Quality Assurance

For Chemists

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice
FDA GLPs CFR Title 21: Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practices for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies
EPA GLPs CFR Title 40: Part 160 - Good Laboratory Practice Standards
EURACHEM Guide: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) - General requirements
EURACHEM Guide: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) - Detailed requirements

International Standards Organization (ISO)

ISO 9000 Quality Management (brief explanation)
ISO/IEC/EN 17025 (Guide 25) General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories
ISO System

Measurement Uncertainty

NIST Uncertainty of Measurement Results
EURACHEM Guide: Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement - go to Guides & Other Documents

Proficiency Testing

EURACHEM Guide: Selection, Use and Interpretation of PT Schemes - go to Guides & Other Documents

Quality Assurance

FAO - Guidelines for quality management in soil and plant laboratories
EURACHEM Guide: Guide to Quality in Analytical Chemistry - go to Guides & Other Documents
University of Georgia Quality Assurance Unit - useful links

Reporting Limits

Understanding Laboratory Reporting Limits
EURACHEM Guide: Harmonized Guidelines for the Use of Recovery Information - go to Guides & Other Documents

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

EPA Region 9 (Western States) SOPs - title and summary only
USDA Pesticide Data Program (PDP) - SOPs

Traceability

EURACHEM Guide: Traceability in Chemical Measurement - go to Guides & Other Documents