United Kingdom, proficiency-testing

Results of a trial United Kingdom proficient testing (PT) scheme using stack-emission gases... 

INPL participates in the Brewing Analytes Proficiency Testing Scheme (BAPS) organized by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC) in the United Kingdom. So, once a month INPL analysts (co-authors of the present article B. Anisimov and I. Goldfeld) perform etha-... 

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Mr Stephan Forster and Ms Christina Rauber (formerly HMGU) are acknowledged for immunoanalysis of water samples during proficiency tests and tank experiments. Many thanks to Dr Natalie Guigues (BRGM, Orleans, France) and to Dr Ian Allan (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom) for providing us samples from the tank experiments. In part, this research was funded by EU project SWIFT-WFD (SSPI-CT-2003-502492). 

Laboratory quality systems and related quality activities such as participation in proficiency-testing programs are being adopted increasingly. They have existed in the United Kingdom, certain other Western European nations, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States for many years. They are coming into increasing use in India and the Far East, South Africa, and Eastern Europe. 

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