A Comprehensive Review of the Official OPCW Proficiency Test

Chemical Weapons Convention Chemicals Analysis: Sample Collection, Preparation and Analytical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 89-132

  Hendrikse, Jeanet ^a  

^a Ministry of National Defence   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'Retention parameter' techniques; evaluation process; Flow injection analysis (FIA); OPCW proficiency testing; OPCW proficiency testing scheme; Test participants; Test sample composition; Test Suitability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

'RETENTION PARAMETER' TECHNIQUES; FLOW-INJECTION ANALYSIS; PROFICIENCY TESTING; PROFICIENCY TESTING SCHEMES; TEST SAMPLES;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84889344969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470012285.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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