Eighth International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERM-8), Bethesda, MD, September 17–22, 2000 Thomas E. GillsWayne R. WolfM. Stoeppler Editorial Pages: 109 - 110
CRMs for the 21st century: new demands and challenges J. PauwelsA. Lamberty Special issue paper Pages: 111 - 114
Challenges from speciation analysis for the development of biological reference materials H. Emons Special issue paper Pages: 115 - 119
Trends in certified reference materials for the speciation of trace elements R. CornelisH. CrewsPh. Quevauviller Special issue paper Pages: 120 - 125
Some difficult problems still existing in the preparation and certification of CRMs R. DybczyńskiB. DankoH. Polkowska-Motrenko Special issue paper Pages: 126 - 130
What’s new with the NRC certified reference material program Scott N. Willie Special issue paper Pages: 131 - 133
Recent developments in the field of environmental reference materials at the JRC Ispra H. Muntau Special issue paper Pages: 134 - 141
Recent production of candidate reference materials at IRMM G. N. KramerJ. PauwelsS. Trapmann Special issue paper Pages: 142 - 146
The use of spectro(photo)metric reference materials in chemical metrology – present status in Romania Steluţa Duţă Special issue paper Pages: 147 - 150
Reference materials and certified reference materials for spectrometry in Romania M. Buzoianu Special issue paper Pages: 151 - 155
Biological and environmental reference materials in CENAM R. Arvizu-TorresA. Perez-CastorenaY. Mitani-Nakanishi Special issue paper Pages: 156 - 159
The deplorable state of the description of the use of certified reference materials in the literature P. J. JenksMarkus Stoeppler Special issue paper Pages: 164 - 169
Some aspects of the evaluation of measurement uncertainty using reference materials Mirella Buzoianu Special issue paper Pages: 170 - 177
Evaluation of results derived from the analysis of certified reference materials – a user-friendly approach based on simplicity L. JorhemJoakim EngmanTorbjörn Schröder Special issue paper Pages: 178 - 182
Estimating the uncertainty of stability for matrix CRMs Thomas P. J. LinsingerJ. PauwelsLothar Siekmann Special issue paper Pages: 183 - 188
Water as a source of errors in reference materials Stephan RückoldKarl Heinz GrobeckerH.-D. Isengard Special issue paper Pages: 189 - 193
GC–FID as a primary method for establishing the purity of organic CRMs used for drugs in sport analysis B. KingS. Westwood Special issue paper Pages: 194 - 199
Reference materials at emission levels of NH3 and HCl J. I. T. van WijkGerard NieuwenkampTheo L. Hafkenscheid Special issue paper Pages: 200 - 202
Database of natural matrix reference materials (NMRM) for organic constituents G. V. IyengarA. R. Bleise Special issue paper Pages: 203 - 207
Development of a reference material for routine performance monitoring of methods measuring polychorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls S. S. SelliahS. CussionD. Toner Special issue paper Pages: 208 - 212
A review of the DNA standard reference materials developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology B. C. LevinH. ChengK. L. Richie Special issue paper Pages: 213 - 219
EUROSOILS – A set of CRMs for comparability of soil-measurements B. M. GawlikA. LambertyJ. Pauwels Special issue paper Pages: 220 - 223
Harmonized protocol and certified reference material for the determination of extractable contents of phosphorus in freshwater sediments – A synthesis of recent works V. RubanJ. F. López-SánchezPh. Quevauviller Special issue paper Pages: 224 - 228
Preparation and characterization of a set of IAEA reference air filters for quality control in air-pollution studies J. KučeraB. SmodišE. Zeiller Special issue paper Pages: 229 - 233
An alternative method for the certification of the sulfur mass fraction in coal Standard Reference Materials M. R. WinchesterW. R. KellyG. C. Turk Special issue paper Pages: 234 - 240
Possibilities of low-level determination of silicon in biological materials by activation analysis J. KučeraZ. Řanda Special issue paper Pages: 241 - 245
Determination of silicon in biological samples by ICP-OES after non-oxidative decomposition under alkaline conditions S. HauptkornJ. PavelH. Seltner Special issue paper Pages: 246 - 250
Methodologies for the analysis of rare earth elements and their relevance to reference materials B. VijayalakshmyT. Prasada Rao Special issue paper Pages: 251 - 254
k0-NAA, a valuable tool for reference-material producers P. RobouchM. EguskizaJ. Pauwels Special issue paper Pages: 255 - 258
Using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry for calibration transfer between environmental CRMs G. C. TurkL. L. YuWilliam F. Guthrie Special issue paper Pages: 259 - 263
Direct and precise determination of environmental radionuclides in solid materials using a modified Marinelli beaker and a HPGe detector Bum Kyoung SeoKil Yong LeeDae Won Lee Special issue paper Pages: 264 - 269
NH4NO3 extractable trace element contents of soil samples prepared for proficiency testing – a stability study H. TraubHolger Scharf Special issue paper Pages: 270 - 274
Recent developments in food-matrix Reference Materials at NIST K. E. SharplessJennifer C. ColbertMichael J. Welch Special issue paper Pages: 275 - 278
Twenty five years of reference material activity at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Milan Ihnat Special issue paper Pages: 279 - 285
Selenomethionine content of candidate reference materials W. R. WolfH. ZainalB. Yager Special issue paper Pages: 286 - 290
A natural matrix (pureed tomato) candidate reference material containing residue concentrations of pesticide chemicals P. ArmishawRoderick Millar Special issue paper Pages: 291 - 296
Long-term stability of nutrients in a frozen mixed food control material K. M. PhillipsA. H. SimpkinsJoanne Holden Special issue paper Pages: 297 - 302
