The following data visualizations are designed to provide insight into the key performance metrics associated with samples generated within a QC laboratory. Analyses include an overview of the number and type of samples completed, a geographic break-down of the samples, an evaluation of the time required to complete testing, a detailed review of analyst utilization and a cost estimate for charges associated with completion of testing. Please note that testing results are excluded from this analysis as this evaluation is primarily focused on those data associated with laboratory management and enhancing overall efficiency.
People are becoming more and more concerned about the safety of their drinking water. Contaminants such as Lead and Arsenic are strictly governed by the EPA and require stringent testing. As analytical methods have improved, it is now possibel to detect impurities at extremely low concentrations. Water supplies once considered safe have been found to contain contaminations that are not acceptable.
The levels of contaminants in drinking water are seldom high enough to cause accute (immediate) health effects; however chronic health effects such as cancer, liver, kidney damage and damages to the immune system are of great concern.*
One common anlytical method for testing water samples is Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The following data provide a simulated analysis of drinking water in order to demonstrate the capabilites within Spotfire for identifying trends and outliers and applying specific techniques to determine the geogrpahic distribution of water contaminants.