1;Preface;5 2;Contents;6 3;Contributors;8 4;Validation of a computer program for atomic absorption analysis;19 5;Instrumental validation in capillary electrophoresis and checkpoints for method validation;23 6;Qualification and validation of software and computer systems in laboratories Part 1: Validation during development;33 7;Clinical reference materials for the validation of the performance of photometric systems used for clinical analyses;40 8;Measurement uncertainty and its implications for collaborative study method validation and method performance parameters;46 9;Qualification and validation of software and computer systems in laboratories Part 2: Qualification of vendors;51 10;Qualification and validation of software and computer systems in laboratories Part 3: Installation and operational qualification;55 11;Qualification and validation of software and computer systems in laboratories Part 4: Evaluation and validation of existing systems;60 12;Analytical validation in practice at aquality control laboratory in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry;65 13;Validation of the uncertainty evaluation for the determination of metals in solid samples by atomic spectrometry;71 14;Validation requirements for chemical methods in quantitative analysis - horses for courses?;77 15;Validation criteria for developing ion-selective membrane electrodes for analysis of pharmaceuticals;82 16;Is the estimation of measurement uncertainty a viable alternative to validation?;85 17;Validation of an HPLC method for the determination of p-dichlorobenzene and naphthalene in mothrepellents;89 18;The evaluation of measurement uncertainty from method validation studies Part 1: Description of a laboratory protocol;93 19;The evaluation of measurement uncertainty from method validation studies Part 2: The practical application of a laboratory protocol;100 20;Automated ion-selective measurement of lithium in serum. A practical approachto result-level verification in a two-way method validation;110 21;Determination of hydrocarbons in water -interlaboratory method validation before routine monitoring;116 22;Interlaboratory quality audit program for potable water - assessment of method validation done on inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES);121 23;A need for clearer terminology and guidance in the role of reference materials in method development and validation;125 24;Validation of salt spray corrosion test;130 25;Method validation and reference materials;137 26;Method validation of modern analyticaltechniques;143 27;Validation of test methods;148 28;Marketing Valid Analytical Measurement;152 29;Analytical procedure in terms of measurement (quality) assurance;157 30;Flexibilization of the scope of accreditation: an important asset for food and water microbiology laboratories;162 31;Different approaches to legal requirements on validation of test methods for official control of foodstuffs and of veterinary drug residues and element contaminants in the EC;168 32;Methods validation: AOAC's three validation systems;172 33;Observing validation, uncertainty determination and traceability in developing Nordtest test methods;176