Qualifications

Qualifications

gc-ms-instrument RTI participates in various proficiency testing programs for individual analytes and analyte groups. The proficiency testing program is evaluated by an independent agency to obtain or maintain approval for the analysis of these analytes.

Below is a listing of our proficiency testing results for 2015:

Water pollution

May and November 2015
% Acceptable
WP-243 May WP-249 Nov.
Metals 100.0 93.3
Wet Chem 87.9 100.0
SVOC 100.0 100.0
Explosives 100.0 100.0
GRO/DRO 100.0 100.0
Pesticides 100.0 100.0
PCB 100.0 100.0
Volatiles 100.0 95.8
Herbicides 100.0 100.0
Microbiology 100.0 100.0
Overall 98.7 97.7

Soils

June and December 2015
% Acceptable
Soil-90 June Soil-92 Dec.
Metals 96.4 100.0
Wet Chem 100.0 100.0
SVOC 98.7 100.0
Pesticides/PCB 93.1 100.0
Volatiles 99.3 95.7
Herbicides 94.4 100.0
GRO/DRO 100.0 100.0
Explosives 92.9 78.6
     
     
Overall 97.7 97.4

Water supply

May and November 2015
% Acceptable
WS-225 May WS-231 Nov.
Metals 200.8 96.2 92.3
Wet Chem 100.0 100.0
Microbiology 95.2 95.2
Overall 96.6 94.9

Ambient Air

June and December 2015
% Acceptable
AE-32 June AE-34 Dec.
VOC TO15 89.1 94.6
Pest. TO10 95.0 100.0
PCB TO4 100.0 100.0
Overall 91.5 96.4