title: OPCW Proficiency Test: a practical approach also for interlaboratory test on detection and identification of pesticides in environmental matrices.
abstract: An overview of general strategy, standard procedures, and critical points, which may be found during carrying out an OPCW Proficiency Test concerning detection and identification of scheduled compounds relevant to Chemical Weapon Convention, has been presented. The observations have been illustrated following the case of the Eight OPCW Designated Laboratories Proficiency Test, which was performed in the OPCW Laboratory in Rijswijk in November and December 2000. Various useful hints, comments, and practical observations concerning the case study have been included as well. The same methodology and procedures may be also applied for detection, identification, and environmental analyses of pesticides and biocides, especially organophosphorus compounds.
authors.affiliation: OPCW Inspectorate, Inspection Management Branch, Johan de Wittlaan 32, 2517 JR The Hague, The Netherlands ; Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, Annopol 6, 03-236 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1561-9888
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Konopski
authors.affiliation: Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, Annopol 6, 03-236 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Pingfeng
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8880-7391
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: OPCW Inspectorate, Inspection Management Branch, Johan de Wittlaan 32, 2517 JR The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wuri
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3633-884X
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wuryani
authors.affiliation: Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, Annopol 6, 03-236 Warsaw, Poland ; OPCW Laboratory, Technical Support Branch, Heulweg 28-30, 2288 GN Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sliwakowski
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010575:Pesticides