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Accreditation at the US EPA-NEIC. National Enforcement Investigations Center
B A Hughes1, K E Nottingham, J A Suggs
1United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC), Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0027, USA. hughes.barbara@epa.gov
Quality Assurance (San Diego, Calif.)
|December 6, 2002
Summary
The US Environmental Protection Agency-National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC) achieved a unique accreditation for environmental forensic activities. This accreditation signifies adherence to rigorous national and international quality management standards for environmental measurements.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Forensic Science
- Environmental Law
Background:
- The US Environmental Protection Agency-National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC) provides specialized technical support for environmental enforcement and compliance.
- NEIC offers expertise in technical analysis, compliance monitoring, engineering evaluations, and forensic laboratory activities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the accreditation of the NEIC for environmental measurement activities.
- To highlight NEIC's role as a leading environmental forensic center.
Main Methods:
- Accreditation awarded by the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC).
- Adherence to nationally and internationally accepted forensic and quality management standards.
- Development of the NEIC Accreditation Standard based on ISO/IEC Guide 25 and ANSI/ASQC E4-1994.
Main Results:
- NEIC received accreditation for environmental measurement activities, including field sampling, measurements, monitoring, and laboratory work, effective February 1, 2001.
- NEIC became the first and only environmental forensic center in the US to achieve this accreditation.
- The accreditation validates NEIC's commitment to forensic requirements in environmental measurements.
Conclusions:
- The NEIC's accreditation establishes it as a premier environmental forensic center in the United States.
- This accreditation ensures high standards in environmental measurement and forensic analysis for enforcement and compliance programs.