Reviewing your contract laboratory’s QA/QC protocols can reveal much about the accuracy of the data the lab generates. Here is what to look for.
How can you know for sure if the analytical laboratory producing your results is processing reliable data?
If your decision making relies on analytical chemistry, then you want to be confident that the measurements are an accurate representation of the matrix that is being analyzed, and that they are of “publication” quality. But how can you know for sure if the analytical laboratory that you’ve selected is producing reliable data?
Method validation processes will need to be refined to better suit forensic laboratories.
How can we monitor the source and environmental impact of neglected oil and gas acquisition sites, and assess their impact over time?
The deficiency in method validation for forensics laboratories regularly manifests itself in two steps.