Details
- Publication date
- 29 January 2013
Description
Analysis of total Cd, Pb and Hg in mineral water; proficiency test for nominated national reference laboratories for heavy metals in feed and food only
Proficiency test on heavy metals in mineral water
The Community Reference Laboratory for Heavy Metals in Feed and Food in the frame of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and contributing to the implementation of high quality and uniform analytical results, organised a proficiency test on the determination of total Cd, Pb and Hg in mineral water.
The main objective of this exercise was to evaluate the capabilities of the nominated national reference laboratories in calculating the uncertainty associated to their measurements.
Only appointed national reference laboratories could participate in this exercise.
Test materials and analytes
The test material to be analysed was mineral water. One bottle/participant/method was sent to the participants during the second half of April 2007. The measurands are total Cd, Pb and Hg.
General outline of the exercise
The participants were requested to perform two or three independent analyses using the method of their choice. Uncertainty was to be reported.
| Reporting of results: | 31 May 2007 |
| Sample dispatch: | April 2007 |
| Year: | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 |