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The history, origin, and development of a system for monitoring and assessing water and other environmental laboratories in the Czech Republic is described. The system started in 1991 and has matured to its present complexity with similarities to the accreditation systems found in other countries. Differences from internationally recognized procedures are being corrected step by step. During the first year of its existence ASLAB, as part of its brief, organised proficiency testing (PT) programs for fifty laboratories. Today the total number of regularly participating laboratories exceeds 700 from the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and Germany. This paper describes the ASLAB PT system, discusses some experiences with its use, and describes the use of PT results in assessment of the competence of laboratories.
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Received: 12 October 2000 Accepted: 7 January 2001
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Klokočníková, E., Nižnanská, A. & Koruna, I. Environmental analysis in the Czech Republic: organisation of proficiency testing and its use in laboratory assessment. Accred Qual Assur 6, 186–189 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007690100322
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007690100322