Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry

Professor Bernd W. Wenclawiak is teaching Analytical Chemistry at the University of Siegen, Dr.-Ing. Michael Koch is at the Institute for Sanitary Engineering, University of Stuttgart, and Evsevios Hadjicostas is working at Quintessence Enterprises Ltd., Nicosia.

• Glossary of Analytical Chemistry Terms (GAT).- Accreditation – ISO/IEC 17025.- ISO 9000 Quality Management System.- Accreditation or Certification for Laboratories?.- Good Laboratory Practice.- Total Quality Management and Cost of Quality.- Quality Manual.- Basic Statistics.- Calibration.- Metrology in Chemistry and Traceability of Analytical Measurement Results.- Validation of Analytical Methods – to be Fit for the Purpose.- Measurement Uncertainty.- Control Charts.- (Certified) Reference Materials.- Interlaboratory Tests.

From the reviews of the second edition: "That a book on teaching quality assurance in chemistry has gone into a second edition is testament to its use and popularity. ... The PowerPoint slides are particularly useful, as this text is meant for those teaching a course on quality assurance in analytical chemistry ... . Overall I would recommend this book and accompanying material for any teacher of quality assurance. ... overall as a resource this is worth the purchase." (D. Brynn Hibbert, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Vol. 16, 2011) "The new edition ... provides an introduction to the concepts and approaches of analytical QA. ... It is written to train QA analysts and to teach beginners working for industrial/governmental services, but also in research laboratories. ... will be a great help for planning seminars to teach graduate students and practitioners in analytical chemistry with only basic knowledge of QA. ... I recommend this revised edition as a very valuable and affordable book, which should not be missing from any analytical laboratory using QA principles." (Jurgen W. Einax, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 401, 2011)