Challenges in preparing water-matrix reference materials for PAHs and pesticides: examples from SWIFT-WFD proficiency-testing schemes

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1073-1081

  Bercaru, O ^a   Ricci, M ^a   Ulberth, F ^a   Brunori, C ^b   Morabito, R ^b   Ipolyi, I ^c   Sahuquillo, A ^d   Rosenberg, E ^e  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c QualityConsult   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Laboratory intercomparison; Organic compound; Pesticide; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH); Proficiency testing (PT); Quality assurance (QA); Quality control (QC); Reference material (RM); Water analysis; Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Indexed keywords

CONTROL TOOLS; DATA INFORMATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; EUROPEAN UNION; LABORATORY INTERCOMPARISON; MATRIX; MEMBER STATE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; ORGANIC ANALYTES; PROFICIENCY TESTING (PT); REFERENCE MATERIAL; REFERENCE MATERIAL (RM); REGULATORY DECISIONS; SCREENING METHODS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD); WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; QUANTUM THEORY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

GROUND WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

EID: 70349383892     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2009.06.006     Document Type: Review

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