The Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme: MCERTS Performance Standard for laboratories undertaking the chemical testing of soil (version 2)

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> standards and protocols

Country:

United Kingdom

Year:

2003

Availability:

EA Technical Report

Author 1/Producer:

Environment Agency

Author / Producer Type:

Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Publisher:

Environment Agency, Bristol, UK

Publisher City:

Available from http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/epages/eapublications.storefront OR contact the Environment Agency direct, Phone: 08708 506506 or e-mail: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/mcer ...

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Methods
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Sampling and analysis
Soil-->Soil quality

Short description:

The MCERTS performance standard for the chemical testing of soil is an application of ISO 17025:2000 specifically for the chemical testing of soil and covers: the selection and validation of methods; sampling pre-treatment and preparation; the estimation of measurement uncertainty; participation in proficiency testing schemes; and the reporting of results and information.

Link to Organisation(s):

Environment Agency (England and Wales)

Submitted By:

Dr Denise Lambkin WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 27/09/2006