During this lesson you learned:
- A laboratory should consider its own capability and capacity, including training on COC and handling hazardous samples, as well as data turnaround, duration of support, etc. before agreeing to provide support.
- An analytical approach may include field/safety screening, rapid, and confirmatory analyses. The amount and level of QC for each type of analysis depends on the data quality objectives determined by the ASR.
- Data review should follow a laboratory's existing QA procedures; data validation and reporting requirements should be agreed upon prior to the start of analyses.
- After completion of an exercise or an actual response, laboratories should review the exercise or incident outcomes, identify issues, and recommend necessary corrective actions.