Project: Primary standards for challenging elements
There is currently a lack of primary standards for some chemical analysis. These standards are important for comparing chemical measurement results and are needed to fully implement EU directives such as the ‘In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive’ and the ‘EU Water Framework Directive’. This project will develop methods to realise standards for challenging elements frequently used in chemical analysis, including magnesium, zinc and molybdenum (used in steel alloys/nuclear medicine), and it will produce the standards for these elements in the process. The project will also develop procedures for purity analysis, focusing on the detection of non-metal impurities such as hydrogen, and on the measurement of isotopic composition within samples. This will improve the comparability of measurement results, particularly when comparing a measurement result to the legal limit for that substance.
| Acronym | SIB09 Elements (Reference Number: SIB09) |
| Duration | 01/09/2012 - 31/08/2015 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2011 - Health, SI Broader Scope and New Technologies |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
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| 1 | Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung | Coordinator | Germany |
| 2 | Biroul Roman de Metrologie Legala | Partner | Romania |
| 3 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Partner | Italy |
| 4 | LGC Limited | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais | Partner | France |
| 6 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 7 | Slovenský Metrologický Ústav | Partner | Slovakia |
| 8 | Centro Nacional de Metrologia - CENAM | Observer | Mexico |
| 9 | General Secretariat of Information Systems, Hellenic Ministry of Finance | Observer | Greece |