Working Group Quality in Laboratories

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Discussion Group of the ICP forests Working Group on Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Laboratories

Website: http://icp-forests.net/page/working-group-on-quality
Members: 70
Latest Activity: Apr 10

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Detection limits and quantification limits for Ca, Mg, K and Li by ICP MS in water samples

Dear coleagues,I'm interested in detection limits and quantification limits for Ca, Mg, K and Li, determined by ICP MS.Is it possible to have a LOD and LOQ of 0.1 mg/l, respectively 1,0 mg/l for Ca in water samples? And 0.5 mg/l, respectively 5 mg/l for K?For Li, Hg, Pb and As, the LOD and LOQ were 0.01 ug/l, respectively 0.001ug/l. So LOQ is 10 times higher than LOD.I found these values in an article. But I new that the LOQ can be equal, but not higher than the LOD.In these conditions, can we…Continue

Started by Carmen Iacoban Apr 10.

Results of the 13th Deposition and Soil Solution ringtest

Dear participants of the 13th Deposition and soil solution WRT 2024,The automatic data evaluation based on the median values has been completed and cross-checked.You can check now the results and qualification report of your laboratory at http://bfw.ac.at/depo/ring_depo.login by entering your laboratory code and your password.The report can be downloaded at…Continue

Started by Michelle Dörner Apr 17, 2024.

13th Deposition and soil solution Working Ring Test 2024

All laboratories that perform deposition and soil solution analyses in ICP Forests are kindly invited to participate in the 13th Working Ring Test in order to assess the quality of the deposition and soil solution data collected in the ICP Forests programme on the Intensive Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems (EC-UN/ECE ICP Forests). The registration is open until 20th October 2023.All necessary information are available in the document:…Continue

Started by ICP-Forests Admin Oct 12, 2023.

Results of the 12th deposition and soil solution ringtest

Dear participants of the 12th Deposition and soil solution WRT 2023,The automatic data evaluation based on the median values has been completed and cross-checked.You can check now the results and qualification report of your laboratory at http://bfw.ac.at/depo/ring_depo.login by entering your laboratory code and your password.The report can be soon downloaded at…Continue

Started by ICP-Forests Admin Mar 21, 2023.

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