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Certified reference materials for the quality control of environmental analysis within the standards, measurements and testing programme (formerly BCR)

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A great number of analyses is performed every year, the results of which are used for many purposes, e.g. the quality of goods and food, the status of quality of the environment or the health of patients. The accuracy of these results is a prerequisite for a good interpretation of the data obtained. One of the most powerful tool for achieving quality control of chemical analysis is to use reference materials (RMs) and certified reference materials (CRMs). These materials are necessary for one or more of the following items: method validation (CRMs), monitoring of the state of statistical control (RMs), samples in inter-comparisons (RMs), etc. The requirements and use of RMs and CRMs in chemical analysis are described, with special emphasis on environmental analysis, and some examples of environmental materials currently in production within the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme (formerly BCR) of the European Commission are given.

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Quevauviller, P. Certified reference materials for the quality control of environmental analysis within the standards, measurements and testing programme (formerly BCR). Mikrochim Acta 123, 3–14 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244372

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