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The History and Development of the Marine Environment QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Control) Management System

해양환경 정도관리제도 운영에 대한 고찰

  • PARK, MI-OK (Marine Environment Monitoring Department, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation) ;
  • PARK, JUN-KUN (Marine Environment Monitoring Department, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation) ;
  • KIM, SEONG-GIL (Marine Environment Monitoring Department, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation) ;
  • KIM, SEONG-SOO (Marine Environment Research Institute, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
  • 박미옥 (해양환경공단 해양수질처) ;
  • 박준건 (해양환경공단 해양수질처) ;
  • 김성길 (해양환경공단 해양수질처) ;
  • 김성수 (해양환경공단 해양환경조사연구원)
  • Received : 2021.06.09
  • Accepted : 2021.08.10
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

The Marine Environment QA/QC management system has been operated since 2010 to secure the reliability of data and improve the analysis capabilities of measurement and analysis institutions. From 2010 to 2020, the cumulative number of measurement and analysis institutions participated in the QA/QC management system was 266. And the number of certificates issued by the ministry of oceans and fisheries is 182. A total of 32 reference materials for proficiency testing and interlaboratory comparisons have been developed. They were first developed focusing on items (Nutrients, COD) commonly analyzed in marine environmental measuring network, marine pollution impact surveys, sea area utilization impact assessment, deepsea water surveys, and information network on fishing ground environments. In addition, it is time to expand the filed of the QA/QC management system, such as seawater temperature, salinity, PCBs and PAHs in sediments, which are mainly analyzed in most monitoring programs. On-site assessment has been conducted for 162 laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025 to evaluate their conformity of the quality management system and deficiency. In terms of management and technology requirements, about 4.2% of organizations showed insufficient division of duties among employees 8.7% of them revealed the lack of employee training. By test item, about 6.3% of organizations showed the lack of standard substance management and the state of the cleaning glassware was pointed out in about 5.4% of them. The QA/QC management system should be continuously supplemented by identifying the causes of nonconformities and area for improvement.

해양환경 정도관리제도는 자료의 신뢰성 확보와 측정·분석기관의 분석능력 향상을 위해 2010년부터 본격적으로 시행되었다. 시행부터 2020년까지 측정·분석기관이 정도관리제도에 참여한 누적 건수는 총 266건, 해양수산부에서 인증서를 발급한 건수는 182건, 현재까지 유효한 인증서는 42건이다. 정도관리 숙련도 평가를 위한 표준물질은 3개 분야에서 32항목이 개발되었으며, 해양환경측정망 운영, 해양오염영향조사, 해역이용영향평가, 해양심층수조사 및 어장환경조사 사업 등에서 주로 분석하는 영양염, 화학적산소요구량, 미량금속 등의 항목을 중심으로 개발되었다. 반면, 대부분의 사업에서 분석하는 해수의 수온, 염분 및 해저퇴적물의 PCBs, PAHs 등은 정도관리가 시행되고 있지 않아서 이 항목들에 대한 정도관리 확대가 필요한 시점이다. 현장 평가는 ISO/IEC 17025에 의해 평가 받은 실험실(162건)을 대상으로 품질시스템 평가 및 미흡사항을 분석하였다. 경영 및 기술요건에서는 직원들의 업무분장 미흡이 약 4.2%, 직원 교육 미흡이 약 8.7%로 취약하게 나타났다. 시험분야별로는 표준물질관리 미흡이 약 6.3%, 초자기구 세척 상태 등이 약 5.4%로 지적되었다. 미흡한 부분에 대한 문제점 및 개선점을 파악하여 제도를 지속적으로 보완해 나가야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 「해양환경 정도관리제도 운영」 사업의 연구비 지원으로 수행되었습니다. 사업을 수행해 주신 해양환경공단의 해양수질처 분들께 감사드립니다. 또한 논문을 세심하게 심사해 주신 두 분의 심사위원과 편집위원께 감사드립니다.

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