Abbreviations and Acronyms
AOAC
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
BIPM
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of
Weights and Measures)
CCQM
Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière (International
Committee for Weights and Measures)
CEN
European Committee for Standardization
CGPM
Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (General Conference on
Weights and Measures)
CIPM
Comité international des poids et mesures (International Committee
for Weights and Measures)
CITAC
Co-operation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry
CMC
Calibration and Measurement Capability
CODATA
Committee on Data for Science and Technology
CRM
Certified Reference Materials
EA
European co-operation for Accreditation
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
ERM
European Reference Material
Eurachem
European Network of Analytical Chemistry Laboratories
EURAMET European Collaboration in Measurement Standards
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICTNS
International Committee on Terminology, Nomenclature and
Symbols
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
ILAC
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
ILC
Inter-laboratory comparisons
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IUPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IUPAP
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
LoD
Limit of Detection
LoQ
Limit of Quantitation
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