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The current state of analytical control in Lithuania

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In Lithuania research and development in chemical analysis are concentrated in scientific institutes and universities. The main fields of interest focus on biosensors, electrochemical sensors, sampling techniques and methods, study of atomization processes in spectrochemical analysis and noise evaluation in analytical measurements. Some laboratories also take part in international environmental monitoring programmes. There are about 50 researchers at the Ph.D. level engaged in analytical chemistry and several hundred technicians specialized in the field of analytical control. About one hundred chemical laboratories are active in scientific institutes, universities and factories. Specialized laboratories of chemical analysis are at the disposal of Environmental Control and Health Protection Departments and forensic investigation organizations. So far no laboratories are accredited according to the ISO 9000 norms. Special courses on analytical chemistry are offered at a few schools of higher education in the country. Only at the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the University of Vilnius specialized programmes are available to postgraduate students working towards a Ph.D. to improve their skills in current techniques of analytical chemistry. Recently the Technical Committee TC-16 for Chemical Analysis was formed within the standardization system of Lithuania. Its main activities are centered on issues such as national terminology, certified reference materials (CRMs), analytical methods and analytical quality assurance. There are numerous problems related to national terminology, the preparation of special documents in the field of analytical control and the production of regional environmental CRMs. Problems, also arise in obtaining and using CRMs for analytical instrument calibration and validation.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Vilnius, Faculty of Chemistry, Naugarduko 24, 2006, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Vida Vičkačkaite & Rolandas Kazlauskas

  2. Standardization Office TC-16 for Chemical Analysis, Goštauto 12, 2600, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Petras Serapinas & Mudis Šalkauskas

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Vičkačkaite, V., Kazlauskas, R., Serapinas, P. et al. The current state of analytical control in Lithuania. Mikrochim Acta 123, 207–215 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244394

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