1、DAmericanPetroleumInstituteAnalytical Detection and QuantificationLimits:Survey of State and FederalApproachesRegulatory Analysis and Scientific AffairsPUBLICATION NUMBER 4721JUNE 2002No roproduction or notworking permitled without liconso from IHSNot for RosaleACKNOWLEDGMENTSTHE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AR
2、E RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME ANDEXPERTISE DURING THIS STUDY AND IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT:API STAFF CONTACTRoger Claff,Regulatory Analysis and Scientific AffairsMEMBERS OF THE CLEAN WATER ISSUES TASK FORCEDavid Pierce,Chairman,ChevronTexaco CorporationGary Morris,Vice-Chairma
3、n,ExxonMobil CorporationYvette Baxter-Drayton,BP P.L.C.Deborah Bolton.ChevronTexaco CorporationPaul Cole,ExxonMobil CorporationJohn Cruze,Phillips Petroleum CompanyClay Freeburg,ChevronTexaco CorporationRobert Goodrich,ExxonMobil Research and EngineeringLeanne Kunce,BP P.L.C.Rees Madsen,BP P.L.C.Jon
4、nie Martin,Equiva Services LLCGreg Moore,Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLCPat Netsch,ChevronTexaco CorporationMichael Parker,ExxonMobil CorporationJames Robinson,BP P.L.C.James Scialabba,Marathon Oil CompanyPaul Sun,Equilon Enterprises LLCPeter Velez,Shell Exploration and Production CompanyDetection/Qu
5、antification Limits ReviewiNo roproduction or notworking permitled without liconso from IHSNot for RosaleAbstractAs analytical methods and technologies continue to improve,and traceconcentrations of pollutants in ambient waters are better quantified,regulatory agenciesare increasingly setting efflue
6、nt permit limits for some pollutants near analyticaldetection limits,and establishing policies for determining compliance with these stringentlimits.The American Petroleum Institute(API)conducted a review of state policiesrelated to analytical detection and quantification limits,with particular focu
7、s on waterquality and wastewater issues in permitting and compliance.Of the ten states consideredin this review,every state was found to incorporate detection or quantification terms in itsregulations to some extent.Some of the states prefer to have the most detailed policies intheir water quality i
8、mplementation procedures;other states prefer to put the detail directlyin the regulations.Most of the states specify,either in their regulations orimplementation procedures,how compliance is demonstrated.Permittees can ensure thatthey obtain permit limits that do not cause compliance monitoring prob
9、lems by payingparticular attention to effluent data during the permit application process,by identifyingearly in the permitting process the need for site-specific detection and quantificationlimits,and by understanding the states permit requirements and policies specifying howcompliance is to be dem
10、onstrated.Detection/Quantification Limits ReviewiNo roproduction or notworking permitled without liconso from IHSNot for RosaleTable of ContentsExecutive Summary.Introduction2Overview of Report.2Overview of Approaches.2State Policies8Recommendations for Compliance Monitoring.29AppendixList of State
11、Regulations Citing Detection/Quantification Terms.31Tables1Detection and Quantification Terms32Other Detection and Quantification TermsUsed in Federal Water and Wastewater Programs.4Comparison of Detection and Quantification Terms.94Detection and Quantification Terms Used in Other Federal Programs.12Summary of Analytical Detection and Quantification Terms Used by States.15Detection/Quantification Limits ReviewNo roproduction or notworking permitled without liconso from IHSNot for Rosale
