 2 0 42 0 0 4 0

-1.81 -1.88 -0.53 0.01

-0.33 0.82

-0.66 0.100 -4.10 0.68

< 2-0.19 -0.66

< 0.1 -1.90 0.0820.68 5.74 6.55 0.08 0.011.16

-0.66 0.95

-0.66 < 0.6

-0.46 -1.34 -0.33 10.80 -0.19-0.66 -2.76 0.21 0.01 0.680.68 0.21 0.01

-0.12 0.680.21 2.24

-1.07 -2.96 -0.39-1.34 5.54

16.20 -0.33 7.97

22 22p 22s 40 Lab Rating Z-value 00.083 133 2 1.36

0.082 134 3 -0.66 0.102 138 3 0.68

0.110 145 3 -0.66 < 0.2 149 3 -0.660.105 155 4 -0.01

0.122 158 0 -4.78 161 0 5.14

0.049 167 4 -0.06 0.120 180 3 0.62

182 0 19.57 0.107 185 4 -0.26

0.100 197 2 1.16 198 4 0.15 202 3 -0.66

0.120 204 4 0.010.195

0.207 0.111

0.1100.127 0.100

0.124 0.100

0.103 0.090 0.105 0.270

0.1070.100

0.069 0.113 0.110

0.1200.120

0.113 0.110

0.108 0.1200.113 0.143 0.094 0.066

0.1040.090

0.192 0.350

0.105 0.228

-L

~&~

L O 40

0.003

20 22 22p 22s 400.130

0.100 0.120

0.100 0.100

0.110 0.039

0.186 0.109 0.1190.400

0.106 0.127 0.112

0.100 0.110

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference jrater sample N-36 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 + Org N as N (Ammonia -I- Organic N) m g/L

o.eoo;0.550 I O.SOOi 0.450j 0.400! 0.35oi 0.300! 0.250J 0.2001 0.150! O.lOOi 0.0501 0.000*

,JJl^lyl^JT'"

0 X 22 22n 22p 22s

0. Other 22. Color: other

22n. Color: Nesslerization

Lab11115202123284852566168747981899097105118119120129134139140141145

N = 2Minimum = 0. 600

Maximum = 0.630Median =St Dev =

Rating Z-value 0404NR4NR0423423134430233443444

-0.462.98 0.6300.34

-0.12

2.74 0.600-0.36-1.36-0.740.191.12-0.871.97

-0.60-0.11-0.33-0.742.431.270.81

-0.54-0.420.26

-0.780.190.110.42

22p. Color: indophenol 22s. Color: salicylate40. Ion electrode

6 1 110.145 0.192 0.070

0.390 0.5600.2000.138

22 22n 22p0.187

< 50.231

0.2000.0700.1500.271

0.3900.134

0.168

0.2040.150

0.5600.410

0.1760.192

0.1450.2700.260

4 20.232 0.290

0.500 0.350

22s 40

0.290

< 0.5

0.500

0.232

0.350

0.280

0.300

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

0.2460.129

260.3500.176

+/- 0.034

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe N-36 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 + Org N as N (Ammonia + Organic N) m g/L

0.450

0.400

0.350

0.300

0.250

0.200

0.150

0.100

0.050

0.000

22 22n 22p 22s

0. Other 22p. Color: in.dophen.ol 22. Color: other 22s. Color: sal icy late

22n. Color: Nesslerization 40. Ion electrode N= 3 7 2 16 6 5

Minimum = 0.187 0.150 0.160 0.140 0.105 0.020

Maximum = 0.900 0.390 0.345 0.340 0.400 0.360 Median = 0.200 0.195 St Dev = 0.080 0.063

Lab31012131516182021283846515255596385878991949697100102104113118119123127129133134138145155180183198202204

Rating04NR3344NR40341330NR4234443244NR322223344440441

Z -value 0 223

-0

00

-0-0

-0

7-0-0

1-0

02

-0

1-0-0-0-0-0

10

-0

011

-11

-0

0-0

0-0

0-2

001

.96 0.570

.21

.97

.82

.24 0.187

.31

.27

.58 0.900

.54

.2166765609

< 0.0932 0.1801163431031 0.18165 0.150330121

5622441449546710 0.200013800 0.2090745 0.2501299 0.390

22n

0<0

0

0

0.1600

00

0

00

000

0

0

0.345

0

22p 22s 40

.1900.3.297

0.284

.181< 5.184

.1900.360

.140

.2600.400

.3100.152

.170

.200

.330

.210

.190< 0.5

.2600.320

.3400.105

0.1600.270

0.210.175

0.020

0.220

MPV

F-pseudos igma

NHu HI

0.209 +/- 0.020

0.091 39

0.304 0.181

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e N-36 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedN03 + N02 as N (Nitrate + Nitrite) m g/L

0.250

0.230

0.210

0.190

0.170

0.150

0.130

0.110

22 22c 22h

0. Other 22c. Color: Cd diazo 7. 1C 22h. Color: hydrazine diazo

22. Color: otherN = 2

Minimum = 0.130Maximum = 0.270Median =St Dev =

4 8 160.172 0.150 0.1240.520 0.202 1.200

0.186 0.1800.014 0.012

40.1400.213

MPVF-pseudosigma

NHu HI

0.182 +/- 0.005 0.023

340.202 0.171

Lab Rating 2-value 22 22c 22h11120212328294243454852536174757881889097105118119129133134139140141145167182201

40424004

24

140444

040234344244433300

0-2

01

-0

1410-0-1

0-1-0-2-0

0-0

3-0

2210

-0-0-0

0-1-0

0-0

0-0

0443

.02

.24 0.130

.07

.37

.07

.73

.38

.41

.37

.41

.81

.37

.50

.07

.46

.07

.72

.02

.21

.07

.81

.41

.94

.50

.33

.37

.07

.20

.46

.81

.94

.89

.32

.85 0.270

0,

0.183

00.5200.4200.172

0.1500

000000.

0.1810.

0.2000.

0.1700.0.0.

0.1860.1710.200

0.0.202

1.

.182

.180

.191

.173

.124

.180

.192

.180,267

,692

.172

.189,150.180

.160

,200

0.213

0.140

0.206

0.160

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 (nonpreserred nutrients) ContinuedN03 + N02asN (Nitrate + Nitrite) m g/L

0.220 :

0.210 0.200 0.1900.180 < 0.170 : 0.160 0.150 : 0.140 0.130 :

41 1 -d7 J ,J 1*** r~

/ W^ A V V

_______ ^r^^^H

mmmmmmm*** . ...f

......._..._/.._...

"7 / ° _./*"*" /

* 7 X 22

7. 1C 22c. Color: Cd diazo 22. Color: other 22h. Color: hydrazine diazo

22b. Color: brucine N = 13 15 1 38 7

Minimum = 0.107 0.150 0.168 0.090 0.091 Maximum = 0.620 0.250 1.100 0.430 Median = 0.180 0.178 0.175 0.187 St Dev = 0.014 0.015 0.011 0.051

Lab3 6 8 91012 13 15 16 1819 20 21 25 282932 33 37 3842 45 46 51 5255 56 58 59 6368 69 70 76 7883 85 87 88 8991 94 96 97100102 104 107 108 113

Rating Z -value 7 22 22b 22c 22h1 1.96 0.212 0 2.45 0.220 0 2.45 0.220 3 0.61 0.190 4 0.00 0.1804 0.00 0.180 1 -1.84 0.150 0 -5.54 0.090 0 4.29 0.250 3 -0.80 0.1673 0.61 0.190 4 0.25 0.184 0 2.33 0.218 4 0.49 0.188 0 26.98 0.6200 3.68 0.240 3 -0.55 0.171 0 -3.68 0.120 4 -0.12 0.178 4 0.06 0.1812 -1.23 0.160 4 0.00 0.180 4 0.06 0.181 4 0.00 0.180 4 -0.49 0.1723 -0.61 0.170 2 1.23 0.200 0 9.26 0.331 4 0.00 0.180 3 0.92 0.1953 -0.61 0.170 3 -0.61 0.170 1 -1.84 0.150 4 0.49 0.188 0 4.29 0.2502 -1.23 0.160 4 0.00 0.180 4 0.00 0.180 0 31.15 0.688 4 0.49 0.1880 -2.45 0.140 3 -0.92 0.165 4 -0.37 0.174 4 0.00 0.180 3 0.61 0.1904 0.00 0.180 4 -0.43 0.173 3 0.61 0.190 1 -1.84 0.150 4 -0.18 0.177

MPV = 0.180 +/- 0.003 F-pseudosigma = 0.016

N = 74 Hu = 0.190 HI = 0.168

Lab Rating Z- value 7 22114 0 -5.46 118 0 -2.45 119 3 -0.61 0.170 120 2 -1.23 123 0 15.33127 3 -0.61 129 4 0 . 12 133 0 -3.07 134 4 0.00 138 3 -0.61145 2 -1.23 146 3 -0.74 0 149 0 -4.48 0.107 155 3 -0.66 158 4 0.43167 3 0.86 0.194 180 4 -0.37 0.174 182 0 56.41 191 1 -1.84 0.150 193 4 0.00 0.180197 2 -1.10 0.162 198 4 0.00 0.180 202 3 -0.61 204 3 -0.61

22b 22c 22h0.091 0.140

0.160 0.430

0.170 0.182 0.130 0.180 0.1700.160

168

0.169 0.187

1.100

0.170 0.170

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference rater sample N-3ff (preserved nutrients) Continuedtotal P as P (total Phosphorus) m g/L

22m

0. Other 4. ICP

22m. Color: phosphomolybdate

Lab1111520232845485661636874757879818992105118119129133134139140141145182201

N - 1Minimum = 0.300Maximum =Median =St Dev =

Rating Z- value 04004404444434000044413444404410

-0.143.85 0.300

-5.300.000.48

0.00-0.48-0.480.24

-0.480.870.34

98.775.78

-4.3413.73-0.48-0.340.141.93-0.96-0.43-0.48-0.48-0.34-3.850.000.001.932.65

0 230.1102.2700.2190.015

4 22m0.217

0.1100.2200.230

< 0.10.2200.2100.2100.2250.2100.2380.2272.2700.3400.1300.5050.2100.2130.2230.2600.2000.2110.2100.2100.2130.1400.2200.2200.2600.275

MPVF-pseudosigma

NHuHI

0.220 +/- 0.005 0.021

300.238 0.210

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 fnonpreserved nutrients) Continuedtotal P as P (total Phosphorus) m g/L

0.255

0.245

0.235

0.225

0.215

0.205

0.195

0.185

0.175 :

0.165

22m

4.22m.

ICPColor: phosphomolybdate

NMinimumMaximumMedianSt Dev

== 0===

1175 0

000

57034300210012

Lab Rating Z-value 22m368910121315161819202122252838454651555859788587899192949697100102104107108111113114118119120123127129134138145149

31034040144444004244440440431323404403230330443334

-0.811.826.07

-0.740.003.370.00

-6.071.690.400.000.000.270.40

-2.36 0.<

-0.071.35

-0.20-0.270.00

-0.476.070.270.47

-3.640.000.671.620.67

-1.350.670.00

-11.870.20

-0.342.70

-0.54-1.35-0.672.02

-0.67-0.673.370.070.07

-0.67-0.670.670.00

0.1980.2370.3000.1990.2100.2600.2100.1200.2350.2160.2100.2100.2140.216

,1750.1

0.2090.2300.2070.2060.2100.2030.3000.2140.2170.1560.2100.2200.2340.2200.1900.2200.2100.0340.2130.2050.2500.2020.1900.2000.2400.2000.2000.2600.2110.2110.2000.2000.2200.210

MPVF-pseudos igma

NHu HI

0.2100.015

580.2200.200

+/- 0.003

Lab155 158 161 180 182183 198 202 204

Rating4 2 24 03 20 0

Z- value-0.

1. 1. 0. 3.0.

-1. -5.

2

.07 ,08 .21 .47 ,37.67 ,01 ,40 .23

4 22m0.209 0.226 0.228 0.217 0.2600.220 0.195 0.130 0.243

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-36 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedP04 as P (Orthophosphate) m g/L

U .24U :

0.2350.230 0.2250.220 0.215 0.210 i0.205 0.200 0.195 0.190 i0.185 r\ i«ft

, . J..... ,^-/I^ n

..................... ...^.^...g^,^-... a.. arc«..................... ..............................................

22m

0 . Other 22m. Color: phosphomolybdate

N = 2 31 Minimum = 0.270 0.115 Maximum = 1.200 0.450Median =St Dev =

Lab1111520232829454852566163747578818889909297105118119129133134140141145167182

Rating304440044142344000443143344413441

Z- value-0.585.78 0-0.390.000.00

95.39 17.71

-0.29-0.291.930.00-1.160.96

-0.48-0.19-9.1518.3123.13-0.29-0.480.871.93

-0.10-0.96-0.960.190.000.00

-1.930.960.000.191.93

0.2100.010

0 22m0.204

2700.2060.2100.210

2000.2900.2070.2070.2300.2100.1980.2200.2050.2080.1150.4000.4500.2070.2050.2190.2300.2090.2000.2000.2120.2100.2100.1900.2200.2100.2120.230

MPV = 0.210 +/- 0.002F-pseudosigma - 0.010

N = 33Hu = 0.220HI = 0.206

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Table 13. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-3& (honpreserved nutrients) ContinuedP04 as P (Orthophosphate) m g/L

0.238

22m

7. 1C22m. Color: phosphomolybdate

Lab36891012131516181920212528293233373845465152555859788385878889929697100102104107108111113118119120127129134138

N = 7Minimum = 0.160Maximum = 1.000Median = 0.188St Dev = 0.030

Rating Z- value 73 -0.774 0.480 8.862 -1.164 0.194 0.194 0.004 0.004 -0.194 0.003 -0.774 0.193 0.580 2.120 76.31 1.0000 8.861 -1.93 0.1880 2.12 0.2300 34.40 0.5654 -0.194 -0.293 -0.871 -1.830 2.124 0.190 -13.683 -0.771 -1.544 0.193 0.580 -5.010 22.264 0.393 0.583 0.672 1.161 -1.734 0.193 0.584 0.003 -0.771 1.83 0.2272 -1.063 -0.773 -0.773 -0.964 -0.194 0.103 -0.773 -0.77

580.0660.4390.2080.00822m

0.2000.2130.3000.1960.2100.2100.2080.2080.2060.2080.2000.2100.2140.230

0.300

0.2060.2050.1990.1890.2300.2100.0660.2000.1920.2100.2140.1560.4390.2120.2140.2150.2200.1900.2100.2140.2080.200

0.1970.2000.2000.1980.2060.2090.2000.200

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

161167180182183191197198202204

0.208 +/- 0.002 0.010

650.214 0.200

Lab Rating Z-value 22m139 4145 4146 4155 3158 4

0.00 0.19 0.00

-0.93 0.39

0.2080.2100.2080.1980.212

0.10 -0.87 0.96 1.16 1.16

0.2090.1990.2180.2200.220

-4.63 0.-2.60 0, 8.86-7.524.05

160181

0.3000.1300.250

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample N-3?'{nutrients)

___ _____Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols ___________

Analytical methods0. Other/Not reported7. 1C

1 22. Color:

40. Ion electrode

= ion chromatography= colorinetric [color reagent specified]

= specific ion electrode

Abbreviations and symbolsN = number of samples

St dev = traditional standard deviationMPV = 95X confidence most probable value

F-pseudosigma = nonparametric statistic deviationHu = upper hinge valueHI lower hinge value

mg/L = milligrams per literLab = laboratory code number

NR = not rated, less than value reported

< = less than

Constituent NH3 as N NH3+Org N as N N03+N02 as N

total P as P P04 as P

Ammonia as nitrogen Ammonia plus organic nitrogen

Nitrate plus nitrite as nitrogen total Phosphorus as phosphorus Orthophosphate as phosphorus

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Tabk 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 as N (Ammonia) m g/L

1.2101

1.110

1.010

0.910^

0.810

0.710

0.610

0.510

22 22n 22p 22s

0. Other 22p. Color: indophenol 22. Color: other 22s. Color! : sal icy late

22n. Color: Nesslerization 40. Ion electrode

Lab111152023485261636874758188899097104105118119120129134139140141145151167182201

N = 2Minimum = 0 . 920 0

Maximum = 1.100 1Median =St Dev =

Rating 2 -value 0443NR4044133422444223432442420402

0.000.36 0.920

-0.86< 2

0.28-2.200.030.021.85 1.100

-0.880.51

-0.241.11 1

-1.22-0.150.24

-0.13 0-1.341.44

-0.79-0.46-0.611.45-0.05-0.12 01.36 1

-0.05 0-1.296.240.16 04.671.44

6 3860 1.050 0

040 1.440 100

22 22n0

0000

00

010

00

860010

01.051

861040870

8951.4401.050

13 4.610 0.720 0

.050 0.870 1

.878

.08922p 22s.876

0

.910

.610

.880

.879

.770

.9380.847

0.729.858.905

.714

.050

.7800

.802

0.870

0.7201

3772

630

40

772

820

630

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

0.8760.121

310.9740.811

+/- 0.029

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 as N (Ammonia) m g/L

1.045;0.995;0.945 ;0 . 895

0.8451

0.795;

0.745,^

0. Ol 22. Cc

22n. Ce

Lab3 6910 1213 15 16 18 192025 32 33 3738 41 46 52 5557 58 59 68 7076 84 85 87 8889 91 92 94 9697100 102 104 111113 114 118 119 123127 129133 134 138

-^X j7j /'x"xV^X Js*"---f------

~ri o

:her 22p . >lor: other 22s. >lor:Nesslerization 40.

N = 3 11 Minimum = 0.728 0.748

Maximum = 0.800 1.050 Median = 0.937 St Dev = 0.052

Rating Z-value 0 223 -0.81 0.873 4 -0.34 2 -1.36 4 0.00 4 -0.344 -0.26 4 0.17 0 -3.30 0.728 1 -1.99 4 0.00 0.920NR < 24 0.34 0 -2.20 0.792 0 2.23 1.050 1 1.89 1.0304 0.48 3 0.52 4 -0.50 2 1.20 4 -0.341 -1.72 0 -2.66 4 0.34 4 0.17 1 -1.554 -0.10 0 15.47 4 -0.34 0.900 2 -1.20 0 2.594 -0.17 4 0.00 3 0.52 3 0.52 4 -0.27 0.9042 1.03 0.980 4 0.24 3 0.69 4 0.33 2 1.072 1.36 1 -1.79 1 -1.55 3 -0.86 0 34.373 0.53 4 0.07 3 0.52 4 -0.34 3 0.52

?^**^ 7_Jh**°"B*'^ /

******* D^

^**

X 22 & 22n 22p D 22s

Color: indophenol MPV = 0.920 +/ Color: salicylate F-pseudosigma = 0.058 Ion electrode N = 60

2 25 4 15 Hu = 0.950 0.924 0.804 0.890 0.483 HI = 0.872

1.440 2.920 1.071 0.950 0.914 0.920 0.053 0.048

22n 22p 22s 40 Lab Rating Z-value145 3 -0.52

0.900 149 4 -0.34 0.841 155 4 -0.32

0.920 158 0 -2.96 0.900 161 0 -7.510.905 167 4 0.29

0.930 180 2 1.22 182 0 8.94

0.804 197 2 1.10 198 0 -2.06 0.8202 2 -1.20

0.940

0.948 0.950

0.891 0.990 0.900

0.820 0.765

0.940 0.930

0.8300.914 1.820

0.850 1.071

0.910 0.920

0.950 0.950

0.934 0.960 0.939 0.9820.999

0.816 0.830

0.870 2.920

0.951 0.924

0.950 0.900

0.950

-------j-^^e^ojx^

^ff~

- 0.010

0 22 22n 22p 22s 400.890

0.900 0.901

0.748 0.483

0.937 0.991

1.440 0.984

000.850

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 + Org N as N (Ammonia + Organic N) m g/L

.80

.70

.60

.50

.40.30.20.10.00.90

0.800.700.600.500.40

0 X 22 22n 22p 22s

0 . Other 22p . Color : indophenol 22. Color: other 22s. Color: sal icy late

22n. Color: Nesslerization 40. Ion electrodeN = 3

Minimum = 1.40

Maximum = 1.52Median =St Dev =

5290.94 1.10 0.75

1.29 1.89 1.441.100.20

5 20.68 1.02

1.22 1.15

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =

1.100.22

261.29

+/- 0.06

HI = 1.00

Lab1 11 15 20 2328 48 52 61 6368 74 79 81 8990 97 105 118 119120 129 134 139 140141 145

Ratling4 1 4 NR 31 4 1 3 23 4 1 3 44 3 1 2 44 0 4 4 34 4

Z- value 0 22-0

1 -0

010

-1-0

1-0

0-1-0 -0-0 -0

1 100 3 0

-0

00 0

.17

.95 1.52

.37

.56

.85 1.50

.00

.61

.74

.39 1.40

.70 0.95

.00

.95

.51 0.99

.47

.05

.74 0.94

.58

.21

.23

.13

.65

.00

.23 1.05

.88 1.29

.00

.09

22n1.

1. 0. 0.

1.

1.

1.1.

1. 1.89

1.10

22p 22s 40.06

1.02 5

1.22

.10

.75

.94

.10 0.68

1.00.09

.44

.361.15

.13

1.10

1.12

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedNH3 + Org N as N (Ammonia + Organic N) m g/L

____________________________i________________1.301.25

0.950.900.850.80

22 22n 22p 22s

0. Other 22p. Color: indophenol 22. Color: other 22s. Color: salicylate

22n. Color: Nesslerization 40. Ion electrodeN = 5

Minimum = 0 . 86Maximum = 1 .50Median =St Dev =

4 20.99 0.99 01.10 1.05 2

10

1780260905

0110

89A240609

05

52123

Lab Rating Z-value 22 22n 22p 22s

MPVF-pseudos igroa

NHu HI

1.060.08

411.111.01

+/- 0.02

AO3 9 10 12 1315 16 18 20 2838 41 A6 52 5557 59 85 87 8991 94 96 97 100102 10A 113 118 119123 127 129 133 134138 145 155 180 183198 202

2 24 0 33 0 4 NR 33 0 4 0 30 3 3 314 4 3 A 03 4 21 40 4 4 0 34 4 3 3 01 0

1 1 0

-3 0

-0 -2 -0

-0-0 36 -0 -3 05

-0 0 0

-1-0 0

-0 -0 150 0

-1 1

-06 0

-0-11

00 0

-0 -0 541 2

.30 1.16

.17

.00

.38

.65

.52

.61 0.86

.18

.78 1.00

.91

.29

.39

.17

.52

.72 1.50

.78

.52

.52

.59

.26

.13

.92

.26

.61

.65

.40

.31

.82

.39

.89

.26

.16

.06

.52

.00

.00

.70

.52

.25

.82 1.20

.34

1. 1, 0, 1.

1,

0.99

1, 0 1

1.101,

1,1,

0.99 1.04

21,1.

1,

1,

1.05

1. 1.02

.15

.06

.80 ,11

.05 5

.03

.82

.10

1.00

.10 0.9A

.04

.07

.26

.11

.09 0.96

.20

.59 1.08

1.101.06 1.06

.01

1.24

1.02

3.85

1.03

0.21

5.23

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e N-37 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedN03 + N02 as N (Nitrate + Nitrite) m g/L

1.110

22 22c 22h

0. Other 22c. Color: Cd diazo 7. 1C 22h. Color: hydrazine diazo

22. Color: otherN =

Minimum = 0Maximum = 1Median =St Dev =

2 4 9 16690 0.806 0.799 0.560312 2.700 1.020 4.100

0.857 0.8520.081 0.047

30.7800.820

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

0.857 +/- 0.023 0.099

340.940 0.806

Lab Rating Z-value 22 22c 22h11120232829424345485253616374757881889097105118119129133134139140141145167182201

4144013443434134040333424043443400

-0.04-1.68 0.6900.070.14

18.561.95

-0.510.040.16

-0.77-0.50-0.92-0.071.650.580.092.85

-0.044.56

-0.720.84

-0.67-0.371.140.45

-2.98-0.07-0.58-0.49-0.17-0.770.38

32.654.59 1.312

0.853

0.8630.870

2.7001.0500.806

0.8600.872

0.7800.8070.7650.850

1.0200.9140.8651.140

0.8531.309

0.7850.940

0.7900.820

0.9700.9010.5600.850

0.7990.8080.840

0.7800.894

4.100

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample N-37 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedN03 + N02 as N (Nitrate + Nitrite) m g/L

3.935

3.885 j

3.835

3.785

3.735

3 CQ C

11 __f _L_ ~ Ji-.-X-...........-....^...........!.pW xx*** _J»^ T

0 * 7

0. Other 22c. Color: Cd diazo 7. 1C 22h. Color: hydrazine diazo

22. Color: other N = 1 15 14 37 6

Minimum = 0.860 0.570 0.797 0.530 0.417 Maximum <= 5.000 1.090 3.700 2.130 Median - 0.811 0.834 0.850 St Dev = 0.035 0.037 0.048

Lab3 6 8 9 1012 13 1516 1819 20 25 28 2932 33 37 384142 45 46 52 5557 58 59 68 6970 76 78 83 8485 87 88 899194 96 97100 102104 108 113 114 118

Rating Z-value 0 7 22 22c 22h4 0 0 3 434 0 0 34 4 4 0 43 0 4 4 03 4 3 3 30 0 4 3 40 20 0 04 4 0 4 024 2 4 34 3 0 0 2

-0.24 0.837 4.62 1.100 5.73 1.160 0.78 0.892 0.18 0.860

-0.55 0.820 0.50 0.877 5.36 1.140 4.44 1.090

-0.68 0.8130.18 0.860 0.17 0.859 0.28 0.865

76.69 5.000 0.00 0.850

-0.72 0.811 -5.17 0.570 0.24 0.863 0.22 0.862 5.73 1.160

-0.98 0.797 0.44 0.874 0.59 0.882

-0.72 0.811 -0.55 0.820-5.91 0.530 4.81 1.110 0.00 0.850

-0.74 0.810 0.37 0.870

-2.03 0.740 -1.20 0.785 4.99 1.120

-2.77 0.700 12.94 1.550-0.18 0.840 0.00 0.850 8.59 1.315 0.20 0.861

-2.77 0.700-1.02 0.795 -0.30 0.834 1.48 0.930 0.48 0.876

-0.92 0.800-0.35 0.831 -0.74 0.810 -2.79 0.699 -8.00 0.417 -1.11 0.790

X wm _ _ .A. _ _.

MPV = 0.850 +/- 0.009 F-pseudosigma = 0.054

N « 73 Hu = 0.880 HI = 0.807

Lab Rating Z-value 0 7119 0 2.77 120 4 -0.18 123 0 23.65 127 4 0.04 129 4 0.13133 0 2.40 134 4 0.00 138 4 0.00 145 2 -1.29 146 3 -0.98149 3 -0.74 0.810 155 1 -1.69 158 4 0.24 161 2 -1.18 0.786 167 3 1.00180 4 -0.46 182 0 52.67 191 3 -0.74 0.810 193 3 0.55 0.880 196 0 -4.93 0.583197 3 -0.79 198 4 0.18 0.860 202 2 -1.29

22 22c 22h1.000

0.840 2.130

0.852 0.8570.980 0.850 0.850 0.780

0.797

0.759 0.863

0.9040.825

3.700

0.807

0.780

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference irater sample N-37 (preserved nutrients) Continuedtotal P as P (total Phosphorus) m g/L

22m

0. Other4. ICP

22m. Color: phosphomolybdateN

MinimumMaximum

MedianSt Dev

1= 1.35===

0 280.123.111.190.05

Lab Rating Z-value 22m11115202328454861636874757879818992105118119129133134139140141145182201

300330443403400033442124443324

02

-9

00

-0,

0,0,0,

-16,

0,0,5,

-3,

28,-0,-0,-0,

0.-1.-1.-1.0,

-0.

0.0.

-0.-1.-0.

.54

.40 1.35

.44

.75

.60

.45

.15

.60

.15

.07,75.00.70.45.78.60,66,30.15,05.80.20,15,42.15.75.75.05.16

1

011

< 0.1111101110311111111111111

.23

.56

.24

.23

.16

.20

.23

.20

.12

.24

.19

.57

.96

.11

.15

.15

.17

.20

.12

.07

.11

.20

.16

.20

.24

.14

.12

.18

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

1.19 + /- 0.02 0.07

29 1.23 1.14

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e N-37 fnonpreserved nutrients) Continuedtotal P as P (total Phosphorus) m g/L

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.00

0.95 L22m

0. Other 4. ICP

22. Color: phosphomolybdate

Lab36891012131516181920222528384546555758597885878991929496100102104108111113114118119120123127129134138145149155158161

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

Rating Z -value11444240444042043433021334342440313233234433230303

-1.521.520.34-0.170.341.350.00

-9.270.000.00

-0.173.54

-0.17-1.18

0.02-0.84-0.170.510.51

-2.53-1.181.69

-0.67-0.840.170.510.021.260.340.17

-14.330.991.52

-0.96-1.18-0.510.51

-1.01-0.840.000.17

-0.860.51

-1.01-0.51-5.06-0.993.040.84

1 1 521.20 1.10 0.32

5.841.170.05

0 4 22m1.081.261.191.161.191.251.170.621.171.171.161.381.16

1.10< 0.1

1.171.121.161.201.201.021.101.271.131.121.181.201.171.251.191.180.321.231.261.111.101.141.201.111.121.171.181.121.201.111.140.871.111.351.22

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

1.170.06

541.201.12

+/- 0.01

Lab Rating Z-value 22m180182183198202

43033

0.17-0.8478.750.51 1.200.51

1.181.125.84

1.20

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Table .14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe N-37 (preserved nutrients) ContinuedP04 as P (Orthophosphate) m g/L

1.40

0.

22m

0.7.

22m.

Other1CColor: phosphomolybdate

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

11.23

15.60 0

210

3110050707

Lab Rating Z-value 22m1 1115 20 2328 29 45 48 5261 63 74 75 7881 88 89 90 9297 105 118 119 129133 134 140 141 145167 182 201

4 1 4 3 20 2 4 0 24 4 2 340 3 4 4 434 4 3 334 3 4 421 3

-0

1 -0

01

47-1

0 -10

1-0

01

-0

010 0

-0

0 00

-0 -0 -0 -0-0

0 -0

0 01 1

-0

.20

.66 1.23

.42

.93

.04

.01

.14

.21

.02

.35

.42

.31

.14

.73

.47

.17

.89

.21

.00

.00

.73

.10

.42

.62

.55

.52

.31

.93

.31

.00

.26

.87

.54

1.

1. 1. 1.

5.60 0. 1. 0. 1.1. 1 1. 1. 1.2.1. 1. 1. 1.1. 1. 1. 1. 1.1. 1. 0. 1. 1.1. 1. 1.

05

03 16 17

96 09 10 2003 .1 18 00 1205 16 05 07 0714 06 03 01 0202 10 98 10 0719 25 02

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

1.070.10

331.161.03

+/- 0.02

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Table 14. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e N-37 (nonpreserved nutrients) ContinuedP04 as P (Orthophosphate) m g/L

1.30

22m

0. Other 7. 1C

22m. Color: phosphomolybdate

Lab36891012131516181920252829323337384546525557585978838485878889929697100102104108111113118119120127129134138139

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

Rating Z- value14303444343220043043404003223332432331320413344234

-1.700.33

-0.80-2.151.000.10

-0.120.10

-0.570.46

-0.57-1.471.23

66.43-2.370.080.55

54.740.120.55

-0.124.37

-0.12-3.27

-18.27-0.57-1.471.450.55

-0.57-0.571.090.330.60

-1.020.78

-0.57-1.700.82

-1.475.720.10

-1.92-0.57-0.570.33

-0.081.23

-0.570.21

1 8 551.20 1.04 0.33

4.10 1.341.15 1.150.06 0.04

0 7 22m1.071.161.111.051.191.151.141.151.121.171.121.081.20

4.101.04

1.151.173.58

1.151.171.141.341.141.000.331.121.081.211.171.121.121.191.161.171.101.181.121.071.181.08

1.401.151.061.121.121.161.141.201.121.16

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

1.15 +/- 0.04

641.17 1.11

0.01

Lab Rating Z-value 22m145146155158161167180182183191196197198202

33243432202322

0.-0.-1.

0.-0.-0.

0,-1,1.

-2.-1.

0.1.1.

.55

.80,47.10.80.33.55.02.45.37 1.04,02 1.10.55 1.17.23 1.20.23

1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.

1.

.17,11.08.15.11.13,17,10.21

.20

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample P-J0 (low ionic strength constituents}

Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols

Analytical methods

0. Other/Not reported

1. AA: direct, air

2. AA: direct, N2O

4. ICP

5. DCP

6. ICP/MS

7. 1C

20. Titrate: color

21. Titrate: electro

22. Color:

40. Ion electrode

41. Electro

50. Gravimetric

51. Turbidimetric

atomic absorption: direct,air

atomic absorption: direct,nitrous oxide

inductively coupled plasma

direct current plasma

mass spectrometry/inductively coupled plasma

ion chromatography

titration: colorimetric [color reagent specified]

titration: electrometric

colorimetric [color reagent specified]

specific ion electrode

electrometric: [type meter specified]

gravimetric: [precipitate specified]

turbidimetric: [suspension specified]

Abbreviations and symbols

Constituent

N =

St dev =

MPV =

F-pseudosigma =Hu =

HI =

m g/L =

H S/cm =

Lab =NR =

< =

Acid Acidity as CaC03

Ca Calcium

Cl Chloride

F Fluoride

K Potassium

Mg Magnesium

Na Sodium

PH

PO4 as P Orthophosphate

S04 Sulfate

as Phosphorus

Sp Cond Specific Conductance

number of samples

traditional standard deviation

95% confidence most probable value

nonpar ame trie statistic deviation

upper hinge value

lower hinge value

milligrams per liter

micros iemens per centimeter at 25 C

laboratory code number

not rated, less than value reported

less than

page

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe P-Jff (low jon/c strength) ContinuedAcid as CaC03 (Acidity) m g/L

14.00

12.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

A. 00

2.00

0.00

20 21

0. Other20. Titration: colorimetric21. Titration: electrometric

N = 1 1 14Minimum = 3.85 6.00 0.02Maximum = 15.80Median = 2.50St Dev = 2.15

Lab Rating Z-value 20 211311152338526163788992105136141158

3244430333443014

-0.961.010.120.15

-0.26-0.922.31-0.610.73

-0.68-0.19-0.350.563.491.71

-0.12

07

3.85320

111

6.001225

1593

.02

.00

.96

.50

.15

.60

.25

.00

.74

.19

.40

.80

.50

.00

MPVF-pseudosigma

NHu HI

3.433.54

166.501.72

+/- 1.20

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water samp/e P-J9flowj'onJc strength) ContinuedCa (Calcium) m g/L

0.35

0.30

0.25

0.20{

0.15

a G

0.1.2.

OtherAA:AA:

directdirect

4.airN20

N =

Minimum = 0

Maximum = 0Median =St Dev =

ICP

522

75

0

000

921

352301

30.22 0

0.30 1200

1318

602203

Lab Rating 2-value12311152328333738394648525861636474788992101105123134136141145155158164167196

44034NR04NR4330NR433344304443011004NR4

0.07 0.240.37 0.252.09-0.61 0.22-0.13

416.910.40 0.25

< 0.2440.400.74

-0.547.15

-0.27 0.23-0.64-0.61-0.61-0.07-0.27 0.23-0.81 0.213.78 0.350.07 0.240.400.40 0.25-0.612.09

-1.62-1.9617.27 0.752.43 0.31-0.13 0.23

-0.27 ______ 0.23

0.30

0.23< 1

12.60

0.250.260.220.45

< 0.6

0.220.22

0.220.24

0.25

0.220.30

0.190.18

< 1

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HL =

0.24 -I-/- 0.01 0.03

300.26 0.22

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample P-J9 f/owjonic strength) ContinuedCl (Chloride) m g/L

0.950.850.750.650.55

20a 2 Oh 22 22f

0.7.

20a.

Other1CTit rat ion :Ag

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

20h.22.

22f .1 16

1.20 0.878.001.130.16

Titration: HgColor:Color:

30.852.30

otherFe(SCN)

2 31.50 0.192.20 1.30

40.621.31

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

1.140.19

291.351.10

+/- 0.05

Lab Rating Z-value 7 20a 20h 22 22f12311152833374246485261636474788992101105134136141145158167191196197202

4434234NR423300301000040434NR4441

-0-000100

0-1-00

-2-5-0212564

-037-0-0-0

-00

-0-1

.04

.07

.86

.32

.13

.86

.05

.00

.48

.76

.92

.81

.13

.92

.10

.94

.05

.72

.26

.64

.11

.02

.22

.81

.22

.09

.27

.09

.56

1.1.

1.201.1.1.

<1.0.

1.

2.1.8.

0.1.

< 11,1,1.

,13,13

35,30,15: 6,14.87

.53

1.52

2.30.00.12.00

.99,10

,12.19.12

0.85

1.30

1.001.310.62

0.190.97

1.50

2.20

1.10

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sampJe P-J3 (Jor Jonfc strength) ContinuedF (Fluoride) m g/L

0.7.

22.

Other1C

40. Ion electrode

ColorimetricN =

Minimum = 0

Maximum =Median =St Dev =

101

3 00.00

0.05

30.01

0.06

Lab Rating Z-value____0____7 22I 3II 23 28334246526163747889105134141145167196

0.025

0.009 0

< 0.1

< 0.1

< 0.01

< 0.2

< 0.20

0.051

< 0.1

0.060 0.013 < 0.1 0.015< 0.2 0.02 0.10

0.100

< 1.0 < 0.1

< 0.05

MPV F-pseudos igma

NHu HI

0.020 +/- 0.028

60.0510.013

0.015

INSUFFICIENT DATA

NOT RATED

104

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference watersample P-J9flowionic strength) ContinuedK (Potassium) m g/L

0.270

0.220

0.170

0.120

0.070

0 . Other 1. AA: direct4. ICP

Lab123111523283337384648525861636474788992101105123134136141145164167196

air

N -Minimum «= 0

Maximum 0Median =St Dev «=

Rating Z -value033034040430NR4NRNR340404NR000001NR4

-4.75-0.74 00.61

-2.91 0-0.61-0.4671.440.00 04.91 0

-0.310.615.83

0.31

-0.610.31

-2.450.46

171.08-0.31

-2.154.91

-3.075.21

-1.96

0.00

3 16075 0.015 0

330 5.750 20.1600.024

0 10.015

1460.190

0750.1500.155

2170330

0.16000<

0.180

< 0.20.150

00.0900.1855.7500.160

<0.1000.3300.070

0<

0.106

0.170

5180

500

4

500

1903600.2

< 1

180

0.4

3400.1

< 1

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu = HI =

0.1700.033

250.1900.146

+/- 0.009

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference watersample P-i19flowionic strength) ContinuedMg (Magnesium) m g/L

0.140-

0.120 \

0.100

0.080]

0.060

<- 0.040 \

0.020

0.000

0. Other 4. ICP 1. AA: direct air 5. DCP 2. AA: direct N20

N - 4Minimum = 0.00Maximum = 0.14Median =St Dev =

290.037.004.002.23

0 90.042.800.050.91

10.04

Lab Rating Z-value

MPV =

F-pseudosigma =N =

Hu =HI =

0.045 +/- 0.008 0.031

250.080 0.038

12311152328333738394648525861636474788992101105123134136145155164167196

44NR44NR0404440NR3NRNR4404244440NRNR0NR4

-0

0,

-0,

0,

88-0,

2,0,0,

-0,

6,

-0.

-0.

0.13.-0.

1.-0.

0.-0.-0.

4.

-1.

9.

-0.

.22

.32 0

.48 0

.10

.49

.16

.99 0

.03

.10

.22

.58

.55

.16

.16

.33

.29

.12

.16

.00

.16

.2998

,45 0.,43

,10

0.055

.030

<

.1380

0

0000

0

0

,0000

0

.038

0.2

.046

.028

<

.460

.036

.080

.040

.040

.200

.339

.042

<

0

2

000

<

: 0.200

0

0

< 0

0.1

.048

.8000.040

.048

.038

.2500.05

< 1

.040

.050

.045

.036

.025

< 1

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference rater sample P-J9 (Jo* ionic strength} ContinuedNa (Sodium) m g/L

0.500

0.400 ;_

0.300 _

0.200

0.100

0.000-

0. Other 5. 1. AA: direct air 4. ICP

N =

Minimum = 0

Maximum = 0Median =St Dev =

DCP

3 14060 0.030 0

364 1.800 00.0600.036

5 1043 0.060

360

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

0.060 +/- 0.046 0.162

230.274 0.056

Lab Rating Z-value1231115233337383946485261636474788992101105123134136145164167196

44043NR414441NRNR0443404NR444NR0NR4

-0.

0,10.0.0.

0.1.0.

-0.-0.

1.

3.0.0.0.

-0.

2.-0.

-0.

0.0,

2.

0.

.07

.04 0.

.74

.00 0,

.79

.00

.88 0,

.00

.06

.10

.85

.52

.00

.49

.62

.06

.10

.06

.19

.19

.00

.38

.00

0..066

1..060

<

.3640.

0,0,

0.0,0.0,

0.0.0.

0,

0,

.049

.800

0.1

.060

<

.630

.060

.160

.050

.400

.050

.030

.090

.060<

.446

.060

0.188

0.060

0.0510.0430.360

: 0.03< 1

0.140

< 0.2

: 0.04

< i

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample P-J9 flow/on/c strength) ContinuedpH

5.205.105.00-4.90-4.804.704.604.50 \4.404.30

0. Other 40. Ion electrode41. Electrometric

Lab123111523283337383941424648525861636474788992101105123134136141145155158164167197202

N = 1Minimum = 5 . 00Maximum =Median =St Dev =

Rating Z- value 03420002403004404430433441434330033444

-0.60-0.271.092.19 5.00-7.275.161.410.31

10.320.633.52

20.180.00

-0.3124.090.47

-0.390.78-3.280.00

-0.630.550.080.39

-1.800.470.63

-0.31-0.94-0.94-4.85-3.28-0.70-0.660.160.00

-0.08

1 354.63 3.79

7.804.720.09

40 414.644.694.86

3.795.384.904.766.044.805.177.304.724.687.804.784.674.824.304.724.644.794.734.774.494.784.804.684.604.604.104.30

4.634.644.744.72

____ 4.71

MPV =F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =

HI =

4.720.13

374.814.64

+/- 0.03

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample P-19 flow ionic strength) ContinuedP04 as P (Orthophosphate) m g/L

0.7.

20.

Other 22 .1C 22m.Titration: Color

N =Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

ColorimetricColor: pho sphomo lybdate

000 1 60.003 0.000

0.101

Lab Rating 2-value 20 22 22m1311232833373846485258616374788992105134141145155167196202

0.003< 0.01

< 0.02< 0.01

< 0.1< 0.01< 0.3

0.001< 0.002< 0.005< 0.005

0.003< 0.02

< 0.01< 0.002

< 0.050.101

< 0.005< 0.002

< 0.01< 0.05< 0.010.0000.025

< 0.030.011

MPVF-p seudo s igma

NHu HI

0.003 +/- 0.006 0.012

70.018 0.002

INSUFFICIENT DATA

NOT RATED

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sample P-J9 flow ionic strength) ContinuedS04 (Sulfate) m g/L

2.00.80.60.40

.20

.000.80

0.600.400.200.00

0 . Other 50 . Gravimetric 7. 1C 51. Turbidimetric

22. Color: methyl thymol blueN =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

1 160.15 0.28

63.000.370.17

1156.63 2.00 0.60

1.80

Lab Rating Z-value 22 50 51123112328333746485261636474788992105134136141145158164167196197

4443444NR42NR00442NR2240NR444044

-0-00,

-0,00

-0,

-0,

1

23,

-0

01

11

-0123

-0-0-012,-0,-0

.26

.30

.10

.59

.30

.10

.25

.25

.09

.67

.07

.29

.09

.09

.09

.03

.15

.64

.09

.09

.29

.22

.16

.33

000

0.15

00

0

00

00

63

000

0__ 0

.32

.30

.50

.50

.32< 6.32

.30

.50

.97

.37

.00

.40

.40

.30

.37

.28

0.60

1.00< 101.80

2.00

1.00< 2

1.00

< 5

6.63

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

0.45 +/- 0.14 0.51

241.00 0.32

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Table 15. Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference water sanap/e P-J0 flow ionic strength) ContinuedSpecific Conductance M- S/cm

16

7.5

0. Other41. Electrometric

Lab123111523283337383942464852586163747889101105123134136141145155158167197202

N =

Minimum =Maximum =Median =St Dev =

Rating 2 -value433434044430433423402003313234440

0.44-0.76-0.670.470.740.07-2.430.13

-0.13-0.40-0.6780.940.40

-0.760.940.00-1.08-0.670.47

-2.10-1.2147.082.020.610.67-1.820.67-1.350.960.00

-0.27-0.386.21

1 3212.7 8.4

132.012.024.3

0 4112.710.911.0

12.713.112.18.412.211.811.411.0

132.012.610.913.412.010.411.012.78.910.281.815.012.913.09.3

13.010.013.412.011.611.421.2

MPV = F-pseudosigma =

N = Hu = HI =

12.01.5

3313.011.0

+/- 0.3

111

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Table 16 Statistical summary of reported data for standard reference sample ffg-15 (Mercury)

________Definition of analytical methods, abbreviations, and symbols____________

Analytical methods

0. Other/Not reported 11. AA: cold vapor = atomic absorption: cold vapor

Abbreviations and symbolsN = number of samples

St dev = traditional standard deviation

MPV = 95% confidence most probable value

F-pseudosigma = nonparametrie statistic deviationHu = upper hinge valueHI = lower hinge value

fJ. g/L = micrograms per literLab = laboratory code numberNR = not rated, less than value reported< = less than

Constituent page Hg Mercury 113

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Table 16. Statist/cat summary of reported data for standard reference water sample Hg-J5 fmereuryj ContinuedHg (Mercury) n g/L

1.00 -0.900.800.700.600.500.400.300.200.100.00

11

0. Other11. AA:

Lab131112131618242829323637394546485152555961636869707475878990929697100105108109113119120127128133134136138139141144

Cold vapor

N = 3Minimum = 0. 40Maximum = 0 . 60Median =St Dev =

Rating Z -value 04302344343343NR44NR344344233433314433424434412304043

-0.320.97 0.607.971.470.790.22 0.45

-0.32-0.52-0.02-0.920.820.410.76

-0.08-0.16

-0.920.420.31

-0.52-0.020.41

-1.02-0.92-0.52-0.420.82

-0.52-0.701.670.12

-0.02 0.40-0.72-0.52-0.221.020.020.220.82

-0.070.061.971.47

-0.622.47

-0.0212.220.22

-0.77

510.202.850.400.16

110.34

2.000.700.56

0.340.300.400.220.570.490.56

< 0.50.390.37

< 0.20.220.490.470.300.400.490.200.220.300.320.570.300.260.740.43

0.260.300.360.610.410.450.570.390.420.800.700.280.900.402.850.450.25

MPV »F-pseudosigma =

N =Hu =HI =

0.41 +/- 0.04 0.20

540.57 0.30

Lab Rating Z-value 11146149167179182196202

241230NR

-1.05-0.021.52

-1.020.973.97

0.200.400.710.200.601.20

< 0.3

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Table 17. Most probable vaJues for constituents and properties jn standard reference sampJes distributed In October J992

[MPV. most probable value: ug/L raicrogrem per liter m£/L milligram per liter uS/cm. mierosiemen per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius]

T-121 (trace constituents)Analyte MPV

Ag 0 . 90Al 85.5As 8.00B 90

Ba 46.3Be 10.6Ca 5.13Cd 7.17Co 4.6Cr 16.0Cu 4 . 80Fe 140K 0.45

M-124 (major constituents)Analyte MPV

Alkalinity 234B 294Ca 154Cl 82.8

DSRD 1309F 0.93K 13.9Mg 58 . 4

N-36 (preserved nutrients)Analyte MPV

NH3 as N 0.113NH3+OrgN as N 0.246N03+N02 as N 0.182total P as P 0.220

P04 as P 0.210

N-37 (preserved nutrients)Analyte MPVNH3 as N 0.876

NH3+OrgN as N 1.10N03+N02 as N 0.857total P as P 1.19

P04 as P 1.07

F-pseudos igmaug/L 0.36ug/L 12.9M g/L 1.11u g/L 9M g/L 4.3M g/L 1.0m g/L 0.28M g/L 1.05M g/L 0.7M g/L 1.6ug/L 0.67u g/L 12m g/L 0.06

F-pseudos igmam g/L 5u g/L 34m g/L 9m g/L 2.4m g/L 33m g/L 0.07m g/L 1.0m g/L 2.7

F-pseudos igmam g/L 0.019m g/L 0.129m g/L 0.023m g/L 0.021m g/L 0.010

F-pseudos igmam g/L 0.121m g/L 0.22m g/L 0.099m g/L 0.07m g/L 0.10

AnalyteLiMgMnMoNaNiPbSbSe

Si02SrVZn

AnalyteNa

total PPH

S102S04

Sp CondSrV

N-36 (nonpreservedAnalyteNH3 as N

NH3+OrgN as NN03+N02 as Ntotal P as P

P04 as P

N-37 (nonpreservedAnalyteNH3 as N

NH3+OrgN as NN03+N02 as Ntotal P as P

P04 as P

MPV F-pseudos igma25.0 ug/L 2.21.24 m g/L 0.0728.5 M g/L 2.212.0 M g/L 1.87.19 m g/L 0.308.29 ug/L 1.267.75 ug/L 1.037.61 ug/L 1.208.12 ug/L 1.414.64 m g/L 0.2644.0 ug/L 4.94.00 M g/L 0.7618.0 M g/L 2.7

MPV F-pseudos igma166.0 m g/L 6.00.110 m g/L 0.0138.47 0.0819.4 m g/L 1.1621 m g/L 23

1738 u S/cm 881669 H g/L 997.5 H g/L 3.0

nutrients)MPV F-pseudos igma

0.110 m g/L 0.0150.209 m g/L 0.0910.180 m g/L 0.0160.210 m g/L 0.0150.208 m g/L 0.010

nutrients)MPV F-pseudos igma

0.920 m g/L 0.0581.06 m g/L 0.08

0.850 m g/L 0.0541.17 m g/L 0.061.15 m g/L 0.04

P-19 (low ionic strength constituents)Analyte MPVAcidity 3.43

Ca 0.24

Cl 1.14

F

K 0.170

Mg 0.045

Hg-15 (mercury)Analyte MPV

Hg 0.41

F-pseudos igmam g/L 3.54m g/L 0.03

m g/L 0.19

insufficient data

m g/L 0.033

m g/L 0.031

F-pseudos igma

M g/L 0.20

AnalyteNapH

P04 as P

S04

Sp Cond

MPV F-pseudos igma0.060 m g/L 0.1624.72 0.13

insufficient data

0.45 m g/L 0.51

12.0 fj. S/cm 1.5

114