Quality Assurance and Quality Control Related to Environmental Samples for the Northern River Basins Study

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This publication reports the method and findings of particular work conducted as part of the Northern River Basins Study. As such, the work was governed by a specific terms of reference and is expected to contribute information about the study area within the context of the overall study as described by the Study Final Report. One of the first steps taken by the NRBS was to perform an inter-laboratory performance evaluation prior to awarding analytical contracts to private analytical laboratories. The evaluation was to: 1) ensure strict adherence to the specified QA requirements, 2) ensure complete documentation and defensibility of the reported data, 3) compare the performance of low-resolution mass spectrometry (LRMS) with high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) in the analysis of dioxin and furan in environmental samples, 4) use of scoring system to evaluate the reported data in terms of detection limit, recovery of spikes, deviation from the mean, as well as expected concentrations, and 5) rank the participating laboratories for their analytical performance.

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