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Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM) 4.0

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U.S. EPA. Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM) 4.0, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-04/126D, 2008.

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The premise and purpose of this document is to standardize the analytical methods that will be used in cases when multiple laboratories are called on to analyze environmental samples following a homeland security event. The document also is intended as a tool that will be available to assist state and local laboratories in planning for and analyzing environmental samples following a homeland security event.

  • Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM) 4.0 (pdf) (4.24 MB, 09/29/2008)

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