Ensuring the quality of analytical measurements – current support and future challenges

Vicki J. Barwick

Abstract

Established in 1989, the aim of Eurachem is to provide a focus for analytical chemistry and qualityrelated issues in Europe. The main objectives are establishing a system for the international traceability of chemical measurement results and the promotion of good quality practices. Eurachem currently has 36 member countries and is effectively a ‘network of networks’. A requirement of membership is the establishment of a national Eurachem network which supports the dissemination of Eurachem’s aims and outputs. Eurachem also has liaison arrangements with a number of European and international organisations. In 2019, Eurachem marked its 30th anniversary. While the network is ‘badged’ as a focus for analytical chemistry in Europe, in recent years the audience for Eurachem activities has become much broader than analytical chemists making measurements in a laboratory setting. Interest in quality assurance now extends across a broad range of disciplines and measurement environments. This paper will review Eurachem’s achievements over the past 30 years and look forward to some of the challenges ahead.

Keywords

Method validation, Measurement uncertainty, Metrological traceability, Sampling, Testing, Guidance

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