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Annex B-6 Examples of reference materials for internal quality control
Currently available (January 2001) CRMs for marine monitoring programmes are listed in Table B-6.1. Information on matrix composition and analyte concentrations can be found on the Internet:
BCR (Belgium) www.irmm.jrc.be/mrm.html
DHI (Denmark) www.refmat.dhi.dk
NRC (Canada) www.cm.inms.nrc.ca/ems1.htm
NIST (USA) http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/232/232.htm
IAEA (Austria) www.iaea.org/programmes/nahunet/e4/nmrm/index.htm
LGC (UK) www.lgc.co.uk/
NIES (Japan) www.nies.go.jp
The ICES Marine Chemistry Working Group (MCWG) regularly publishes comprehensive lists of suitable CRMs for marine monitoring programmes including certified determinand concentrations (the MCWG 2000 report is available at: www.ices.dk/committee/mhc/mcwg.htm).
Table B-7.1. Currently available CRMs for marine monitoring programmes (January 2001).
| Matrix | Certified values for | Material | Name | Manufacturer |
| Sediment | New batch in prep. | BCR 277R | Trace elements in estuarine sediment | BCR (Belgium) |
| Sediment | 2 Sn-species | BCR 462 | Coastal sediment | BCR (Belgium) |
| Sediment | 2 Hg-species | BCR 580 | Estuarine sediment | BCR (Belgium) |
| Sediment | 10 Metals | MURST-ISS-A1 | Antarctic sediment | BCR (Belgium) |
| Sediment | 14 Metals | HISS-1 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 20 Metals | MESS-3 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 19 Metals, 3 Sn-species | PACS-2 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 18 Metals | SRM 1646A | Estuarine sediment | NIST (USA) |
| Sediment | 9 Metals | SRM 1944 | New York/New Jersey sediment | NIST (USA) |
| Sediment | 39 Metals | IAEA 356 | Marine sediment | IAEA (Austria) |
| Sediment | 23 Metals | GBW 07313 | Marine sediment | NRCCRM (China) |
| Sediment | 9 Metals | GBW 07314 | Offshore marine sediment | NRCCRM (China) |
| Sediment | 56 Metals | GBW 07315 | Marine sediment | NRCCRM (China) |
| Sediment | 56 Metals | GBW 07316 | Marine sediment | NRCCRM (China) |
| Sediment | 19 Metals | LGC6137 | Estuarine sediment | LGC (UK) |
| Sediment | 20 Metals | LGC6156 | Harbour sediment | LGC (UK) |
| Sediment | in prep. (PAHs) | SRM 1941b | Organics in marine sediment | NIST (USA) |
| Sediment | 24 PAHs, 29 PCBs | SRM 1944 | New York/New Jersey sediment | NIST (USA) |
| Sediment | 7 PCBs | LGC6114 | Harbour sediment | LGC (UK) |
| Sediment | PAHs, Organo-Cl | IAEA 383 | Marine sediment | IAEA (Austria) |
| Sediment | PAHs, Organo-Cl | IAEA 408 | Marine sediment | IAEA (Austria) |
| Sediment | 10 PCBs | NRCC-HS-1 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 10 PCBs | NRCC-HS-2 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 20 PAHs | NRCC-HS-3B | Harbour sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 20 PAHs | NRCC-HS-4B | Harbour sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 16 PAHs | NRCC-HS-5 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 16 PAHs | NRCC-HS-6 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | 13 PAHs | SES-1 | Spiked estuarine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Sediment | PCBs | CS-1 | Marine sediment | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 9 Metals | BCR 278R | Mussel tissue | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 6 Metals | BCR 279 | Sea lettuce | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 11 Metals | BCR 414 | Plankton | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 10 Metals | BCR 422 | Cod muscle | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 2 Hg-species | BCR 463 | Tuna fish | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 2 Hg-species | BCR 464 | Tuna fish | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 3 Sn-species | BCR 477 | Mussel tissue | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 3 As-species | BCR 627 | Tuna fish tissue | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 10 Metals | MURST-ISS-A2 | Antarctic krill | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 17 Metals and species | DOLT-2 | Dogfish liver | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 14 Metals, Methyl-Hg | DORM-2 | Dogfish muscle | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 17 Metals | LUTS-1 | Lobster hepatopancreas | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 15 Metals, Methyl-Hg | TORT-2 | Lobster hepatopancreas | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 21 Metals | SRM 1566b | Oyster tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | 2 Hg-species | SRM 1974a | Organics in mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | 6 Metals, Methyl-Hg | SRM 2977 | Mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | 25 Metals | IAEA-140/TM | Fucus (sea plant homogenate) | IAEA (Austria) |
| Biota | 20 Metals | GBW08571 | Mussel | NRCCRM (China) |
| Biota | 19 Metals | GBW08572 | Prawn | NRCCRM (China) |
| Biota | 27 Metals | NIES-CRM-09 | Sargasso seaweed | NIES (Japan) |
| Biota | 3 Sn-species | NIES-CRM-11 | Fish tissue | NIES (Japan) |
| Biota | 6 PCBs | BCR 349 | Cod liver oil | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 6 PCBs | BCR 350 | Mackerel oil | BCR (Belgium) |
| Biota | 18 PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs | CARP-1 | Fish (carp) | NRC (Canada) |
| Biota | 24 PCBs, 14 Pesticides | SRM 1588a | Organics in cod liver oil | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | 27 PCBs, 15 Pesticides | SRM 1945 | Organics in whale blubber | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | PAHs, PCBs, Pesticides | SRM 1974a | Organics in mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | PAHs, PCBs, Pesticides | SRM 2974 | Organics in freeze-dried mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | PAHs, PCBs, Pesticides | SRM 2977 | Mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | PAHs, PCBs, Pesticides | SRM 2978 | Mussel tissue | NIST (USA) |
| Biota | PAHs, PCBs, Pesticides | IAEA-140/OC | Fucus (sea plant homogenate) | IAEA (Austria) |
| Water | 6 Metals | BCR 403 | Trace elements in seawater | BCR (Belgium) |
| Water | 4 Metals | BCR 505 | Trace elements in estuarine water | BCR (Belgium) |
| Water | Hg | BCR 579 | Coastal seawater | BCR (Belgium) |
| Water | 12 Metals | CASS-4 | Nearshore seawater | NRC (Canada) |
| Water | 10 Metals | NASS-5 | Open ocean seawater | NRC (Canada) |
| Water | 11 Metals | SLEW-3 | Estuarine water | NRC (Canada) |
| Water | 6 Metals | LGC6016 | Estuarine water - metals | LGC (UK) |
| Water | NO3, NH4, PO4 | QCWW1A | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | NH4, PO4 | QCWW2.1 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | NO3 | QCWW2.2 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | TN, TP | QCWW3 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | DOC, TOC | QCWW4 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | DOC, TOC | QCWW4a | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | BOD | QCWW5 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | NO3, NH4, PO4 | QCRW1 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
| Water | TN, TP | QCRW2 | Nutrients (Concentrate in Ampoule) | DHI (Denmark) |
Last updated: 29.10.2012 (Annex number changed from Annex B 7 to Annex B 6)