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Ref. No. [UMCES] CBL 2015-013
ACT VS15-06
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
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INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY TESTED
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PH SCALES
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SUMMARY OF VERIFICATION PROTOCOLS
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A
NALYSIS OF
R
EFERENCE
S
AMPLES
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L
ABORATORY
T
EST
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F
IELD
T
ESTS
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RESULTS OF LABORATORY TEST
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RESULTS OF MOORED FIELD TESTS
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QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL
........................................................50
QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES
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E
XTERNAL
Q
UALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL ASSESSMENTS
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REFERENCES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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APPENDIX I
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APPENDIX II
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