Workshops

Material available from completed Eurachem and related events is collated here. Note that this is not a comprehensive list of previous events; only events for which supplementary information, such as presentations or other reports, are available.

8th International Workshop on Proficiency Testing (2014)

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Last Updated: Thursday, 28 May 2015 12:11

The 8th International Workshop - Proficiency Testing in Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine was held in Berlin, Germany during October 2014, organized by the Eurachem Proficiency Testing Working Group in association with EQALM and CITAC. This international PT workshop, building on the success of previous workshops, enabled 245 delegates from sixty-four countries to come together to discuss a wide range of key issues across the three disciplines of analytical chemistry, microbiology and laboratory medicine. The  diversity of delegate backgrounds, which included PT/EQA providers, participants in PT/EQA schemes, end users of PT/EQA results such as accreditation bodies and regulatory authorities, national measurement institutes, laboratory associations, universities and independent consultants, coupled with their international spread, ensured a truly global perspective.

Available presentations and posters are listed below.

Additional details are currently available on the workshop website, www.eurachempt2014.de.

Quick links:

Preliminary information

  • Second Circular: The Second circular, including the main programme, is available for download here [pdf, 940kb].

 

Book of Abstracts

Keynote lectures

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Short Oral Presentations

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Working Group Feedback

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Poster Presentations

Supporting organisations

 
BAM EUROLAB-D AQS-BW University of Stuttgart EPTIS
IRMM APLAC ILAC DRRR AIHA
PTB German Cooperation HSL LGC AZR consulting
  ERA-Waters DCC ASA  

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NMKL/Eurachem workshop: MU for food and feed analysis (2014)

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:04

NMKL and Eurachem cooperated to deliver a joint workshop on measurement uncertainty (MU) for chemical food and feed analysis in September 2014. The relation between MU and bias, target MU, MU in sampling, MU in nondestructive analytical methods and in multicomponent analytical methods was discussed.

Date

29-30 September 2014

Venue

IDA Conference Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Information

The event flyer, with registration details and programme, can be downloaded here.

The final programme is also available in PDF form.

Further information on the scientific programme and available presentations will be provided here when available.

 

 

Quality Assurance of Measurements from Field to Laboratory (2013)

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:01

The Eurachem Workshop on Quality Assurance of Measurements from Field to Laboratory was held  in Finland on 20-21 May in 2013. The topics of the workshop focussed on two main subjects: on challenges of measurements related to nanotechnology and on challenges related to on-site/on-line measurements. The workshop  comprised of lectures and a poster session.

Available presentations from the workshop are available from the links below. A summary of the attendance and scientific proceedings is also available [View summary]

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Venue

The workshop was held at the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation, MIKES, in Espoo (address: Tekniikantie 1, 02151 Espoo) about 9 km from the centre of Helsinki.

 

Information and registration

 

 

Programme and available presentations

Day 1 Challenges of measurements related to on-site/one-line measurements

  • Opening of the workshop, Janne Nieminen, Chair of Finntesting Association
  • Introduction to workshop and presentation of Eurachem, Bertil Magnusson, Chair of Eurachem, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
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  • Field and on-line measurements in Finnish aquatic monitoring, Timo Huttula, Finnish Environment Institute
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  • On-site/on-line measurements: part of analytical chemistry education?, Ivo Leito, University of Tartu, Estonia
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  • Spatial and temporal characterization of exhaust emissions with a mobile laboratory Sniffer, Liisa Pirjola, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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  • Comparability of air quality data in Europe, Jari Waldén, Finnish Meteorological Institute
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  • Analytical method development and validation of on-line sample processing methods (tentative lecture), Manuel Miró, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
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  • Industrial and environmental on-line measurements, Antti Heikkilä, Gasmet Technologies Oy, Finland
  • Ion-selective electrodes: challenges and opportunities for on-site/on-line measurements, Johan Bobacka, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
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  • On-Line measurement solutions for advanced mining and energy industry, Risto Oikari, CEMIS, Finland
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  • Advances in Chemical Sensing Using Supercontinuum Light, Toni Laurila, Aalto University and MIKES, Finland
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Day 2 Challenges of measurements related to nanotechnology

  • Status and future of nanotechnology in Finland, Eeva Viinikka, Culminatum Innovation Oy Ltd, Finland
  • Single Charged Aerosol Reference: A new primary calibration standard for particle number concentration, Jaakko Yli-Ojanperä, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
  • Nanometrology in Biomedicine, Juhani Luotola, Orion Diagnostica Oy, Finland
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  • Risk management in industrial nanomaterials, Kai Savolainen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
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    Nanotechnology in the food sector, Liv Kukkonen, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
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  • Industrial and Environmental Online Measurements using FTIR instruments, Matti Tammi, Gasmet Technologies Oy
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  • Quality Assurance of Microarray Data at The Finnish Microarray and Sequencing Centre, Miina Nurmi, Finnish Microarray and Sequencing Centre, University of Turku
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  • Uncertainty sources for measurements using cellulose supported membranes with magnetic nanoparticles, Eugenia Eftimie Totu, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Environment Engineering University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
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  • Characterisation of aquatic nanoparticles/colloids by field-flow fractionation, Frank von der Kammer, University of Vienna, Austria
  • From sensors to services - the CLEEN approach, Tero Eklin, Cleen Oy, Finland
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Eurachem Workshop: Quality in Analytical Measurements (2014)

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Last Updated: Friday, 02 August 2019 11:34

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Eurachem ran an international workshop on  "Quality in Analytical Measurements" in Lisbon on Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 May 2014. This workshop covered the most challenging technical details of the analytical process, including the chemical description of the analytical problem, producing measurements with adequate traceability and uncertainty, interpreting results based on objective evidence and reporting results to the client. The workshop included invited lectures, short communications, poster sessions and breakout sessions.

The event also celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Eurachem.

Further information on the technical content can be found on the workshop website maintained by the University of Lisbon faculty of chemistry.

In addition, a summary of the workshop has been published in the journal Accredditation and Quality Assurance: see R Bettencourt da Silva, A Williams, Eurachem workshop on quality in analytical measurements: from specification to decision, Accred. Qual. Assur 2015:20 43-46, DOI: 10.1007/s00769-015-1103-x

Key Information

Date: Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 May 2014 
Venue: Hotel Mundial, Lisbon, Portugal
Website: http://www.fc.ul.pt/conferencia/eurachem-2014
Registration:  Registration is now closed for this event.
Documents:

- First announcement (580kb)
- Second announcement (470kb)
Published report Bettencourt da Silva, R.J.N. & Williams, A. Eurachem workshop on quality in analytical measurements: from specification to decision, Accred Qual Assur (2015) 20: 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-015-1103-x

Scientific programme

This workshop considered the most challenging technical details of the analytical process, including the chemical description of the analytical problem, producing measurements with adequate traceability and uncertainty, interpreting results based on objective evidence and reporting results to the client. Breakout sessions provided the opportunity to identify areas where problems remain. Topics covered included:

  1. Specification for measurements
  2. Product compliance assessment
  3. Procedure Validation/ Verification
  4. Measurement Uncertainty
  5. Measurement Traceability
  6. Proficiency testing
  7. Training

Presentations and posters covering these topics were invited and the list of contributions, with electronic copy where available, is given below. The workshop website also holds details of the scientific programme and available presentations.

Posters and presentations

Invited Lectures

IL—1

Eurachem — how it began

  

Williams, A.

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IL—2

What Eurachem has achieved

  

Walsh, M.

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IL—3

The measurement cycle

  

Wegscheider, W.

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IL—4

Setting the measurement requirement

  

Silva, R.B.

 [PDF, 1.8 Mb]

IL—5

Method validation and verification

  

Sibbesen, L.

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IL—6

Recovery/bias evaluation

  

Leito, I.

 [PDF, 0.6 Mb]

IL—7

Proficiency Testing (PT)—a tool to improve laboratory performance

  

Brookman, B.

 [PDF, 2.3 Mb]

IL—8

Traceability in chemical analysis — Are we ready to deliver?

  

Emons, H.

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IL—9

Uncertainty evaluation for analysis and sampling

  

Ellison, S.

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IL—10

Reporting the result and assessment for compliance

  

Magnusson, B.

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IL—11

QA/QC to underpin the measurement cycle

  

Bianco, P.

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IL—12

Key skills for the analytical scientist: Assessing competence in the laboratory

  

Barwick, V.

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IL—13

Where next

  

Camões, M.F.

  

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Oral Communications

OC—1

JRC contribution to the fitness for purpose of analytical methods for food and feed matrices

  

Cordeiro, F.; Fiamegkos, I.; Robouch, P.; Calle, B.

  

OC—2

Assessment of the determination of total sulphur in fertilizers by ICP-OES

  

Nunes, M.J.; M. João Moura

  

OC—3

Use of interlaboratory study to better define the characteristics of dispersion of results in natural gas analysis

  

Vatin, A.; Vial, J.; Leininger, J.P.; Jardy, A. — Presented by Basset, E.

  

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Assessing a new approach (triple A-classification) to evaluate performance-underperformance of laboratories participating in the EU proficiency tests for multi-residue analysis of pesticides in fruits and vegetables

  

Valverde, A.; Fernández-Alba, A.; Aguilera, A.; Mezcua, M.

  

OC—5

Specifications and traceability in the pharmaceutical industry

  

Nielsen, E.; Byrialsen, K.; Jespersen, A.; Adamczewski, L.

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OC—6

Estimation of measurement uncertainty in the fluorometric determination of ammoniacal nitrogen in sea water by continuous flow analysis (CFA)

  

Claramunt, I.; Perez, L.

  

OC—7

NMIJ analytical skill-upgrade training program

  

Chiba, K.; Inagaki, K.; Huroiwa, T.

  

OC—8

Quality assurance of chemical analysis: classification, modeling and quantification of human errors

  

Kuselman, I.

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OC—9

Courses of study and interest-based subjects

  

Camões, M.F.

  

OC—10

Training needs to understand quality assurance

  

Tsimillis, K.

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Posters

P—1

Accuracy in niacin quantification in food matrices, by an RP-HPLC method

  

Flores, C.; Dias, M.G.; Santos, M.

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P—2

Method validation of heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and cadmium in meat and meat products by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

  

Abbasova, T.; Kamalova, S.; Hamidullazade, A.; Hassanova, S.

  

P—3

Uncertainty sources at the determination of limit of detection and limit of quantification in gas chromatography and comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography

  

Májek, P.; Krupcík, J.

  

P—4

Validation of copper and mercury in marine sediments

  

Palma, C.; Valença, M.; Gama, A.; Santos, P.

  

P—5

Comparison of pressurized liquid extraction and soxhlet extraction for the determination of organic pollutants in marine sediments

  

Santos, P.; Gama, A.; Valença, M.; Palma, C.

  

P—6

Establishment of a model to estimate the uncertainties associated to the measurement of atmospheric pollutants in a crude refinery

  

Dias, F.; Matos, M.

  

P—7

Performance of the method EN 12396-1 — with the introduction of minor modifications — versus the criteria of SANCO 12571/2013 for quantitative determinations

  

Luz, S.; Santos, T., Silva, R.B.

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Validation of nickel quantitative analysis using ICP-OES with an ultrasonic nebulizer

  

Ferreira, S.; Duarte, C.; Ribeiro, S.; Sousa, I.; Coelho, M.R.

  

P—9

Environmentally friendly matrix effect matching evaluation for the major elements in solid biofuel characterization by atomic absorption spectrometry

  

Trancoso, M.; Lopes, H.; Teixeira, P.; Calisto, S.

  

P—10

Monitoring laboratory performance over time from proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons

  

Trancoso, M.; Sousa, A.; Calisto, S.

  

P—11

European proficiency tests for fruit and vegetables from 1996 to 2013 — History and main achievements

  

Uclés, S.; Belmonte, N.; Ferrer, C.; Gómez-Ramos, M.; Herrera, S.; Lozano, A.; Malato, O.; Medina, P.; Mezcua, M.; Rajski, L.; Uclés, A.; Fernández-Alba, A.

  

P—12

Achieving lower z-scores: evaluation of z-score results along the uncertainty range of a sample

  

Jesuino, B.; Freitas, A.

  

P—13

Estimation of the minimal preanalytical uncertainty

  

Sylte, M.; Wentzel-Larsen, T.; Bolann, B.

  

P—14

COMAR — the international database for certified reference materials

  

Steiger, T.; Pradel R.

  

P—15

Quantification of FAMEs in biodiesel: flame ionization detection vs. isotope dilution mass spectrometry

  

Morales, V.; Buchgraber, M.; Held, A.

  

P—16

Implementing VIM3 calibration in some analytical chemistry laboratories

  

Pellegrino, O.; Furtado, A.; Oliveira, C.S.; Filipe, E.

  

P—17

Uncertainty from sample preparation in laboratory on the example of various feeds

  

Korol, W.; Bielecka, G.; Rubaj, J.; Walczynski, S.

  

P—18

The prospect of the TILSAM method regarding customer needs and benefits in view of existing gas CMCs

  

Werhahn, O.; Nwaboh, J.; Pogány, A.; Koelliker-Delgado, J.; Schiel, D.; Ebert, V.

  

P—19

Variability of uncertainty associated to heavy metals determination in urban soils

  

Silva, H.; Silva, N.; Oliveira, C.; Matos, M.

  

P—20

Measurement quality in the determination of iron content in ore

  

Lindera, K.

  

P—21

Validation of the quantification of Mitragynine in Kratom by HPLC-DAD

  

Lopes, A.; Gómez, M.; Silva, R.B.; Gaspar, H.

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P—22

Validation of the quantification of Cathinones in “plant feeders” by 1H qNMR

  

Lopes, R.; Brito, M.; Gaspar, H.; Silva, R.B.

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P—23

Optimisation of the efficiency gain quantification of the catalytic photodegradation of methylene blue

  

Rosa, N.; Silva, R.B.; Camões, M.F.; Monteiro, O.C.

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P—24

A comparison study on the uncertainty evaluation for the determination of total nitrogen, using ISO 11352 and other alternative approaches

  

Sousa, J.A.; Reynolds, A.; Ribeiro, A.

  

P—25

Assessment of the compatibility of mean activity coefficients estimated experimentally and by Pitzer equations

  

Anes, B.; Silva, R.B.; Martins, H.; Camões, M.F.

  

P—26

Uncertainty associated with the measurement of mineral micropollutants in natural waters and in waste waters: differences observed between analytical methods during proficiency testing schemes

  

De Kuyssche, D.; Charpentier, R.; Penhoat, M.; Courtade, E.; Guarini, P.

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P—27

Evaluation of performance of handheld XRF analyzer and possibilities for use in quantitative assessment

  

Jönsson, M.

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P—28

The quality system and metrology in chemistry: HR University training

  

Fertonani, F.L.; Pastrea, I.A.; Hojo, O.; Batistuti, J.P.; Furlan, E.G.; Santos, C.C.

  

P—29

TrainMiC® a steadily growing and sustainable learning community

  

Taylor, P.

  

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Validation, Traceability and Measurement Uncertainty (2012)

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:00

Berlin – May 21 – 22, 2012

lsimg200This workshop, at BAM in Berlin, focused on the relationship between method validation, traceability and measurement uncertainty in various fields of quantitative analytical measurements. Over 50 speakers and participants gathered at BAM in Berlin to

  • Review the development in these three areas
  • Share ideas on the needs for guidance on method validation with focus on the link betweeen the three elements
  • Discuss the criteria for methods – and the results they produce – being fit for purpose

Presentations and workshop summaries (as presented) are now available in PDF format from the programme links below.

Quick links

 

Initial information

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Programme and presentations

Day 1

Presentations

Manfred Golze Welcome to BAM [PDF, 1.8Mb]
Lorens Sibbesen What has happened in the area of analytical method validation since the issue of the Fitness for Purpose” Guide in 1998? [PDF, 372kb]
Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva Translating customers’ needs to method validation requirements the link to performance criteria [PDF, 3Mb] [High resolution version: PDF, 6Mb]
Hilde Skaar Norli Codex Method Performance Criteria & AOAC Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR) [PDF, 369kb]
Steve Ellison Ruggedness testing - and it's contribution to MU evaluation [PDF, 158kb]
Wolfhard Wegscheider The linkage between method validation, traceability and measurement uncertainty [PDF, 568kb]

Workshops offered

1.1 Which guidance is needed for planning and performing a good Method Validation Study?
1.2 Defining performance criteria
1.3 Validating multi-parameter methods, test kits and automated analytical systems
1.4 Combination of MV and MU studies
1.5 [Not held] Does performance of an extensive method validation give "value for money" (added value)?

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Day 2

Presentations

Steve Ellison The new Eurachem Guide for Measurement Uncertainty: A Summary of Structure and Changes [PDF, 85kb]
Ivo Leito Using method validation and performance data for estimating measurement uncertainty [PDF, 894kb]
Wolfram Bremser New approaches to uncertainty evaluation: Propagation of uncertainty, numerical methods and Monte Carlo simulation [PDF, 490kb]
Bertil Magnusson The bias component in measurement uncertainty [PDF, 490kb]
Alex Williams The current Eurachem guidance on Metrological Traceability and practical implementation hereof in Analytical Chemistry [380kb]
Manfred Golze
 EA and ILAC policies on traceability - Current discussions [PDF, 3.2Mb]

Workshops offered

2.1 [Not held] Do the laboratories customers really understand - and care about - MU?
2.2 The role of Proficiency Testing
2.3 How do laboratories document traceability?
2.4 Are the new methods for MU estimation applicable in the analytical laboratories?
2.5 The relation between trueness (traceability) and any bias component in estimation of Measurement Uncertainty

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