Laboratory report preparation recommendations

The comprehensive surveys made by Texaco are entirely noncritical—i.e., all references to the subject are included and presented in a form which offers the reader the most convenient access to the greatest amount of information. These reports are passed to the laboratory personnel, usually the project leader of the laboratory research problem, who can then prepare a critical review with his recommendations as to the most promising course for the laboratory work. This has been found to be the most suitable and economic procedure, because it not only saves the time of the laboratory worker but also yields a more comprehensive search, prepared in minimal time by personnel trained and skilled in this particular phase of research. When a laboratory investigator prepares his own survey it is most frequently of such a restricted, critical nature that it may not be at all suitable if the course of the investigation is changed or if its scope is broadened. Furthermore, the project may be transferred to another worker who has different ideas as to the mode of attack. Much of the searching done by the predecessor, which is frequently not mentioned in his report or even recorded in his notes,... 

Low molecular weight aromatic ethers have been prepared principally by the condensation of phenolate salts with aromatic halides 82). The Ullmann condensation (81), which employs copper or its salts as catalysts has been used in most cases in the laboratory. Recently a modification of the Ullmann condensation which consists of heating copper (1) oxide, the free phenol, and the aromatic halide in s-collidine has been reported (3). This method is recommended for alkali-sensitive aromatic compounds. In addition, reaction of phenolate salts with copper (1) oxide and the aromatic halide in boiling N,N-dimethyl formamide is described. When the halogen is activated by electronegative groups as in -chloroni-... 

Work performed in a laboratory must be traceable. This is achieved when all relevant information from sample preparation to experiments and reporting of data are recorded on paper or stored in a computer. In practice, this requires a quality management system of the laboratory. Continued effort toward good quality practice in the laboratory and, if possible, national accreditation of the laboratory (testing methods) is recommended. 

In 2005, the total amount of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine seized in Oceania increased. Ephedrine, smuggled into Australia out of South Africa and Viet Nam, and pseudoephedrine, seized in New Zealand, accounted for most of the total amounts seized. Pharmaceutical preparations were the main source of pseudoephedrine seized at the border and also in clandestine laboratories in Australia and New Zealand. Sizeable amounts of pseudoephedrine tablets, smuggled in a container from Indonesia and by post from Malaysia, were seized in Australia in 2006. In New Zealand, most of the pseudoephedrine seized was in the form of pharmaceutical preparations smuggled into the country out of Asia. Diversions of over-the-counter pharmaceutical preparations and thefts were also reported. The Board recommends to countries and territories in Oceania the launching of appropriate law enforcement activities under Project Prism to further identify smuggling activities. 

Our consultant for this project is Dr. Lou Seen, an expert in the laboratory analysis of amino acids. I ve attached his comments and recommendations to this memo. I m sure you will find his advice useful. Good luck on this project. The Manual of Food Analysis procedure directs you to report to your client or customer. However, please address your report to me and I will prepare the formal report for Nectar of the Gods. 

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