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Worldwide Interlaboratory Comparison on the Determination of Organochlorine Compounds, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Fish Sample-IAEA Analytical Quality in Nuclear Applications Series No. 66
The marine environment, as a global sink of persistent chemical mixtures, needs to be regularly monitored to assess the status of pollution and its impact on different marine compartments. Policy makers need access to reliable, accurate and comparable analytical data to enable sound management of the marine environment.
Among the goals of the IAEA Marine Environmental Laboratories is to assist Member States in understanding, monitoring and protecting the marine environment. In this scope, the Marine Environmental Studies Laboratory (MESL) in Monaco acts as an analytical support centre for the analysis of organic contaminants and trace elements in the marine environment. This is achieved by organizing worldwide laboratory performance studies, also known as interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs), by producing certified reference materials and by conducting training courses on the analysis of contaminants in marine samples.
This publication summarizes the results of the ILC-IAEA-MESL-2019-01-OC Fish Sample ILC on the determination of organic contaminants listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Stockholm Convention as well as other POPs listed as priority substances, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons included in many environmental monitoring programmes. The goal of the ILCs is to demonstrate the measurement capabilities of the laboratories participating in the ILC exercises. The results, used to evaluate laboratory performance with respect to a wide range of pollutants, contribute to the reliability and comparability of worldwide analytical data. The ILC was coordinated by the IAEA through the Marine Environmental Studies Laboratory.
The IAEA is grateful to the Government of Monaco for the support provided to its Marine Environmental Laboratories and to all laboratories participating in this ILC exercise. The IAEA officers responsible for this publication were R. Cassi, D. Huertas and I. Tolosa of the Division of IAEA Marine Environmental Laboratories.