The performance of laboratories analysing �-quartz in the workplace analysis scheme for proficiency (WASP)

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-277

  Stacey, Peter ^a   Tylee, Barry ^a   Bard, Delphine ^a   Atkinson, Russell ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical performance; Infrared analysis; Proficiency testing; Quartz; Workplace air; X ray diffraction analysis

Indexed keywords

QUARTZ; SAFETY TESTING; SILICA; STATISTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SAMPLING;

ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE; HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORIES; INFRARED ANALYSIS; PROFICIENCY TESTING; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; WORKPLACE AIR; WORKPLACE ANALYSIS SCHEME FOR PROFICIENCIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES;

LABORATORIES; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE ANALYSIS SCHEME FOR PROFICIENCY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUARTZ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0038510169     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg026     Document Type: Article

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