POPs analysis reveals issues in bringing laboratories in developing countries to a higher quality level

• We assessed the performance of laboratories in 18 developing countries in analyzing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in environmental and human samples, as part of a capacity-building program with the goal of helping laboratories increase proficiency in the types of analyses required for the POPs Global Monitoring Program (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention. We identified several issues that need improvement before the laboratories can contribute to the GMP, including technical aspects of POPs analysis, QA/QC issues and laboratory-management problems.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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Capacity building

Developing country

Global Monitoring Program (GMP)

Laboratory management

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)

Persistent organic pollutant (POP)

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)

Stockholm Convention

Training

Chemistry

Kemi

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