The JRC has released ERM-CA403
28 March 2018The JRC has released ERM‑CA403 - a new Certified Reference Material (CRM) based on seawater that was certified for the mass concentrations of eight trace elements. This CRM enables better control of the quality of environmental water samples.
Therefore the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) developed the new Certified Reference Material (CRM) ERM‑CA403, with certified values for the priority substances cadmium, nickel and lead, and additionally for the trace elements arsenic, cobalt, copper, manganese and molybdenum. Natural seawater was used to prepare the CRM and elements were spiked to the sea water to ensure that concentrations are measureable by modern analytical techniques. ERM‑CA403 was processed, characterised and certified following ISO Guide 34. Details about material sampling, processing, characterisation and certification are described in the certification report, which together with the certificate are available in the JRC's online catalogue.
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