UK delivery of traceable chemical measurements in the 21st century: building on the foundation of the VAM programme

The paper discusses the requirements for achieving traceable chemical measurements in the UK. It is emphasised that success will depend on establishing an appropriate UK chemical measurement infrastructure and encouraging reference and field laboratories to make use of it. The demanding requirements...

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Published inAccreditation and quality assurance Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 480 - 482
Main Author Sargent, Mike
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2003
Subjects
Accreditation
Analytical chemistry
Calibration
Certification
Chemistry
Chemists
Collaboration
Infrastructure
Laboratories
Legislation
Mass spectrometry
Reference materials
Scientific imaging
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The paper discusses the requirements for achieving traceable chemical measurements in the UK. It is emphasised that success will depend on establishing an appropriate UK chemical measurement infrastructure and encouraging reference and field laboratories to make use of it. The demanding requirements of the BIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) also require a point of focus to link UK reference laboratories into international metrology. Two key factors are described which have provided the UK with the means to meet these requirements and which have established a sound basis on which to build a system of traceable chemical measurements in the 21st century. These two factors are LGC's long-standing role as the UK's national centre for analytical chemistry and the development and delivery over many years of the UK's Valid Analytical Measurement (VAM) Programme.
ISSN:0949-1775
1432-0517
DOI:10.1007/s00769-003-0683-z