Abstract Characterizing and studying oil spills in marine environments for forensic purposes and Natural Resource Damage Assessment often requires timely sampling of multiple, diverse matrices in a range of field conditions. The diversity of such investigations has heretofore precluded using a focused and well-defined set of sampling practices. Defining appropriate data quality objectives and utilizing quality assurance/quality control practices throughout the sampling and analysis process can help ensure sample representativeness and study data's accuracy, reliability, and usability. These are particularly important considerations when using the non-standard oil spill sampling practices sometimes required to achieve Natural Resource Damage Assessment objectives.

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海洋环境中石油泄漏的法医取样实践

摘要 为了法医目的和自然资源损害评估对海洋环境中的石油泄漏进行表征和研究，通常需要在各种现场条件下对多个不同的矩阵进行及时采样。迄今为止，此类调查的多样性已经排除了使用一组重点明确且定义明确的抽样做法。在整个采样和分析过程中定义适当的数据质量目标并利用质量保证/质量控制实践有助于确保样本代表性和研究数据的准确性、可靠性和可用性。在使用有时需要实现自然资源损害评估目标的非标准溢油取样方法时，这些是特别重要的考虑因素。