SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1986
STP18434S

The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency's Contract Laboratory Program in Analytical Methods Evaluation and Validation

Source

The Environmental Protection Agency's Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) offers a unique opportunity to evaluate and validate new analytical methodologies under real-world conditions, utilizing the very laboratory community that will ultimately be using the methods. As a result of the established infrastructure and the laboratory resources available, the CLP has a viable system to test new methods with consistency and discipline. The CLP has established the Routine Analytical Services (RAS) and Special Analytical Services (SAS) programs which are both instrumental in methods testing and validation. The RAS program generates a large laboratory performance data base which is directly applicable to the evaluation of new analytical methods. The potential for utilizing the CLP for evaluating and validating new analytical methodologies is proven and should be utilized.

Author Information

Kovell, SP
Price: $25.00
Contact Sales
Related
Reprints and Permissions
Reprints and copyright permissions can be requested through the
Copyright Clearance Center
Details
Developed by Committee: D34
Pages: 74–84
DOI: 10.1520/STP18434S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4988-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0451-8