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R. P. Harvey. In Proceedings of the Development and Use of Fume Cupboards, Fume Hoods and Ventilated Safety Enclosures in Laboratories . Symposium Organised by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, London, March 1979, pp. 32-59. 

Ellis, J. (1989). Materials based on polyelectrolytes. PhD. Thesis (Council for National Academic Awards) Thames Polytechnic and Laboratory of the Government Chemist, London. 

In planning the introduction of automation into an analytical laboratory, it is important not only to consider all stages of the analysis, but also the wider context within which the laboratory serves the organization of which it is a part. Examples of laboratories that have engaged in effective planning are the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, London the Nutrients Composition Laboratory at USDA, Beltsvillle, Maryland, USA and Shell Development Company, Seal Hollow, Houston, Texas, USA. 

EURACHEM (1995) Guide to quantifying uncertainty in analytical measurement, 1st edn. Laboratory of the Governement Chemist, London... 

Can-Test Inc., Vancouver Lynn Johnston Laboratories Ltd, Montreal Mann Testing Inc., Toronto Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory, London Poisons Unit, Guy s Hospital, London Racecourse Security Services Laboratory, Newmarket The Laboratory of the Government Chemist, London The Medicines Testing Laboratory, PSGB, Edinburgh. 

EURACHEM (1998) The fitness for purpose of analytical methods, a laboratory guide to method validation and related topics. Laboratory of the Government Chemist, London... 

Hammond PW, Egan H (1992) Weighed in the Balance A history of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist HMSO London ISBN 0 11 515302 0. 

The laboratory of the Government Chemist in London undertakes the analysis of tobacco smokes in order to produce league tables (Fig. 20) of the tar and nicotine content of all cigarette brands available in the UK, on behalf of the British government. In this context tar is defined as the total particulate matter present in the main-stream smoke (inhaled smoke), adjusted for its content of water and nicotine alkaloids. Nicotine is defined as the total nicotine-type alkaloids present in the mainstream smoke both are expressed in mg per cigarette. The tar and nicotine league tables are published every six months, and include details of approximately 130 brands of cigarette. 

The BP Commission can also call on expertise available in the British Pharmacopoeia laboratories situated in the premises of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist in West London. The BP laboratory carries out and validates assay procedures for the Commission and in addition, is responsible for the procurement, establishment, maintenance and sale of British Pharmacopoeia Chemical Reference Substances (BPCRS). These reference substances, as their name suggests, are authentic samples of a drug or decomposition product which are used as standards in a drug assay. The BP laboratory also fulfils an important forensic role in the control of counterfeit medicines. With the advent of the internet, the public can easily gain access to supplies of prescription-only medicines online. These medicines are often adulterated, contaminated or simply counterfeit, and comparison with authentic samples is necessary to ensure that the correct preparation is supplied. 

Laboratory of the Government Chemist Cornwall House Stamford Street London SEl 9NQ, UK... 

Two notable establishments are (1) The National Chemical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, formerly the Chemical Research Laboratory, which carries out fundamental research which cannot conveniently be carried out in the universities, investigates problems which are of national interest and are common to a number of industries, and undertakes chemical researches for payment and (2) the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, Clements Inn Passage, London, W.C.2, which carries out investigations, offers advice, undertakes analytical work for Government departments, and performs statutory duties as the official analyst and referee in cases of legal disputes. 

John Nicholson Is Head of Department of Biomaterials gt King s Collage School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, where he has worked since 1995 He is an applied polymer chemist whose research focuses on biocompatible polymeric materials for use in dentistry and orthopaedic surgery, a topic on which he has lectured widely and on which he has published numerous scientific papers. He holds BSc and PhD degrees in chemistry, and between 1983 and 1994 was employed in the Materials Group, Laboratory of the Government Chemisj... 

Harmonization of pharmacopeial standards as a practical matter began at the International Congresses of Pharmacy between 1865 and 1910 [2], but the first formal attempt can be traced to 1902. Both USP President Horatio C. Wood, M.D., and Frederick M. Power, Ph.D., an American chemist of the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories of London, were appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State as delegates to represent the United States government at the International Conference for the Unification of the Formulae for Heroic Medicines, a conference of 19 countries from Europe and North America [3]. The second conference occurred in 1918. The 3rd in 1925 was attended by 31 countries from all continents except Asia and Australia. They drafted a new International Convention, which came in force in 1929. It revised the 1902 agreements on 77 heroic medicines and introduced the concept of maximum dose. It also requested that the League of Nations create a permanent secretariat of pharmacopeias [4]. Andrew G. DuMez, Ph.D., represented the USP, and was officially appointed by the U.S. Public Health Service to represent the United States at this conference [4,5]. An expert committee of the League of Nations planned a third conference for 1938, but it was never convened because of World War II [2]. 

Harmonization of pharmacopeial standards as a practical matter began at the International Congresses of Pharmacy between 1865 and 1910, but the first formal attempt can be traced to 1902. USP President Horatio C. Wood, M.D. and Frederick M. Power, Ph.D., an American chemist of the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories of London, were appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State as delegates to represent the U.S. government at the International Conference... 

Chemist. Shortly afterwards the LGC expanded its research role and moved into a single new laboratory, but still in its traditional central London location. The first major change, after almost 150 years, occurred in 1988 when LGC was designated a Government agency and moved to a new, purpose-built laboratory at Tedding-ton to the south west of London. At this time LGC took on a number of chemistry-related activities previously carried out at NPL, particularly the Office of Reference Materials, and the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) VAM (Valid Analytical Measurement) programme was established. 

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