Preparation of a lichen reference material

For preparation of a multielement lichen reference material for environmental studies, 25 kg of the epyphitic lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach. was collected in unpolluted regions of Portugal. The lichen was removed from Cistus ladanifer and Quercus spp. The material was ground to a mesh size 125 m. The material homogeneity was evaluated by determining Na, K, Mn, Br, As, La and Sm on two samples of 100 mg taken at each of 20 locations of the bulk material; the locations were randomly chosen. The k₀-based INAA was used. The material is homogeneous for fractions 100 mg, as shown by the evaluation of the heterogeneity of the subsampling operation in the 20 locations and by the results of a one-way analysis of variance for the data obtained. The composition of Evernia prunastri varies neither with the region where it grows nor with the date of collection. This work was accomplished under contract with the IAEA.     

Preparation and calibration of a 231Pa reference material

A ²³¹Pa reference material has been characterized for amount of protactinium. This reference material is primarily intended for calibration of ²³³Pa tracers produced for ²³⁵U–²³¹Pa model age measurements associated with nuclear forensics and nuclear safeguards. Primary measurements for characterization were made by isotope dilution mass spectrometry of a purified ²³¹Pa solution using a ²³³Pa isotopic spike. The spike was calibrated by allowing multiple aliquots of the ²³³Pa spike solution to decay to ²³³U and then measuring the ingrown ²³³U by isotope dilution mass spectrometry using a certified uranium assay and isotopic standard as a reverse-spike. The new ²³¹Pa reference material will simplify calibration of the ²³³Pa isotope dilution spikes, provide metrological traceability, and potentially reduce the overall measurement uncertainty of model ages.

     

Preparation and certification of a pig liver reference material

Summary A reference material was prepared from pig liver. Homogeneity and stability were determined by different chemical analytical methods.The results showed that these two parameters were qualified for reference material. Certified values for 15 elements (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Mn, Fe, Pb, Cd, As, Se, Mo, P, N) and non-certified values for further elements (Cr, Co) were determined by several different analytical methods. These values are compiled in a table.     

Preparation and analysis of a reference material for the measurement of oxygen in copper

The preparation and analysis of the oxygen mass fraction of three pure copper reference materials (BAM-379/1, BAM-379/2, BAM-379/3) intended for the calibration of spark emission spectrometry are described here. Data of homogeneity testing and round robin certification in collaboration with 12 independent laboratories from metalworking industry and research are reported. Problems with the establishment of traceability in this special case are discussed. Received: 20 July 2001 Accepted: 13 October 2001     

Preparation and analysis of a marine sediment reference material for the determination of trace organic constituents

Summary A new marine sediment Standard Reference Material (SRM) has been prepared and analyzed for the determination of trace organic constituents. SRM 1941, Organics in Marine Sediment, has been certified for concentrations of 11 PAHs using results obtained from gas chromatography (GC) with flame ionization detection, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Non-certified values for 24 additional PAHs are also reported. GC with electron capture detection was used to provide non-certified concentrations for 15 PCB congeners and 7 chlorinated pesticides. In addition to the organic contaminants, concentrations of 32 major and trace elements were determined using neutron activation analysis, and the sulfur content was also determined using isotope dilution thermal ionization mass spectrometry.     

Preparation and certification of tea leaves reference material

Summary Tea leaves reference material was prepared and certified for elemental composition. Japanese green tea leaves were ground, sieved to pass a 80-mesh screen, blended and bottled. The prepared material satisfied the homogeneity criteria for a reference material. Trace element analysis of the material was carried out by flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry.Certification of the material was performed using the data obtained by various analytical techniques and certified values are provided for Al, Ca, Cd, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn. The elemental composition of the tea leaves reference material is considered typical of Japanese green tea leaves.     

Preparation and certification of JAC river water reference material for trace element analysis

 The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry has recently issued a river water-certified reference material (CRM) for use in the ultratrace analysis of elements in fresh water. The river water CRM consists of a set of two (natural and spiked) 500-ml samples. The natural water is certified for Pb, Cr, As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, B and Al at their sub-μg/l levels, while the spiked water is intended for use in the regulatory analysis of tap water and fresh water. Key words River water · Trace element analysis · Regulatory analysis · Reference materials     

食品室内实物标样的制作

对食品室内实物标样的定义、特点和应用进行了介绍,提出了食品室内实物标样的具体制作步骤和测试方法,并提供了室内实物标样制作和应用的实例。     

辛基二茂铁同分异构体标准物质的制备

以辛基二茂铁为原材料,利用常压色谱柱结合环糊精包结分离制得(2-辛基)-二茂铁、(3-辛基)-二茂铁、(4-辛基)-二茂铁3种相对纯度均大于99.5%的辛基二茂铁同分异构体,作为标准物质候选物。利用气相色谱法检测,考察标准物质候选物的均匀性和稳定性,用气相色谱–质谱法、核磁共振法分析候选物中杂质的结构,确定其类型。用内标法和主成分自身对照法对不同的杂质进行定值,并对定值不确定度进行评定。(2-辛基)-二茂铁、(3-辛基)-二茂铁、(4-辛基)-二茂铁的纯度分别为99.5%,99.5%,99.8%,扩展不确定度均为0.2%(k=2)。该标准物质可为相关物质的检测提供量值溯源标准。     

Preparation and certification of high-grade gold geochemical reference material

One high-grade gold geochemical reference material-BND 3401.01 has been prepared by the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad in collaboration with the Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited (HGML), Hutti and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, in India. The sample is a sheared gold-sulphide-bearing quartz vein emplaced in a sheared acid volcanic rock that was collected at the 2400-foot level from the middle reef of Hutti deposit located in the north-western periphery of the late-Archaean Hutti-Maski greenstone belt, Karnataka, India. Fifteen institutions in India, Canada, China and Tanzania having experience in geochemical analysis had participated in this collaborative analysis programme. The sample was extensively characterized for its major, minor, trace and ultra-trace element composition by using a variety of analytical techniques. Usable values were provided for major, minor and several trace elements including all rare earth elements (REE). The certified value for the gold concentration in BND 3401.01 gold ore is 12.1±0.7 mg/kg.     

Preparation of reference material for organochlorine pesticides in a herbal matrix

The development of reference material for four organochlorine pesticides, namely hexachlorobenzene and three isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane), in a ginseng root sample is presented. Raw materials (Panax ginseng) were purchased from a local market and confirmed to contain certain levels of incurred organochlorine pesticide residues by a validated gas chromatography-mass selective detection method. A total of more than 300 bottles each containing 25 g of samples were prepared after the materials had been freeze-dried, milled and thoroughly mixed. The homogeneity and stability of samples from randomly selected bottles were verified and the reference values were characterized using a highly precise isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ID-GCMS) method that was recently developed by our laboratory. The purity of standard organochlorine chemicals was determined against certified reference materials to establish the accuracy of the ID-GCMS analysis. The concentrations (+/- expanded uncertainty) of hexachlorobenzene, alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane in the reference material were 0.198 +/- 0.015, 0.450 +/- 0.022, 0.213 +/- 0.011 and 0.370 +/- 0.032 mg kg(-1), respectively. A portion (70 bottles) of the samples was also used in a proficiency testing (PT) scheme for assessing the testing capabilities of field laboratories. The consensus mean values of the PT obtained from the 70 participants were on the same order but deviated by -2.7 to -14.1% from those of the assigned reference values. Because of the wide spread of participants' data (relative standard deviation ranging from 44 to 56%), the PT results were not included in the calculation of the assigned values of the reference materials. The materials served as suitable reference materials to ascertain the quality control and validation processes for the determination of organochlorine pesticides in herbal matrices.     

Preparation of a reference material “Creatinine in Human Urine”

Two batches of a reference material “Creatinine in Human Urine” have been prepared with creatinine concentrations at the physiological level, and used in interlaboratory comparisons in which up to 26 laboratories participated employing up to 4 independent methods. The 95% confidence intervals obtained for the certified creatinine concentrations are better than the “acceptable ranges” of commercially control samples available for clinical laboratories, the certified values being traceable to mean values of the commercial control samples. Thus, a suitable reference material has been prepared for the quality assurance of environmental and occupational health studies in which the concentration of a pollutant or its metabolites in human urine has to be related to the creatinine concentration.     

水中氯离子溶液标准物质的研制

以氯化钠纯度标准物质为原料,超纯水为溶剂,采用重量–容量法制备了水中氯离子溶液标准物质,系统阐述了水中氯离子溶液标准物质的研制方法.采用离子色谱法对制备的水中氯离子溶液标准物质进行分析,通过F–检验和回归曲线法对色谱数据进行计算,方差分析和线性拟合结果表明该溶液标准物质具有良好的均匀性和稳定性.研制的水中氯离子溶液标准...     

异辛烷中正十六烷溶液标准物质制备

以正十六烷和异辛烷为原料,采用重量–容量法制备异辛烷中正十六烷溶液标准物质。经过均匀性检验、稳定性考察和量值比较,结果表明该标准物质符合国家二级标准物质的研制要求,标准值为500 ng/μL(Urel=2%,k=2),可作为量值传递的标准,用于气相色谱仪的校准和检定、分析方法评价,以及正十六烷的质量控制等方面。该标准物质已取得国家二级标准物质证书,证书编号为GBW(E)130660。     

Elemental analysis of a single-wall carbon nanotube candidate reference material

A material containing single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with other carbon species, catalyst residues, and trace element contaminants has been prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for characterization and distribution as Standard Reference Material SRM 2483 Carbon Nanotube Soot. Neutron activation analysis (NAA) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS) were selected to characterize the elemental composition. Catalyst residues at percentage mass fraction level were determined with independent NAA procedures and a number of trace elements, including selected rare earth elements, were determined with NAA and ICP–MS procedures. The results of the investigated materials agreed well among the NAA and ICP–MS procedures and good agreement of measured values with certified values was found in selected SRMs included in the analyses. Based on this work mass fraction values for catalyst and trace elements were assigned to the candidate SRM.     

Preparation and certification of a reference material for the determination of nutrients in seawater

There is an urgent need for natural water reference materials certified for nutrients. In 1996, NRC collected seawater for a proposed CRM at a depth of 200 m in the North Atlantic; this was immediately filtered through 0.05-m cartridge filters into 50-L carboys. The water was later homogenized in the NRC laboratories in Ottawa and stabilized via gamma irradiation. Over six years of stability testing no significant deterioration was detected. In addition to the usual customary standard colorimetric procedures, alternative analytical methods were developed to enable the certification process. The production of a CRM called MOOS-1 will be discussed. Certified values, with uncertainty components addressing the homogeneity, stability, and characterization of the material, were calculated to be: orthophosphate=1.56±0.07 µmol L^–1, silicate=26.0±1.0 µmol L^–1, nitrite=3.06±0.15 µmol L^–1, and nitrite and nitrate=23.7±0.9 µmol L^–1.     

Reference materials for agricultural and food analysis: Preparation and physical characterization of a bovine muscle powder candidate reference material

Summary The most cost-effective way of monitoring and maintaining reliability of an analytical procedure is by the incorporation of appropriate, compositionally-similar reference materials into the scheme of analysis. Agricultural and food commodities represent an extremely wide range of composition in respect of both the sought-for analyte and the remainder of the supporting material (matrix) which are not reflected in currently-available biological reference materials (BRMs). In an attempt to fill some of these gaps in the world repertoire of reference materials, cooperative work is underway to prepare and characterize a number of materials for data quality control for inorganic constituents. The first two products of this venture, Maize Stalk and Maize Kernel Reference Materials 8412 and 8413, respectively, with recommended concentrations for eleven elements are available from USNBS. A third product, a powdered Bovine Muscle candidate reference material has been prepared in quantity. Meat from beef cattle (Bos Taurus) comprising muscles commonly-denoted round steak was trimmed, ground, freeze-dried, -ray sterilized, ball milled, sieved, blended and packaged. The final product was a finely powdered, visually uniform material consisting of muscle fibers with over 70% of the particles with radius of an equivalent sphere in the range 10–40 m (median 25 m).Efforts are underway to develop a number of other BRMs representative of the large number of important food classes. Cooperative work with expert analytical laboratories is anticipated to lead to characterization of the Bovine Muscle candidate reference material and the other materials in respect of concentrations of a large number of nutritionally, toxicologically and environmentally-important major, minor and trace chemical elements as well as proximate constituents such as protein, fibre, fat and ash.Contribution No. 86-68 from Land Resource Research Centre     

Preparation and certification of a fish oil natural matrix reference material for organochlorine pesticides

The mass fractions of six organochlorine pesticides in a fish oil certified reference material (CRM) have been determined using multiple methods of analysis. Fish oil was extracted from the filet of Tilapia fish collected from the River Nile, and this CRM was recently issued by the National Institute of Standards (NIS). It can be used as natural matrix CRM for organochlorine pesticides determination in fish and for marine environmental measurement purposes. The analytical methods used are described, and the obtained results were combined to calculate the mass fractions of the six detected organochlorine pesticides and their associated uncertainty values. It has been concluded that mass fractions of four pesticides are certified values. These are 1,1-(dichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene](4,4′-DDE), 1,1-(2,2,-dichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene] (4,4′-DDD), 1-chloro-2-[2,2,2-trichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]benzene (2,4′-DDT) and 1,1-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene] (4,4′-DDT). Meanwhile, mass fractions of two pesticides were reference values. These are heptachlor and 1-chloro-2-[2,2-dichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]benzene (2,4′-DDD).     

Preparation and certification of arsenobetaine reference material NMIJ CRM 7901-a

An arsenobetaine [(CH₃)₃As⁺CH₂COO⁻] solution reference material, NMIJ CRM 7901-a, intended for use in the speciation of arsenic compounds, was developed and certified by the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), part of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The high-purity arsenobetaine powder was synthesized from trimethylarsine [(CH₃)₃As], and it was dissolved in water in order to prepare 20 mg kg⁻¹ of arsenobetaine standard solution. The solution was bottled in 500 bottles (each containing 10 ml). Certification of the CRM for arsenobetaine was conducted by NMIJ. The concentration of As was determined by four independent analytical techniques (ICP–MS, ICP–OES, GFAAS and LC–ICP–MS), and each result was converted to the arsenobetaine concentration by applying an appropriate factor. The arsenobetaine concentration in the CRM was thus certified.