Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis in FY2010

The MOE is inviting the participation of Analysis Organizations in the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis in FY2010.

The issues covered by the survey are as follows:

<Basic survey>
Soil sampling: Lead(Pb), Copper(Cu), Fluorine(F) and Calcium(Ca)

<Advanced survey>
Simulated air sampling: Volatile Organic Compounds (Benzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Trimethylbenzene, and Carbon tetrachloride)
Simulated Water sampling: Pesticide (Dichlorvos, Fenobucarb) and other (Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid)
Bottom Sediment sampling: Polychlorinated biphenyl

To participate, please submit your application by fax or e-mail to the following address:

Submit to:
Department of Environmental Science
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
10-6 Yotsuyakami-cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki-City, Kanagawa, 210-0828, Japan
Phone: 44-288-5132
Fax: 44-288-5232
E-mail: kagaku@jesc.or.jp

* Applications must be received by August 9, 2010


The Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis is a program that has been conducted by the MOE since FY1975 to secure the reliability and improve the precision in environmental measurement and analysis. For details, please refer to the website of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis; http://www.seidokanri.go.jp/index.html (in Japanese).

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