Quality in Chemical Measurements: Training Concepts and Teaching Materials

ISBN-13: 9783642630163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 178 str.

Bernd Neidhart; Wolfhard Wegscheider

Opis

terms of the scatter of the results, e.g. in round-robin tests. In considering the role of AQA in the higher education sector it is necessary to differentiate between the various university activities which include services, research and development and teaching, as follows: Routine chemical analyses (including ad hoc analyses) performed for external clients and for the university's own measurement campaigns (e.g. investigations of the quality of waste-water and air) requiring full documentation. Routine chemical analyses carried out for internal clients as a service to research in other Chemistry Departments such as Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry. Chemical analyses performed as part of research and development work not only in Analytical Chemistry but also in other chemical disciplines such as Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry. Chemical analyses carried out within the framework of research projects having pre-eminent goals which are analytically-based (e.g. studies of the temporal and spatial variations in metal-species concentrations in riverwater; determination of the gas composition in a waste incinerator as a function of the operating parameters). These considerations also apply to the whole range of scientific disciplines in which chemical measurements are made, such as Biology, Geology, Medicine, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Ecology, Pharmacy, Toxicology etc."

Spis treści

Importance of Analytical Quality Management and Quality Assurance in Industry, Academia and Research Projects.- Why do we need Good Results?.- The Importance of’ Good’ Measurement on Industrial Manufacturing Efficiency and Profit.- Concepts of Quality Management and Quality Assurance in Analytical Research Projects and Non Routine Analysis.- Worked Examples of Teaching Analytical Quality Concepts.- Quality Systems for Non-routine and R&D Analytical Work - Accreditation of Non-routine Laboratories.- Evaluation of Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement.- Traceability / Trackability.- Validation: an Example.- Metrology in Chemistry.- Experiments as Tools to Demonstrate Principles of Quality Assurance.- Basic Course Experiments to Demonstrate Validation.- Basic Course Experiments to Demonstrate Intercomparisons.- Assessment of Test Kits in Terms of Time, Cost and Quality.- Estimation of Random Deviations in Analytical Methods using Analysis of Variance.- Course Structures, Contents and Experiences.- PT Scheme for Pre-university Students.- Teaching of the Concept of Valid Analytical Measurement: Integration of Quality Assurance (QA) Issues or Separate QA Courses for Higher Education.- Special Requirements for Interlaboratory Proficiency Tests.