First worldwide UNEP interlaboratory study on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with data on polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides

S.P.J. van Leeuwen, B. van Bavel, J. de Boer

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    Abstract

    The first worldwide interlaboratory study on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention was organized, with a participation of 103 laboratories from Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Australia, of which the majority submitted data on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The participating laboratories were requested to analyze different matrices (i.e. two test solutions, and test materials for fish, sediment, fly ash and human milk). All results were statistically evaluated according to the procedures used in the European Union-based QUASIMEME proficiency-testing scheme
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)110-117
    JournalTrAC : Trends in Analytical Chemistry
    Volume46
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • quasimeme laboratory performance
    • population characteristics
    • petroleum-hydrocarbons
    • new-model
    • uncertainties
    • environment
    • inference
    • fish

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