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Assessing the performance of laboratories in large external quality assurance programs / by K.I. Aspila and A.S.Y. Chau.: En13-5/90-135E-PDF

"Interlaboratory quality assurance studies (external QA) are effective techniques to monitor the performance of laboratories analyzing environmental constituents. Environment Canada through the National Water Research Institute conducts intercomparison studies on waters, sediments and fish for inorganic and toxic organic constituents. Over 400 laboratories in Canada and the United States are involved in eight different ongoing external QA programs. Most studies include over 50 laboratories that analyze 15 to 30 different constituents in ten different samples"--Abstract, page ii.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • National Water Research Institute (Canada). Research and Applications Branch.
TitleAssessing the performance of laboratories in large external quality assurance programs / by K.I. Aspila and A.S.Y. Chau.
Variant title
  • Performance in large QA programs
Series title
  • NWRI contribution ; 90-135
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Title from cover.
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 10).
  • Includes abstract and management perspective in English and French.
Publishing information
  • Burlington, Ontario, Canada : National Water Research Institute, Research and Applications Branch, September 1990.
Author / Contributor
  • Aspila, K. I., author.
  • Chau, A. S. Y. (Alfred Shun-Yuen), 1941- author.
Description1 online resource (iv, 22 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/90-135E-PDF
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