ACCRETION QA/QC ProtocolsDona Weifenbach, LDNR/CRD LFO

•Plot Layout

• Data Recording

• Data Entry

• Reporting

•Deliverables

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Soil PorewaterWells

Marsh Mat Recorder

Accretion Plot layout - Marshmat - 3 - ½ m by ½ m plots established at construction

- sampled at 6 and 12 mos

- Use lowest plot number at each boardwalk section with 2 stations placed left, and 1 right of the boardwalk

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Accretion Plot layout - RSET - 3 - ½ m by ½ m plots established at construction- sampled at 6 and 12 mos- Use lowest plot number at each boardwalk section with 2 stations placed left, and 1 right of the boardwalk

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PVC plot marker

Accretion plot grid50 cm x 50 cm

-When establishing plot, lay grid down for feldspar

application - Mark 2 corners with PVC allowing the grid to fit over the poles- Photograph the plots from above- Obtain GPS coordinates for one of the corner poles in each plot

Station: Group: Project/Site:

Sample Date: Time: Establishment Date: Time:

Organization:

Measured by: Other Personnel:

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Feldspar Cryogenic Coring Techniques

Accretion Measurement Data Sheet

Accretion Measurements (mm)

(Excellent- E, Good- G, Fair- F, Poor- P)Core Conditions

Basin:

Cryo-Core Coords

(X : Y)

Field Data Sheet-Take 2 cores at each plot, locating the x and y coordinates using a random number table - Make sure the coordinates were not used previously- 4 measurements are recorded, positioned 90o from each other-Notes must describe the condition of the core-A value of “0” indicates no accretion above a visible feldspar layer-- No value, or a blank cell indicates missing feldspar and must be explained in the notes

Data Retrieval Data is output from Excel spreadsheet is the format below.

Station Group ProjectCRMS

Sitesample

datesample

timeestablishment

dateestablishment

time Core X:Y Accretion 1 Accretion 2 Accretion 3 Accretion 4Core

Conditions Organization Personnel NotesBS03a-11 A BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 3:2BS03a-11 A BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 2:4 23.1 27.7 27.3 21.4BS03a-11 B BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 3:4BS03a-11 B BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 4:4BS03a-11 B BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 2:2BS03a-11 B BS-03a 01/24/2001 15:05:00 3:3 5.4 6.2 12.3 10.1BS03a-12 A BS-03a 01/25/2001 16:00:00 3:3 3.2 2 1 2.1BS03a-12 A BS-03a 01/25/2001 16:00:00 4:4 3.8 4 3.8 1.3BS03a-12 B BS-03a 01/25/2001 16:00:00 2:4 1.3 2.2 3.9 2.7BS03a-12 B BS-03a 01/25/2001 16:00:00 4:2 5.3 3.9 3.3 4.7BS03a-13 A BS-03a 01/25/2001 12:39:00 3:3BS03a-13 A BS-03a 01/25/2001 12:39:00 2:2BS03a-13 B BS-03a 01/25/2001 12:39:00 4:2BS03a-13 B BS-03a 01/25/2001 12:39:00 4:1BS03a-13 B BS-03a 01/25/2001 12:39:00 3:3BS03a-14 A BS-03a 01/23/2001 16:22:00 2:4 10.9 10.8 11.8 10.8BS03a-14 A BS-03a 01/23/2001 16:22:00 3:4 22.2 9.1 8.3 23.9BS03a-14 B BS-03a 01/23/2001 16:22:00 3:3 3.8 6 5.5 5.8BS03a-15R A BS-03a 01/23/2001 12:50:00 2:4 23.9 17.3 21.6 25BS03a-15R B BS-03a 01/23/2001 12:57:00 3:2BS03a-15R B BS-03a 01/23/2001 13:05:00 2:1 17.4 16.4 15.8 16.5BS03a-16R A BS-03a 01/23/2001 10:52:00 3:4 3.7 3.9 3.1 2.7BS03a-16R B BS-03a 01/23/2001 10:52:00 2:2 3.3 1.1 1.5 1.4

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5If no, then add comments or indicate on the copied data sheets. YES / NO

If no, then add comments or indicate on the copied data sheets. YES / NO

Were the data entered into SONRIS correctly? YES / NO Applicable

If no, then add comments or indicate on the copied data sheets.

Were the data entered into the Excel spreadsheet correctly? YES / NO Applicable

Format

Were the data sheets filled to completion? YES / NO

Logistical InformationBiological Information

Date(s) of TripWeather Conditions

PurposeField Personnel

ProjectBasin

Did the field trip report have the required information, the correct information, and the proper format?

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NO (DATE) Comments

QA/QC Initials

Was a field trip report generated? YES / NO

___________________________________________ Date QA/QC Completed:_________________

Data Collection Personnel:_________________________________________________________________Data Entry Personnel:_____________________________________________________________________

___Herb. (Natural) Vegetation ___Herb. (Planted) Vegetation ___Forest ___SAV

PROJECT:___________________________________ Data Collection Date(s):_________________SITE / STATION(S):____________________________ Date Received:________________________

QA/QC CHECKLISTDATA TYPE: ___RSET ___Accretion ___Discrete ___Soil Porewater

QA/QC ChecklistTrip details including:- Data collection personnel and agency- Purpose- Weather- Sites sampled- Type of sampling-Explanation of problems-QAQC details including:-Data entry and QAQC personnel and agency-History of accuracy of data entry, data correction and entry into SONRIS

QA/QC Process

Phase I – generated by the field biologist who collected the data

Photocopies of the original data sheets are made

An excel spreadsheet, naming convention, Station_Accretion_date.xls, is generated for data entry and all field data is entered.

A field trip report is generated and a QAQC checklist is attached

Phase II – QAQC officer

QAQC officer receives packet

Checks field trip report for contents, clarity and grammatical errors

Compares data sheet with corresponding Excel file and documents errors – ensure that there are 4 measurements for a each site, 2 sites per station, 3 stations.

Initial and date and notify Phase I biologist of errors for correction

Deliverables

QA/QC Packet:

Original Data Sheets

QA/QC Data Report

Field Trip ReportPersonnel, purpose, weather, sites sampled that day, type of sampling, explanation of problems encountered in the field, biological and other site alterations

QA/QC Checklist

All electronic files