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Metrology in Chemistry and Traceability of Analytical Measurement Results

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This gives an overview of metrology in analytical chemistry as well as describing the role of measurement traceability. The traceability part of the presentation is based on the CITAC position paper on measurement traceability (Traceability in Chemical Measurement, Accred. Qual. Assur. (2000) 5:388-389)

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Papadakis, I., Magnusson, B. (2010). Metrology in Chemistry and Traceability of Analytical Measurement Results. 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_10

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