Electronic Sources and the Internet

The posting of product and certificate data on a producers web site is but a first step. Through the work of REMCO and others, it has been realized that there is a need to organize this mass of data into a usable form, so that analysts can quickly find the information they need about both a RM and its apphcations. It is anticipated that by about 2002 there will be available searchable databases, either on line or as a CD-ROM, that will open the door to the needed information, and act as a gateway to the mass of data provided by the producers and in the literature. 

When selecting a RM it is important that the user understands the mission of the producer, the way in which the matrix material has been produced and the analytical data collected. Information about the main CRM and RM producers together with a brief overview of their activities and lists their url or e-mail address can be also found at the BAM website see Table 8.4 below. 

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