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The definitions as used in the following text are from “Principles and procedures for quality assurance in environmental pollution exposure monitoring” (WHO, 1984).
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Friberg, L. (1988). Quality Assurance. In: Clarkson, T.W., Friberg, L., Nordberg, G.F., Sager, P.R. (eds) Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Rochester Series on Environmental Toxicity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0961-1_4
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