This reference is designed for training, teaching, and continuing studies in the field of quality assurance in chemical measurement. The cross-platform CD-ROM accompanying the book contains materials from 15 experienced lecturers with more than 300 graphics and text overheads, included as ready-to-use Powerpoint documents. The material covered will be useful to students in analytical chemistry as well as professionals in industry and service labs.

InhaltsangabeImportance of Analytical Quality Management and Quality Assurance in Industry, Academia and Research Projects.- Why do we need Good Results?.- The Importance of' Good' Measurement on Industrial Manufacturing Efficiency and Profit.- Concepts of Quality Management and Quality Assurance in Analytical Research Projects and Non Routine Analysis.- Worked Examples of Teaching Analytical Quality Concepts.- Quality Systems for Non-routine and R&D Analytical Work - Accreditation of Non-routine Laboratories.- Evaluation of Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement.- Traceability / Trackability.- Validation: an Example.- Metrology in Chemistry.- Experiments as Tools to Demonstrate Principles of Quality Assurance.- Basic Course Experiments to Demonstrate Validation.- Basic Course Experiments to Demonstrate Intercomparisons.- Assessment of Test Kits in Terms of Time, Cost and Quality.- Estimation of Random Deviations in Analytical Methods using Analysis of Variance.- Course Structures, Contents and Experiences.- PT Scheme for Pre-university Students.- Teaching of the Concept of Valid Analytical Measurement: Integration of Quality Assurance (QA) Issues or Separate QA Courses for Higher Education.- Special Requirements for Interlaboratory Proficiency Tests.