On practical metrology and chemical analysis: Etalons and traceability systems

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-66

  Price, G ^a  

^a National Standards Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Chemical analysis; Demonstrable; Quantitative; Reference materials; Reference measurements; Total; Traceability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002010064     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007690050036     Document Type: Article

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