Consensus Standards Development Program (CSDP)
The purpose of this program is to develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
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- Consensus Standards Development Executive Committee

- Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee

- Asbestos Expert Committee

- Chemistry Expert Committee

- Field Activities Committee

- Laboratory Proficiency Testing Committee

- Laboratory Quality Systems Committee

- Microbiology Expert Committee

- Radiochemistry Expert Committee

- Stationary Source Audit Sample Expert Committee

- Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Expert Committee

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- Advocacy Program

- National Environmental Field Activities Program (NEFAP)

- National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP)

- National Environmental Proficiency Testing Program (NEPTP)

- Stationary Source Audit Sample Program (SSASP)

- Upcoming Meetings

- Training and Workshops

- Frequently Asked Questions

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develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.
