ECI’s QAPP is structured in total accord with the U.S. EPA’s requirements for Quality Assurance.

ECI follows the professional standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

ECI follows
the guidance and regulations provided in the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Operational Memorandum#2
which is designed to facilitate implementation of Part 201, Part 211,
and Part 213 of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), 1994 PA 451, as amended.

Standard Practices

QUALITY ASSURANCE, CODES OF CONDUCT, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED AT ECI

The following ASTM Standard Practices are used in ECI’s day to day operations:

E1527	Phase I Environmental Assessment
E1903	Phase II Environmental Assessment
D6282	Direct Push Soil Sampling for Environmental Site Characterization
D6001	Direct Push Water Sampling for Geoenvironmental Investigations
D1452-80	Soil Investigation and Sampling by Auger Boring
D2488	Description and Identification of soils
D4220-95	Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples
D4448	Guide for Sampling Ground Water Monitoring Wells
D5092	Practice for Design and Installation of Ground Water Monitoring Wells
E1689	Guide for Developing Conceptual Site Models for Contaminated Sites
G158	Guide for Assessing Buried Steel Tanks
E1739	RBCA Evaluations for Risk Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites
D5745	Guide for Developing and Implementing Short Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation
D4700-91	Guide for Soil Sampling in the Vadose Zone
D5299-92	Guide for Decommissioning Ground Water Wells, Vadose Zone Monitoring Devices, Boreholes and Other Devices for Environmental Activities

All ECI Personnel are trained in

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8)
OSHA Confined Space Entry - Entrant and Attendant trained in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146
Certified under Michigan Public Act 440 of 1988 and 40 CFR Part 763 (AHERA)
Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) and all of the above listed Standard Practices and Guidances.