Developments at ISO/REMCO and its impact on the production and use of geological reference materials

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-244

  Botha, Angelique ^a  

^a NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Guidance documents; ISO REMCO; Metrologically valid procedures; Reference materials

Indexed keywords

CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE MATERIAL; GUIDANCE DOCUMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; ISO/IEC 17025; ISO/REMCO; LUJAVRITE; MEMBER COUNTRIES; METROLOGICALLY VALID PROCEDURES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REFERENCE MATERIALS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN REFERENCE MATERIALS; TECHNICAL COMMITTEES;

ACCREDITATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEPHELINE SYENITE;

MATERIALS;

EID: 78649673081     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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