During environmenîal site assessments, Hydro-Québec's subconlracîors need îo follow qualily assurance planning and audit qualily wilh quality conlrol. While in Ihe process of soil characlerizalion, an issue emerged regarding quality audiling on dioxins and furans. Soil duplicales were analyzed wilh samples concentration lower than quantification limit leading lo Ihe impossibilily of audiling for qualily. Dioxins and furans analysis is Ihe most expensive chemical analysis offered by laboralories. The situation led Hydro-Québec îo ask for a qualily control program applied lo dioxins and furans.
The research project has permilled Ihe synthesis of documenîaîion relaled lo qualily assurance and qualily conlrol in analylical chemistry and environmenîal sampling. Scientific articles, books and officiai publicalions were consulled in Ihis research process. Based on Ihe synlhesis, a qualily assurance program and qualily control audit plan hâve been crealed. To help subconlracîors, a computer software to use along wilh Ihe documentation produced has also been crealed. This lool help lo achieve cosl effective quality conlrol measures while insuring data validily and also produce harmonized qualily conlrol reports.
Finally, a test was conduct using Ihe documentation and the computer software. This lest has permilled lo collect results which were valid and slalislically représentative. The test conclusions were positive regarding the use of the computer software, even if some upgrades could be made to bélier respond lo some chemical parameler and Hydro-Québec's needs.
| Date | 3 May 2010 |
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| Original language | French |
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| Awarding Institution | - École de technologie supérieure
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| Supervisor | Robert Hausler (Supervisor) |
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Carle, G. (Author),
Hausler (Supervisor),
3 May 2010Student thesis: Master's thesis › Master in Engineering: Engineering