Current status and future needs for biological and environmental reference materials certified for methylmercury compounds

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1167-1179

  Horvat, Milena ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Certification; Intercomparison exercises; Methylmercury; Quality control; Reference materials

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HAIR; LABORATORY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0033198111     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00185-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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