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

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Invited Lectures

IL—1

Eurachem — how it began

Williams, A.

IL—2

What Eurachem has achieved

Walsh, M.

IL—3

The measurement cycle

Wegscheider, W.

IL—4

Setting the measurement requirement

Silva, R.B.

IL—5

Method validation and verification

Sibbesen, L.

IL—6

Recovery/bias evaluation

Leito, I.

IL—7

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

Brookman, B.

IL—8

Traceability in chemical analysis — Are we ready to deliver?

Emons, H.

IL—9

Uncertainty evaluation for analysis and sampling

Ellison, S.

IL—10

Reporting the result and assessment for compliance

Magnusson, B.

IL—11

QA/QC to underpin the measurement cycle

Bianco, P.

IL—12

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

Barwick, V.

IL—13

Where next

Camões, M.F.

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.

OC—4

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.

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.

OC—9

Courses of study and interest-based subjects

Camões, M.F.

OC—10

Training needs to understand quality assurance

Tsimillis, K.

P—1

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

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

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.

P—8

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.

P—22

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

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

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.

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.

P—27

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

Jönsson, M.

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.