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15.6: Additional Resources

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    The following experiments introduce aspects of quality assurance and quality control.

    • Bell, S. C.; Moore, J. “Integration of Quality Assurance/Quality Control into Quantitative Analysis,” J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 874–877.

    • Cancilla, D. A. “Integration of Environmental Analytical Chemistry with Environmental Law: The Development of a Problem-Based Laboratory,” J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78, 1652–1660.

    • Claycomb, G. D.; Venable, F. A. “Selection, Evaluation, and Modification of a Standard Operating Procedure as a Mechanism for Introducing an Undergraduate Student to Chemical Research: A Case Study,” J. Chem. Educ. 2015, 92, 256–262.

    • Laquer, F. C. “Quality Control Charts in the Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Using Conductance Measurement,” J. Chem. Educ. 1990, 67, 900–902.

    • Marcos, J.; Ríos, A.; Valcárcel, M. “Practicing Quality Control in a Bioanalytical Experiment,” J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 947–949.

    The following texts and articles may be consulted for an additional discussion of quality assurance and quality control.

    • Amore, F. “Good Analytical Practices,” Anal. Chem. 1979, 51, 1105A–1110A.

    • Anderson, J. E. T. “On the development of quality assurance,” TRAC-Trend. Anal. Chem. 2014, 60, 16–24.

    • Barnard, Jr. A. J.; Mitchell, R. M.; Wolf, G. E. “Good Analytical Practices in Quality Control,” Anal. Chem. 1978, 50, 1079A–1086A.

    • Cairns, T.; Rogers, W. M. “Acceptable Analytical Data for Trace Analysis,” Anal. Chem. 1993, 55, 54A–57A.

    • Taylor, J. K. Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements, Lewis Publishers: Chelsa, MI, 1987.

    • Wedlich, R. C.; Libera, A. E.; Pires, A.; Therrien, M. T. “Good Laboratory Practice. Part 1. An Introduction,” J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 854–857.

    • Wedlich, R. C.; Libera, A. E.; Pires, A.; Tellarini, C. “Good Laboratory Practice. Part 1. Recording and Retaining Raw Data,” J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 858–861.

    • Wedlich, R. C.; Libera, A. E.; Fazzino, L.; Fransen, J. M. “Good Laboratory Practice. Part 1. Imple- menting Good Laboratory Practice in the Analytical Lab,” J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 862–865.

    Additional information about the construction and use of control charts may be found in the following sources.

    • Miller, J. C.; Miller, J. N. Statistics for Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Ed., Ellis Horwood Limited: Chich-ester, 1988.

    • Ouchi, G. I. “Creating Control Charts with a Spreadsheet Program,” LC•GC 1993, 11, 416–423.

    • Ouchi, G. I. “Creating Control Charts with a Spreadsheet Program,” LC•GC 1997, 15, 336–344.

    • Simpson, J. M. “Spreadsheet Statistics,” J. Chem. Educ. 1994, 71, A88–A89.


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