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Pure Appl. Chem., 2012, Vol. 84, No. 9, pp. 1939-1971

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REP-11-10-04

Published online 2012-07-09

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION

IUPAC/CITAC Guide: Investigating out‑of‑specification test results of chemical composition based on metrological concepts (IUPAC Technical Report)

Ilya Kuselman1*, Francesca Pennecchi2, Cathy Burns3, Aleš Fajgelj4 and Paolo de Zorzi5

1 National Physical Laboratory of Israel, Givat Ram, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
2 Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, 91 Strada delle Cacce, 10135 Turin, Italy
3 Food and Drug Administration, 6th Avenue and Kipling Street, DFC-Bldg 20, Denver, CO 80225, USA
4 International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
5 Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Via Castel Romano, 100 – 00128, Roma, Italy

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