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GC Health
Diagnosing Instrument Issues
Monitoring and maintaining peak performance of GC's and GC/MS's is essential. This informative article discusses the steps to identifying and resolving common GC issues. Leak detection, base line drift, oven maintenance and inlet checking are discussed.

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[http://www.apgqa.com/newsletters/8_2004_gc.asp]

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Less Than Reporting
How should I report data for an analyte that is not detected in a proficiency testing sample? Non-detects are often the source of confusion when reporting PT data. This article provides explanations of non-detects, false positives and less than reporting.

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[http://www.apgqa.com/newsletters/8_2004_less_than.asp]

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Online Data Reporting Tutorial
This tutorial details the convenient data entry and reporting options that you have when you submit your results online at APGQA.com.

View the Online Data Reporting Tutorial
[http://www.apgqa.com/tutorial/data_reporting]

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Laboratory of Excellence Certificate
Laboratories that pass 100% of the analytes that they report in a PT Study are awarded a Laboratory of Excellence Certificate. If your lab has been awarded a Laboratory of Excellence Certificate and would like to display the logo on your website, please send us an email at excellence@apgqa.com.

Learn more about the Laboratory of Excellence
[http://www.apgqa.com/loe]

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The DMRQA Deadline is Here
DMRQA Study 24 Ends September 3, 2004
This is the final week for DMRQA 24. All data is due to APG by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on September 3, 2004. Remember that the APGQA.com data entry system is available 24 hours per day. Please give us a call or send us an email if you have any DMRQA reporting questions.

View the DMRQA Permittee Data Entry Tutorial
[http://www.apgqa.com/tutorial/permittee]

Locate your DMRQA Coordinator
[http://www.apgqa.com/coordinators.asp]

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All Section Wastewater Analyst Workshop
Friday September 17, 2004
The Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) will be holding the All Section Wastewater Analyst Workshop on Friday September 17 at the University Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. The one day technical program includes many topics of interest. Please stop by APG's booth and say hello.

View OWEA's website for more information
[http://www.ohiowater.org/owea/for_the_lab/laball.htm]

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Municipal Laboratory Training and Software
APG has been informed of a vendor, Maximum Advantage, that supplies training and software designed specifically for municipal laboratories. Maximum Advantage's software, MAAP, is a municipal laboratory information management and quality assurance development program. Maximum advantage will also be offering three two-day seminars in September.

Learn more about Maximum Advantage's software and training
[http://www.apgqa.com/newsletters/8_2004_alloway.asp]

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