title: European sampling intercomparisons for aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons in workplace air.
abstract: Thirty-eight laboratories of the EU Member States, representing government, manufacturers of personal samplers, industrial and university laboratories have participated in a quality assurance scheme which allows to evaluate errors associated with both the sampling and analytical step of personal sampling methods. State-of-the-art bias, within and between laboratory coefficients of variation for pumped and diffusive methods currently applied are discussed. The data enable verification of compliance of the method-laboratory combinations with EN 482 and quantification of errors, in specific related to the sampling step. The merits of the project regarding improved procedures and results are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: VITO, Environment Division, Boeretang, Mol, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goelen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geyskens
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005062:European Union; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006801:Humans; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated