When an environmental analysis is performed-for example, to determine the quality of water in a lake or to analyze contaminants in fish-it is necessary to have a standard reference against which to compare results.Reference Materials for Environmental Analysis covers standards for environmental analysis in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and elsewhere around the globe. It contains all standards, including those for soil, water, gaseous, and biological analysis. Government, private, and academic laboratories will all need a copy of this book!

Part I: Making Environmental Reference Materials Guidelines for the Preparation and Verification of Neat Organic Environmental Reference Materials, M.A. Re The Preparation and Validation of Isotope Dilution Standards: A Case Study in PCBs, D.L. Bolt and J.C. Bradley Preparation and Verification of ICP and AA Reference Standards, J.-P. Zajac The Preparation and Stability of PCDD/PCDF Soil Standards, M.A. Re, L.H. Keith, and A.W. Nichols The Preparation of National Research Council Certified Reference Materials, S.N. Willie CCRMP: Preparation and Utilization of Environmental and Geochemical Reference Materials, M.E. Leaver and W.S. Bowman Development of Fortified and Unfortified Fish CRMs for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Chlorinated Dibenzofurans, and Coplanar PCBs, and Their Use as Reference Materials for Organohalogens, D.B. Sergeant and D.L. Bolt Preparation and Certification of a Biological Reference Material (CARP-1) for Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin, Dibenzofuran, and Biphenyl Congeners, C.A. Fraser, G.J Gardner, P.S. Maxwell, C. Kubwabo, R. Guevremont, K.W.M. Siu, and S.S. Berman On the Development of Certified Aqueous Reference Materials Using Natural Unpreserved Lake, River, and Rainwaters, K.I. Aspila, H. Alkema, N. Arafat, K. Jankovich, E. Kokotich, and C. Vogel The Preparation and Validation of Generator Columns for Highly Hydrophobic Materials, G.F. Roberts and B.G. Oliver Part II: Using Environmental Reference Materials Establishing the Credibility of Environmental Laboratories, D.E. King Standard Reference Materials for the Determination of Trace Organic Contaminants in Environmental Samples, S.A. Wise and M.M. Schantz The User's Perspective on Environmental Standard Solutions, G.E. Pronger and M.A. Melton Matrix-Based Standards and Their Uses, L.H. Keith In-House Reference Materials as a Means to Quality Assurance: The Canadian Wildlife Service Experience, B. Wakeford and R. Turle The Use of Reference Materials and Standards in the Analysis of Environmental Samples for Organic Contaminants, I.H. Rogers and M.C. Hamilton Environmental Certified Reference Materials, S.N. Willie Index