Certified reference materials for the quality control of environmental analysis within the standards, measurements and testing programme (formerly BCR) Philippe Quevauviller OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 14
Biological and environmental reference materials from the National Institute for Environmental Studies (Japan) Kensaku OkamotoJun YoshinagaMasatoshi Morita OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 21
Validating automated analytical instruments to meet regulatory and quality standard requirements Maurizio ZanettiLudwig Huber OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 31
The role of reference materials in food analysis Marina MiragliaCarlo Brera OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 37
Proficiency testing programmes as a tool in food quality assurance: Overview of Italian experiences Carlo BreraMarina Miraglia OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 43
Influence of relative response factor in the determination of organic microcontaminants with isotopically labeled standards Luigi Turrio-BaldassarriAlessandro di DomenicoFabrizio Volpi OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 53
European intercomparison study for the determination of fumonisins in maize Angelo ViscontiM. Bruno DokoAchim Boenke OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 61
Analysis of mercury traces by means of solid sample atomic absorption spectrometry Natalino SalvatoCamillo Pirola OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 71
Validation and quality control of methylmercury determinations by means of capillary electrophoresis Antonia Maria Carro DiazR. A. Lorenzo-FerreiraR. Cela-Torrijos OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 86
The preparation of biological and environmental reference materials Gerard N. KramerJean Pauwels OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 93
Interlaboratory exercises to compare analytical method performances Aldo MarchettoRosario MoselloHerbert Muntau OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 102
Mercury species immobilized on sulphydryl cotton: A new candidate reference material for mercury speciation Mariluz L. MenaCameron W. McLeod OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 108
Cr(III) and Cr(VI) speciation measurements in environmental reference materials Kristien VercoutereRita CornelisPhilippe Quevauviller OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 117
Planning and certification of new multielemental reference materials for research in antarctica Sergio CaroliOreste SenofonteG. N. Kramer OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 128
Analytical quality control: Sampling procedures to detect trace metals in environmental matrices Gabriele CapodaglioCarlo BarbantePaolo Cescon OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 136
Environmental thin-layer reference materials of urban particulate matter on filter media Wiesław K. StankiewiczZofia A. MzykBarbara M. Roter OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 144
A new standardized leaching test on stabilized wastes Stefania BalzamoAntonia Marchetti OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 150
Accreditation and the need for certified reference materials Wim P. Cofino OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 161
A programme to improve the quality of butyltin determinations in environmental matrices Philippe QuevauvillerMichel AstrucBernard Griepink OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 173
Analytical quality control for the determination of polychlorobiphenyls in environmental matrices Roger FuocoMaria Perla ColombiniAlessio Ceccarini OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 183
Sources of error in the determination of non-ionic surfactants in environmental samples Zenon LukaszewskiAndrzej Szymanski OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 196
Statistical design of data handling in environmental analysis László Paksy OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 205
The current state of analytical control in Lithuania Vida VičkačkaiteRolandas KazlauskasMudis Šalkauskas OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 215
The use of reference materials in the fossil fuels quality control Maurizio BettinelliSandro SpeziaGabriele Bizzarri OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 230
Correcting measurement errors using reference materials in method validation Jytte Molin Christensen OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 240
Uncertainty of atomic absorption spectrometry: Application to the determination of lead in blood Jesper KristiansenJytte Molin ChristensenJeanet L. Nielsen OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 249
Reference materials and analytical standards to stimulate improved laboratory performance: Experience from the external quality assessment scheme for trace elements in biological samples Andrew Taylor OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 260
Monitoring of sources of clinical exposure to nickel Marina PatriarcaGordon S. Fell OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 269
Quality control in hair analysis: A systematic study on washing procedures for trace element determinations Paola BorellaSergio RovestiAnnalisa Bargellini OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 280
Blood lead monitoring in Italy: Assessment of the quality of results obtained between 1992 and 1994 Gino MorisiMarina PatriarcaAntonio Menditto OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 290
Blood lead and cadmium determination: Results of the Italian external quality assessment scheme Antonio MendittoMarina PatriarcaGino Morisi OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 302
Some aspects of quality assessment of the k0-based method of NAA Borut Smodiš OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 309
Determination of selenium in biological materials by means of RNAA and comparison of spectrophotometric and81mSe radiotracer recovery Vekoslava StibiljMarjan DermeljAnthony R. Byrne OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 315