Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, Vol. 73, No. 8, pp. 1381-1386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200173081381
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION
COMMISSION ON GENERAL ASPECTS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Selectivity in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2001)
Jörgen Vessman1*, Raluca I. Stefan2, Jacobus F. van Staden2, Klaus Danzer3, Wolfgang Lindner4, Duncan Thorburn Burns5, Aleš Fajgelj6 and Helmut Müller7
1 Astra Zeneca R&D Mölndal, S-43183 Mölndal, Sweden
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria. Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
3 Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Lessingstrasse 8, D-07743 Jena, Germany
4 Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
5 Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, N. Ireland, UK
6 Agency's Laboratories Seibersdorf, International Atomic Energy Agency, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
7 Institut für Analytik und Umweltchemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Geusaer Strasse, D-06217 Merseburg, Germany
Abstract:
The correct use of the term "selectivity" and its clear distinction from the term "specificity" are discussed. A definition of selectivity is given, and it is recommended that the use of this term be promoted and that the use of the term "specificity" be discouraged.
