As far as we know, this software tool performs as described and is useful for a variety of. Proucl 1 is a software package made available by the us environmental protection agencys epas office of research and development ord to provide researchers working with. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Calculating 95% upper confidence level ucl ohio epa. Cameo is a database management system, aloha is a hazard modeling tool, and marplot is a mapping program. Environmental exposure assessment modeling software.
Users get the option to group the results by one of the fields area, zone, or monitoring unit may be good choices and this information is also exported to proucl and available for use in the statistics. Pdf a case study perspective on working with proucl and a. I performed a statistical analysis of the test results using the us epas proucl software with the applicable 95 percent upper confidence limit. This software enables the user to calculate the 95%ucl average using various methods and to check data normality. Statistical analysis of groundwater monitoring data at. It was initially added to our database on 03272014. Mannkendall assesses whether a timeordered data set exhibits an increasing or decreasing trend, within a predetermined level of significance.
This software package is an update to the 2001 edition. The epa has contracted out the development of proucl to lockheed martin since early on. Proucl software land and waste management research us epa. Any modification of the proucl source code may violate the embedded licensed software agreements and is expressly forbidden. Afr automated form r electronic form companies complete to report toxic chemicals released into land, water, or air. The use of the most current version of the epa program proucl proucl. Environmental protection agency office of research and development national exposure research laboratory environmental sciences division technology support center characterization and monitoring branch 944 e. As of november 2007, the direction of the tsc was transferred from brian schumacher to felicia barnett. Agency epa to provide environmental scientists with better tools with which to. Proucl is for pro upper confidence level and it can be downloaded along with manuals etc from while it.
Epas office of emergency management oem has several software tools available for oscs. Directions to determine 95 percent upper confidence. Oct 15, 2015 proucl is a software package made available by the us environmental protection agencys epas office of research and development ord to provide researchers working with environmental data with better tools with which to conduct statistical analyses. Felicia barnett, director ord site characterization and monitoring technical support center scmtsc superfund and technology liaison, region 4 u. This information does not necessarily reflect the views of u. Epa accepts the use of proucl to categorise material. Both proucl and this guidance make recommendations for calculating ucls, and are intended as tools to support risk assessment. Epa s office of emergency management oem has several software tools available for oscs. Nonseasonal effects the mk test requires 4 to 10 rounds of data note there are modification that allow larger data sets that are not influenced by seasonal effects. The main objective of the proucl software funded by the united states environmental protection agency epa is to compute rigorous statistics to help decision makers and project teams in making good decisions at a polluted site which are costeffective, and protective of human health and the environment.
Human health risk assessment of air emissions from. The epa technical support center tsc in las vegas developed proucl version 3. Epa has worked with its contractor, lockheed martin to develop a software package, proucl, to perform many of the calculations described in this guidance epa 2001a. Calculators florida department of environmental protection. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 5. Proucl software is a statistical software package providing statistical methods described in various u. Cameo software suite a system of free software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. The cost pro software package is available to interested parties. Proucl software provided by the epa was scanned with mcafee virusscan v4. To provide industry with our basis for these estimates, epa will provide copies of costpro upon request. Because of this, the model is not reliably functional on computers using certain operating systems such as windows vista or windows 7. The epa has contracted out the development of proucl to lockheed martin since early on in its evolution.
Pdf a case study perspective on working with proucl and. Usepa relies on the proucl software and proucl technical guide. Review and precautions pdf, 68 kbus epa proucl softwareapproved statistical methods july 2018 excel, 76 kbalternative sctl calculation spreadsheet for petroleum products chemical of concern. Epa has received a number of inquiries about costpro from industry. Proucl by lockheed martin environmental services should.
The united states environmental protection agency usepa is. Comparison of sample results to hazardous waste concentration thresholds and the rwqcbs basin plan requirements and water quality objectives for the job site location. With significant interest, use, and user feedback on the software from the remediation community, epa has updated the software adding new tools and statistical methods. Proucl is a program developed by lockheed martin environmental services. Proucl fact sheet land and waste management research us epa.
Us epa has software available called proucl that, at. The epa document, air emissions models for waste and wastewater includes the equations used in the water9 model. Sampling and analysis of fraction organic carbon f oc in soils date effective. The epa site characterization and monitoring technical support center scmtsc has updated proucl to version 5. Additionally, one can use graphical displays such as qq plots and box plots to visually identify high outliers in a leftcensored. This statistical software program can be used to compute upper limits including the 95% ucl.
Mar 01, 2016 the epa technical support center tsc in las vegas developed proucl version 3. Therefore, any comments or questions concerning proucl should be addressed to. These tests can be used on data sets with or without nd observations. The surface organic layer typically the top 6 inches 15 cm should not. A majority of the pcs this is running on, most os versions are windows vista sp2. Contact us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a. Review and precautions pdf, 68 kb us epa proucl softwareapproved statistical methods july 2018 excel, 76 kbalternative sctl calculation spreadsheet for petroleum products chemical of concern. Epas proucl statistical software for environmental applications for data sets with and without nondetect nd observations was specifically designed to evaluate environmental data sets with limited sample numbers, nd results, and skewed data. If you need assistance with the software, please contact brenda shine at shine. Epas proucl software was used to select appropriate methods based on sample distributions and detection frequency for computing 95% ucls of the mean.
The epa has contracted out the development of proucl to lockheed martin since early on in. Epa, and no official endorsement should be inferred. I certify that the material from the local material source is suitable for unrestricted use at the job site, it has a ph above 5. The united states environmental protection agency u.
Instructions pdf 2 pp, 45 k fact sheet pdf 1 pg, 66 k. Epa through its office of research and development ord funded and managed the research described in proucl technical guide and methods incorporated in the proucl software. May 18, 2016 proucl is a comprehensive statistical software package initially developed by epa for computing statistical intervals to respond to concerns at a specific superfund site. A case study perspective on working with proucl and a. The export to proucl from the main interface is available for chemistry data. Organic carbon oc, propertyspecific soil standards, sampling rule. Proucl is a software package made available by the environmental protection agency epa to provide environmental scientists with better tools with which to conduct statistical analyses. Statistical analysis of groundwater monitoring data at rcra. The proucl software is developed under the direction of the technical support center tsc. The information is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the united states or any other party. Proucl 1 is a software package made available by the us environmental protection agencys. Proucl is a software package made available by the us environmental protection agencys epas office of research and development ord to provide researchers working with environmental data with better tools with which to conduct statistical analyses. The software also calculates confidence limits for nonnormal or unknown.