use the results of chemical measurements to make decisions or establish
regulations.
The first edition (in Polish) was issued in 2008 by MALAMUT Publishing
House (www.malamut.pl), then four years later, when the first edition had sold out,
the second, revised edition was published in 2012. In the ten years since the
publication of the first edition of this monograph, the understanding and application
of metrology in chemistry has undergone remarkable development. It was necessary
to revise numerous chapters substantially; this was also due to the new edition of
ISO 17025, which appeared at the end of 2017. This book is the English-language
version of its Polish forerunner Metrologia chemiczna, which is now in its third,
updated edition.
When preparing the first edition and then the following editions of Metrology in
Chemistry, I benefited from the support and experience of a significant number of
colleagues. I have been fully convinced of the benefits of collaboration and of
holding chemical/metrological friendships. I experienced strong support from a
large number of friends who were willing to share their knowledge and experience,
all benefiting the content of this book. My sincere thanks are directed to those
who contributed strongly to the shape of this book. To Prof. Adam Hulanicki
from the University of Warsaw, for his critical comments and wise advice. To
Dr. Anna Ruszczyńska from the University of Warsaw for her enthusiasm in
preparing all illustrations included in this book. I appreciate the support from
Dr. Piotr Bieńkowski, Editor of MALAMUT Publishing House for his full support
during the time the first and the second Polish edition of Metrology in Chemistry
were brought out on the market, as well as for pointing me in the right direction for
preparing the English translation. Last but not least, I want to express my pleasure
that my book on Metrology in Chemistry has been accepted for translation into
English by Springer.
I am aware that this book would not have appeared in its current form without
the support of many of my friends, colleagues and authorities. However, I alone am
responsible for any inadequacies and imperfections—after all, this is the first
textbook purely dedicated to metrology in chemistry.
Warsaw, Poland
Ewa Bulska
vi
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regulations.
The first edition (in Polish) was issued in 2008 by MALAMUT Publishing
House (www.malamut.pl), then four years later, when the first edition had sold out,
the second, revised edition was published in 2012. In the ten years since the
publication of the first edition of this monograph, the understanding and application
of metrology in chemistry has undergone remarkable development. It was necessary
to revise numerous chapters substantially; this was also due to the new edition of
ISO 17025, which appeared at the end of 2017. This book is the English-language
version of its Polish forerunner Metrologia chemiczna, which is now in its third,
updated edition.
When preparing the first edition and then the following editions of Metrology in
Chemistry, I benefited from the support and experience of a significant number of
colleagues. I have been fully convinced of the benefits of collaboration and of
holding chemical/metrological friendships. I experienced strong support from a
large number of friends who were willing to share their knowledge and experience,
all benefiting the content of this book. My sincere thanks are directed to those
who contributed strongly to the shape of this book. To Prof. Adam Hulanicki
from the University of Warsaw, for his critical comments and wise advice. To
Dr. Anna Ruszczyńska from the University of Warsaw for her enthusiasm in
preparing all illustrations included in this book. I appreciate the support from
Dr. Piotr Bieńkowski, Editor of MALAMUT Publishing House for his full support
during the time the first and the second Polish edition of Metrology in Chemistry
were brought out on the market, as well as for pointing me in the right direction for
preparing the English translation. Last but not least, I want to express my pleasure
that my book on Metrology in Chemistry has been accepted for translation into
English by Springer.
I am aware that this book would not have appeared in its current form without
the support of many of my friends, colleagues and authorities. However, I alone am
responsible for any inadequacies and imperfections—after all, this is the first
textbook purely dedicated to metrology in chemistry.
Warsaw, Poland
Ewa Bulska
vi
Preface