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Is the sampling interval in section 4 of this SOP long enough?

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A rewritten SOP with new headings and no answer to the question.

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The attached SOP is context only. Do not edit it or rewrite it.
Answer this question in three sentences: is the sampling
interval in section 4 long enough for <purpose>? Name the
clause you relied on. Change nothing.

Then

Now change only step 4.2: set the sampling interval to 15
minutes. Version 3 is the current one; ignore the older
versions. Return only the changed lines, the old line and
the new line, and nothing else from the document.

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