This book will be a useful guide for laboratory staff, government agencies, researchers and professionals in industry and academia alike, This Guide is concerned with the practice of qualitative analysis and contains invaluable advice for laboratories undertaking such work. It is designed to assist laboratories in establishing and maintaining a working regime that will minimise the risk of error and maximise the quality of the analytical information they produce. It is aimed primarily at laboratory managers and those responsible for any part of the analysis process from designing qualitative tests or deciding which tests to apply in particular cases to those performing the requisite experimental work. Qualitative Analysis has been developed using the knowledge and experience of an advisory panel drawn from a representative cross-section of practising analytical scientists. It was produced as part of the VAM Programme, and will be a useful guide for laboratory staff, government agencies, researchers and professionals in industry and academia alike Read more... Content: The VAM Principles -- Scope -- Health and Safety -- Establishing the Requirements -- The Sample -- The Analytical Process -- Quality Assurance -- Interpretation of Results -- Analysis Report -- Field Testing -- Further Information -- Appendices. Abstract: This book will be a useful guide for laboratory staff, government agencies, researchers and professionals in industry and academia alike, This Guide is concerned with the practice of qualitative analysis and contains invaluable advice for laboratories undertaking such work. It is designed to assist laboratories in establishing and maintaining a working regime that will minimise the risk of error and maximise the quality of the analytical information they produce. It is aimed primarily at laboratory managers and those responsible for any part of the analysis process from designing qualitative tests or deciding which tests to apply in particular cases to those performing the requisite experimental work. Qualitative Analysis has been developed using the knowledge and experience of an advisory panel drawn from a representative cross-section of practising analytical scientists. It was produced as part of the VAM Programme, and will be a useful guide for laboratory staff, government agencies, researchers and professionals in industry and academia alike Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 2 The VAM Principles......Page 10 3 Scope......Page 11 5 Establishing the Requirements......Page 12 6 Thesample......Page 16 7 The Analytical Process......Page 21 8 Quality Assurance......Page 25 10 Analysis Report......Page 29 12 Further Information......Page 30 Appendix A: Requirements and Design Model......Page 31 Appendix B: Bibliography......Page 32
