How do Data Quality Objectives influence the design of an environmental monitoring program?

• A. DQOs articulate the decision rules, data quality requirements (accuracy, precision, representativeness), and thus drive sampling locations, sample sizes, and methods.
• B. DQOs specify the brand of instruments to be used.
• C. DQOs determine only the sampling temperatures.
• D. DQOs are optional guidelines with little influence.

Answer: (A)