Why is quality assurance and quality control a critical component of brownfields redevelopment?
It is critical that all of the activities involving planning, implementation, assessment, and reporting is of the quality required and expected from those charged with carrying them out. Likewise, it is critical that a system be applied to all technical activities (including checks on sampling and analysis) that measure the performance of a process against defined standards to verify that they meet predefined requirements. Errors can occur, and to avoid the use of incorrect data in the decision making process, which would ultimately cause delay of the redevelopment process, a QA/QC system that meets current standards must be employed. For further information see “Quality Assurance for Site Assessments”.
