Quality Assurance for Water Analysis

Philippe Quevauviller has published more than 200 papers and several books linked to environmental quality measurements. He joined the Research General-Directorate of the European Commission in 1989 where he was scientific officer on topics dealing with the quality control of environmental analysis. Since 2002, he has integrated the Water & Marine Unit of the EC Environment Directorate-General where is now responsible for the development of a new Groundwater Directive which will complement the existing water policy framework. He is part-time professor at the K.U.Leuven where he teaches "water quality and treatment" in an Interuniversity programme on Water Resources.

• Series Preface Preface The Framework of Water Analysis General Concepts of QA/QC-Definitions Sampling and Sample Handling Current Methods of Analysis Analytical Quality Control Reference Materials Reporting of Measurement Data Participation in Interlaboratory Studies Quality Systems Appendices Glossary Index

"...This is a timely publication and should assist all users and producers of water quality data ......" (Int Jnl of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.82, No.10, 2002)