Aspects of proficiency testing studies of trace elements in environmental samples with a focus on laboratory performance

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 467-471

  Antin, Luminita ^a   Armishaw, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extraction method efficiency; Instrumental technique; Proficiency testing; Sample matrix; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955229713     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-010-0672-y     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Australian and New Zealand Environmental Conservation Council (2000) ANZECC water quality guidelines for fresh and marine waters, October 2000.
2. ILAC-G13: 2007, Guidelines for the requirements for the competence of providers of proficiency testing schemes.
3. Thompson M, Ellison SLR, Wood R (2006) The international harmonized protocol for proficiency testing of (chemical) analytical laboratories. Pure Appl Chem 78: 145-196.
4. ISO 13528: 2005 Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons.
5. Thompson M (2000) Recent trends in inter-laboratory precision at ppb and sub-ppb concentrations in relation to fitness for purpose criteria in proficiency testing. Analyst 125, 385-386.