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A '''method batch''' is a group of samples, not [[aliquot]]s, with similar matrices, analyzed by one [[method]] and expected to have similar response to the [[method]]. Matrix spikes and duplicates are typical types of [[quality control]] associated with a method batch.<ref>SEDD Specification 5.0 http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/seddspec5.htm</ref>
A '''method batch''', as defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] via its [[Staged Electronic Data Deliverable|SEDD Specification]] Version 5.2, is "a [[laboratory]]-defined identifier that is used to link multiple [[Sample (material)|sample]]s analyzed by one [[method]] and treated as a group for [[quality control]] (QC) purposes. A method batch should group samples with similar matrices and potential interferences." The EPA adds the following<ref name="SEDD5.2_19">{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/documents/sedd_spec_v5-2-march_2019_508.pdf |format=PDF |title=Appendix A. Data Element Dictionary (DED) |work=SEDD Specification Version 5.2 |author=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |date=March 2019 |accessdate=22 September 2022}}</ref>:
 
<blockquote>This is a broader grouping than a preparation batch. In particular, a reanalysis of a sample stays in the same method batch, while it is likely to be in a different preparation batch. Operationally, this batch associates sample dependent QC such as duplicates and matrix spikes with a group of samples that may or may not be prepared at the same time.</blockquote>


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Latest revision as of 21:39, 22 September 2022

A method batch, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency via its SEDD Specification Version 5.2, is "a laboratory-defined identifier that is used to link multiple samples analyzed by one method and treated as a group for quality control (QC) purposes. A method batch should group samples with similar matrices and potential interferences." The EPA adds the following[1]:

This is a broader grouping than a preparation batch. In particular, a reanalysis of a sample stays in the same method batch, while it is likely to be in a different preparation batch. Operationally, this batch associates sample dependent QC such as duplicates and matrix spikes with a group of samples that may or may not be prepared at the same time.

References

  1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (March 2019). "Appendix A. Data Element Dictionary (DED)" (PDF). SEDD Specification Version 5.2. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/documents/sedd_spec_v5-2-march_2019_508.pdf. Retrieved 22 September 2022.