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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830278403321

Autore

Quevauviller Ph

Titolo

Quality assurance for water analysis [[electronic resource] /] / Philippe Quevauviller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : John Wiley & Sons, 2002

ISBN

1-282-34612-1

9786612346125

0-470-51114-1

0-470-51115-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Water quality measurements series

Disciplina

628.1

628.161

Soggetti

Water quality - Measurement

Quality assurance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Series preface -- Preface -- The framework of water analysis -- General concepts of QA.QC : definitions -- Sampling and sample handling -- Current methods of analysis -- Analytical quality control -- Reference materials -- Reporting of measurement data -- Participation in interlaboratory studies -- Quality systems -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Quality assurance (QA) has become an increasingly important topic, as environmental monitoring bodies realize that accuracy of measurements can depend very much on how the measurement is taken. This book will describe methods in light of all of the European, US, and international (ISO) guidelines for QA of water analysis.It is the third book in the Water Quality Measurement Series, it tackles the growing problem of developing an international understanding for measurement and data collection. The author gives a detailed overview of:* The purpose of water analysis* Quality syste