BIBLIOS

Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
Needs for improvement of the measurement infrastructure in Europe

Participants in the publication
Philippe Quevauviller (Author)
Carlos Nieto de Castro (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
CQE
Roberto Morabito (Author)
Miguel Válcarcel (Author)
Anastasios Voulgaropoulos (Author)
Máire Walsh (Author)

Summary
Whereas the concept of quality control and quality assurance is well understood by modern laboratories (either commercial or with national responsibilities ) which are accredited in various analytical sectors, there is an\nenormous gap in the transfer of knowledge to smaller laboratories. A strong and urgent need has been highlighted for improving the measurement infrastructure in Europe, particularly in less favoured regions or countries.\nThis article gives a summary of needs expressed in the course of the workshops funded by the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme (European Commission ) and held, respectively, in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.


Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Where published
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Publication Identifiers

Publisher
Elsevier BV



Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-9936(99)00155-7
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0165-9936(99)00155-7

Keywords
Measurement infrastructure Traceability Reference materials Proficiency testing Accreditation

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