The use of reference materials: A tutorial

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-22

  Kane, Jean S ^a  

^a Robert J Kane Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified reference materials; Geochemical analysis; Method validation; Reference materials; Traceability of measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002152628     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2001.tb00784.x     Document Type: Review

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