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Identification Error

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Identification Error - definition(s)

Identification Error - The misidentification of an analyte. In this error type, the contaminant of concern is unidentified and the measured concentration is incorrectly assigned to another contaminant.

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Source: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 21 March 2011 08:36:16, http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/laws/glossa01.htm External 


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