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Superfund: Overview of EPA's Contract Laboratory Program

RCED-88-109FS Published: Mar 30, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Contract Laboratory Program (CLP), which provides laboratory analytical support for the Superfund Program, focusing on its: (1) services and how it provides them; (2) laboratory selection process; (3) review of laboratory analytical results; and (4) assessment and management of laboratory performance.

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Contract oversightEnvironmental monitoringFederal procurementLaboratoriesProcurement practicesQuality controlService contractsTest facilitiesToxic substancesWater pollution