Tools
Municipal, Industrial, Commercial and Other Laboratories
This page provides computer applications, spreadsheets, calculators, etc. to aid laboratories and laboratory analysts in meeting certification and quality assurance requirements.
| Tool | Revision Date | Description |
| Total Residual Chorine (TRC) Curve Calculator | 03/04/2013 | An Excel® spreadsheet for calculating the correlation coefficient and percent recoveries of standards used to verify the instrument calibration. The worksheet may also be used to document the process and satisfy record retention requirements. |
| Free Available Chlorine (FAC) Curve Calculator | 03/04/2013 | An Excel® spreadsheet for calculating the correlation coefficient and percent recoveries of standards used to verify the instrument calibration. The worksheet may also be used to document the process and satisfy record retention requirements. |
| Adjustable Pipettor Calibration Worksheet | 05/21/2009 | An Excel® spreadsheet for determining relative error and coefficient of variation of adjustable pipettors. An example procedure for calibrating mechanical volumetric liquid-dispensing devices can be viewed here. |
| Fixed Pipettor Calibration Worksheet | 05/21/2009 | An Excel® spreadsheet for determining relative error and coefficient of variation of fixed pipettors. An example procedure for calibrating mechanical volumetric liquid-dispensing devices can be viewed here. |
| ADMI Color CalculationSpreadsheet | 10/01/2009 | An Excel® spreadsheet for calculating ADMI color using the Tristimulus Filter Method. Tristimulus values are converted to an ADMI single number color difference of all the same magnitude assigned to PtCo standards using the Adams Nickerson Color Difference (DE). |
| Total Hardness (mg/L as CaCO3) Calculator | 06/16/2010 | An Excel® spreadsheet for calculating Total Hardness (mg/L as CaCO3) using results obtained for Calcium and Magnesium. |
Link to National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting Guidance and Directions for Completing a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR). Look under Compliance Forms.
Link to Land Application Unit spreadsheets for Vector Attraction Reduction (VAR) Option 4 - SOUR Calculation and Temperature Correction for pH.
Link to Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge (White House Book)