Availability and Source

In many instances, the analytical reference standard will be readily available from one or more commercial sources but this is not always the case. Certified reference materials (Section 2.2.2, not natural matrix CRMs but calibration solutions that are solutions of a reference standard at a certified concentration in a clean solvent) must be prepared and characterized in accordance with the strict guidelines in ISO Guide 34-2000 (ILAC 2000). The reference standard may also be supplied by the chent and this is often the case when working with proprietary compounds in development. If neither of these two options exist, the standard must be synthesized or in some instances extracted from a natural product or commercial formulation and then purified. The requirements for obtaining a certificate of analysis (Section 9.4.4c) or other documentation that establishes the identity and purity of the analyte are discussed in Section 2.2.2 and also below in 9.4.4c, but the amount of standard available is also an important factor in terms of formulating a strategy for the 

The expiration date is also an important consideration in terms of source and availability of the reference substance. Based on the study design, expiration date and amount of reference standard available, the analyst must determine if a new lot of reference standard will be required at some future date to support on-going stndy sample analyis. If it appears that the standard will be consumed or will expire prior to the completion of the study, the client should be contacted immediately to discuss the need to identify a source for additional material. In some instances, a new 

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Fuels for combustion are initially gases, liquids, or solids. A fuel initially in one phase may be transformed into another during the burning process (i.e., liquids vaporized to gases). The factors involved in the selection of the fuel phase or its physical and chemical characteristics for an application such as burning in an automobile or jet aircraft involve many different considerations such as price, availability, and source. 

The inescapable conclusion to be drawn from this brief historical review is that although the kind of biochemical research on malaria parasites between 1938 and 1955 was restricted to the animal models then in vogue it was principally influenced by the availability and sources of funding. 

Jenks PJ and Klich H (2001) Availability and sources of information. In Stoeppler M, Wolf WR and Jenks PJ, eds. Reference materials for chemical analysis - certification, availability and proper usage, pp. 256-278. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 

Data on availability and sources of medicines in the Tanzanian public and private markets confirm this declining trend in local producers market shares, for a matched sample of medicines and health facilities and shops (Table 3.1). 

Tertiary alcohols can be prepared by a variation of the Grignard synthesis that uses esters as the source of the carbonyl group Methyl and ethyl esters are readily available and are the types most often used Two moles of a Grignard reagent are required per mole of ester the first mole reacts with the ester converting it to a ketone... 

Time, Cost, and Equipment Controlled-potential coulometry is a relatively time-consuming analysis, with a typical analysis requiring 30-60 min. Coulometric titrations, on the other hand, require only a few minutes and are easily adapted for automated analysis. Commercial instrumentation for both controlled-potential and controlled-current coulometry is available and is relatively inexpensive. Low-cost potentiostats and constant-current sources are available for less than 1000. 

Because variations in accurate isotope ratio measurements typically concern only a few parts per 1000 by mass and there are no universal absolute ratios, it is necessary to define some standards. For this purpose, samples of standard substances are produced and made available at two major centers IAEA (International Atomic Energy Authority, U.K.) and NIST (National Institute for Standards and Technology, U.S.). Standards from other sources are also available. These primary standards can be used as such, or alternative standards can be employed if the primary ones are not available. However, any alternative standards need to be related accurately to the primary ones (see formulae below). For example, the material PDB (PeeDee belemnite), used particularly as a standard for the ratio of isotopes, is no longer readily available, and a new standard, VPDB,... 

Legume forages, such as alfalfa or clover, are considered high quaHty, readily available protein sources. Animal sources of supplemental protein include meat and bone meal blood meal, 80% CP fish meal other marine products and hydroly2ed feathermeal, 85—90% CP. Additionally, synthetic amino acids are available commercially. Several sources (3,9,19) provide information about the protein or amino acid composition of feedstuffs. 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The NIST is the source of many of the standards used in chemical and physical analyses in the United States and throughout the world. The standards prepared and distributed by the NIST are used to caUbrate measurement systems and to provide a central basis for uniformity and accuracy of measurement. At present, over 1200 Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are available and are described by the NIST (15). Included are many steels, nonferrous alloys, high purity metals, primary standards for use in volumetric analysis, microchemical standards, clinical laboratory standards, biological material certified for trace elements, environmental standards, trace element standards, ion-activity standards (for pH and ion-selective electrodes), freezing and melting point standards, colorimetry standards, optical standards, radioactivity standards, particle-size standards, and density standards. Certificates are issued with the standard reference materials showing values for the parameters that have been determined. 

Integrated Systems. Until recently, each of the numerous databases and sources of information available to chemists and technologists had to be searched iadividually, and selected results either ptinted for file storage or downloaded to an ia-house or private computer system for easy future access. 

The role of the Technology Manager is far broader (than that of the R D manager who develops technologies primarily from internal sources) he or she must see to it that the corporation has available and uses the technologies it needs from whatever source they may be procured... The difference is both subtle and far... 

Jojoba is a desert crop that gives a small bean containing about 50% of a wax, a fatty acid ester with a fatty alcohol. The only other large source of such a wax is sperm whale oil, traditionally used in fine lubricants (see Lubrication and lubricants). Because the sperm whale is an endangered species, relatively Httle sperm whale oil is available and there is a large market for a substitute. Jojoba oil has been found to be usable for most of these appHcations. The jojoba oil is obtained by simply pressing the nut followed by conventional refining. Some jojoba oil is used in cosmetics (qv). 

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