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Fitness for purpose is the ultimate goal of the person doing the job in the laboratory, especially for the choice of method and instrumentation used to carry out an analysis. The validation of the analytical method is the important part to guarantee the fitness.
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Wenclawiak, B., Hadjicostas, E. (2010). Validation of Analytical Methods – to be Fit for the Purpose. In: Wenclawiak, B., Koch, M., Hadjicostas, E. (eds) Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13609-2_11
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