This report describes the preparation and certification of the new Reference Material (CRM) ERM-CZ100 PAHs in fine dust (PM10-like).
Certification of the CRM included testing of the homogeneity and stability of the material as well as the characterisation using an intercomparison approach.
ERM-CZ100 was certified for its content of benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene and sum of benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene and benzo[j]fluoranthene.
The main purpose of the material is to assess method performance, i.e. for checking accuracy of analytical results in the field of air quality assurance. As any reference material, it can also be used for control charts or validation studies.
PIASCIK Marek;
PEREZ PRZYK Elzbieta;
HELD Andrea;
2010-11-15
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC61262
978-92-79-17528-2,
1018-5593,
EUR 24578 EN,
OP LA-NA-24578-EN-C,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC61262,
10.2787/32299,
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