Measurement traceability and its role in proficiency testing schemes - A case study for wastewater analysis in Slovenia

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 11, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 455-461

  Drolc, Andreja ^a   Cotman, Magda ^a   Ros, Milenko ^a   Majcen, Nineta ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b Republic of Slovenia Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrogen; Metrology in chemistry; Proficiency testing scheme; Traceability; Wastewater analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747123678     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-006-0112-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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