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A journey through quality control

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The Euroanalysis VII conference in Vienna included a two-day session: Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry. The contributions comprised 15 lectures devoted to: intra-laboratory quality measures, inter-laboratory control, formal aspects and accreditation and implementation. The paper presents an overview of the main items developed by the contributors.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. NAMAS, National Physics Laboratory, Teddington, UK

    Brian E. Broderick

  2. Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University, De Boelelaan 1115, NL-1081, HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Wim P. Cofino

  3. Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gent, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    Rita Cornelis

  4. Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Danmark

    Kaj Heydorn

  5. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drag Administration, Washington, USA

    William Horwitz

  6. WRc Medmenham Laboratory, Marlow, Bucks, UK

    David T. E. Hunt

  7. Department of Health, Medicines Control Agency, London, UK

    Robert C. Hutton

  8. Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA

    Howard M. Kingston

  9. Environment Institute, Joint Research Centre Ispra, Commission of the European Communities, USSR

    Herbert Muntau, Renato Baudo & Daria Rossi

  10. Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Petten, The Netherlands

    Jacobus G. van Raaphorst & Tjip T. Lub

  11. Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH, Institut für Ökologische Chemie, D-W-8042, Neuherberg, Germany

    Peter Schramel

  12. Irish Laboratory Accreditation Board, Dublin, Ireland

    Frank T. Smyth

  13. The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK

    David E. Wells & Allan G. Kelly

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A survey on the session on Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry of Euroanalysis VII

The authors thank the organizers of EUROANALYSIS VII and in particular Dr. B. Griepink and Dr. E. Maier of the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) of the CEC for their support and considerable contributions.

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Broderick, B.E., Cofino, W.P., Cornelis, R. et al. A journey through quality control. Mikrochim Acta 104, 523–542 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01245537

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