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For Sample Collection tasks a Chain of Custody (COC) can be printed or saved to a file for a task or station.  If they are being printed from a task, they will include all of the stations for the task.  The COC is in a specific formats for each lab.  GAEA will be updating these forms as more labs are added. If your lab or their COC format is not listed please contact GAEA to arrange for them to be added.

 

 

The following can be specified on this form:

 

Lab: This is the laboratory that the samples will be shipped analysed.

 

COC: This is the laboratory form to use for the COC. These forms will change depending on the lab.

 

Analyses: If checked this will add the lab analysis to be performed on the COC.

 

Analysis Required: If checked this will place an "X" for each sample and analysis required on the COC.

 

Media: If checked this will add the sample media to the COC.

 

Abbreviations: If checked this will display abbreviations for the sample media on the COC. For example, instead of "Groundwater" it will display "GW".

 

Personnel: If checked this will add the sampling personnel to the COC.

 

Sample Date: If checked this will add the specified sample date to the COC.

 

Specify Time: If checked this will add the specified time to the COC. If the COC is being generated from an all day task this field will not appear.

 

Save to file: Check to save the COC to a Excel instead of printing them.

 

Number of Copies: This is the number of copies of the COC to print. If the COC is being saved to a file this field will not appear.

 

Include existing samples: Check this box to include any existing samples for the station or task on the COC.

 

Add Station Name: If this box is checked the name of the sample will start with the station name. When this box is checked the Prefix will contain "[Stn]" to represent where the station name will be placed.

 

Increment sample number across stations: If checked the sample number will increase across stations, otherwise it will start again with each station. If there is only one station or the COC is being printed from a station this field will not appear.

 

Prefix: This is the text to appear at the beginning of each sample name. The sample name is comprised of the prefix followed by the sample number. If the station name is being added to the sample number, the prefix can contain text before or after the station name.

 

Number of Samples/Station: This is the number of samples to generate for each station.

 

Starting Sample Number: This is the starting sample number.