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2017 Proficiency Test on Per-&Polyfluorinated Compounds in polymer finished.
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Summary of this proficiency test:
On 6 November 2017, the
proficiency test on Per-&Polyfluorinated Compounds in polymer (iis17P08) was
finished. It started on 9 August 2017 (see message
"Proficiency Test on Per-&Polyfluorinated Compounds in polymer " on this website) when the samples were distributed.
On that date, the samples were
dispatched to the laboratories.
In this interlaboratory study 38 laboratories in 18 different countries have participated.
The proficiency test report summarises per test, the test results, the analytical methods reported by the participants and the z-scores calculated for each participant are tabulated. Also, for each test, the calculated summary (e.g. mean, standard deviation and reproducibility) is given.
In the report also an evaluation of the test results is given. Problems encountered in the analyses are mentioned and - where possible - suggestions for quality improvement are formulated.