RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS IN ROMANIA
Buzoianu Mirella
Abstract:
Reliable, traceable and comparable measurements provide the rational basis for evaluation of the quality of a result and the starting point for laboratory accreditation. Nowadays good measurements are essential not only for manufacturing, science and trade, they also underpin a wide range of aspects of the quality of live, from healthcare to sport. Starting from the role of the National Institute of Metrology (INM) in assuring the traceability of all measurements, regardless their end-use and level of accuracy, the paper depicts some aspects related to the present state-of-art in the field of metrology in chemistry in Romania. The paper reviews locally available reference materials (RMs) and certified reference materials (CRMs) in quality of life related measurements, the experience of the INM in developing new measurement standards and aspects of certification of RMs issued in Romania. Practical examples on the use of CRMs for calibration, traceability and measurement uncertainty evaluation are discussed.
Keywords:
reference materials, traceability, metrology in chemistry
