In the activities carried out with 9 project partners from Europe, including 4 national metrology institutes, 3 appointed institutes and 2 universities under the coordination of TÜBİTAK UME, the project partners combined their capabilities and carried out the production and certification of "Matrix Reference Materials for Environmental Measurements" in accordance with ISO 17034 standard.
Started in 2015, the project aimed to produce matrix reference materials used for quality control of measurements in the field of environmental measurements, taking into account the changing and increasing needs of laboratories. Within the scope of this goal, reference material needs were identified by contacting laboratories operating in the field of environmental measurement, and the CRM priorities and common needs of the project partner countries were also investigated.
During the project, necessary measurement and evaluation studies were carried out for the production and certification of 3 certified reference material (SRM) candidates: Organic Pollutants in Groundwater (PFOS & PFOA), Elements in Streams (As, Cd, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se) and Elements in Soil (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, Zn).
Within the scope of the project, two workshops were organized in 2015 and 2018 with the participation of representatives of public and private laboratories operating in the field of Environmental Measurements, hosted by TÜBİTAK UME, and information was shared on the introduction of the project, outputs, reference measurement methods, selection and correct use of reference materials.
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The ENVCRM Project was also one of the two projects selected by the European Association of Metrology Institutes (EURAMET) to be presented as an exemplary project at the High Impact Joint Project Proposal Preparation Training and Workshop (Berlin, Germany).
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The project will result in the introduction of 3 new SRMs for quality control and assurance applications of laboratories in partner countries, the measurement capabilities gained within the scope of the project can be used in new SRM projects and offered as a service, new proficiency testing services can be provided in partner countries, and project partners will develop joint working strategies for new SRM production and proficiency testing services.
In addition, the ENVCRM Matrix Reference Materials for Environmental Measurements project will also provide added value such as more precise, reliable and comparable measurements in the long term with the services to be provided, thus reducing unnecessary measurement repetitions and expenses, better monitoring of natural resources such as water and soil, increasing the quality of drinking, irrigation water and soil quality, thus contributing to the quality of life by increasing the quality of agricultural products.
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