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8.4.4 Specific Quality Systems Used in Analytical Chemistry . . . . 324
8.5 Analytical Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
8.6 Assessment of Analytical Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
8.6.1 Types of Assessment Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
8.6.2 Laboratory Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
8.6.3 Proficiency Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
8.7 Supports of Analytical Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
8.8 Costs and Benefits of Analytical Quality Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Questions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Suggested Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Glossary of Terms ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Symbols and Abbreviations used in the text .............. 367