LGC Standards launches new reference materials catalogue25-05-2011 Over 14,500 products for the food, environmental and industrial sectors
LGC Standards, Europe's leading supplier of reference materials, has updated once again its comprehensive reference materials catalogue, now listing 14,500 products that support analytical testing, measurement and quality control of products across a range of sectors including food, environmental and industrial. The Analytical reference materials, standards and high purity solvents 2011/12 catalogue has been updated, with a wide range of new reference materials and suppliers. This supports laboratory quality by providing a resource that contains materials for a variety of applications, ensuring that users have all the products of interest in one place.
Reference materials are instrumental in ensuring the reliability of analytical measurements and so ensuring that decisions are based on sound data. This catalogue provides a fully updated listing of all relevant reference materials, standards and solvents. Over 3,000 new products have been added since the 2008 edition was issued and include: ULTRAgold® Inorganic standards produced under ISO Guide 34 High purity inorganic compounds ULTRA QuECh™ standards for the QuEChERS method Mycotoxins and ergot alkaloids Labelled toxaphene standards Isotope labelled compounds from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (pesticides, PCBs, sex and steroidal hormone standards, veterinary and human antibiotics, priority pollutant standards, POPs) Standards for USP 467 Veterinary medicine and pharmaceutical standards ERM® (European Reference Materials) Reference materials from the National Research Centre for Certified Reference Materials, China (NIM) Reference nanomaterials GMO reference materials Certified materials for microbiological properties DR CALUX® matrix reference materials Combustion element analyser standards CONOSTAN® biodiesel standards Glass standards eVol® hand-held automated analytical syringe.
The catalogue includes helpful advice and application notes on how to choose and use reference materials, as well as information on Proficiency Testing schemes available from LGC Standards. Structured for ease of use, users can browse sections grouped by type of material, or select their product using the index listed by name and catalogue number. LGC Standards provides products and services to improve measurement and quality control within the laboratory. LGC Standards supplies over 100,000 products, including reference materials, pharmaceutical impurity reference standards (produced under ISO Guide 34 accreditation), biological standards and reagents, custom synthesis and proficiency testing. The new catalogue is the latest offering to provide analytical laboratories with the tools for ensuring their results are accurate and fit for purpose. To obtain your copy of the new catalogue, please contact LGC Standards by email at askus@lgcstandards.com or call +44 (0)20 8943 8480.
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About LGC Standards
LGC Standards (www.lgcstandards.com) provides products and services to improve measurement and quality control within the laboratory, and is part of LGC, whose LGC Science & Technology Division acts as the UK National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. LGC Standards supplies over 100,000 products, including reference materials, pharmaceutical impurity reference standards (produced under ISO Guide 34 accreditation), biological standards and reagents, and proficiency testing. LGC Standards is headquartered in Teddington, Middlesex, UK. Its global centre for excellence in proficiency testing is located in Bury (Greater Manchester). LGC Standards has offices in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, China, Russia, United Arab Emirates and the UK, a joint venture presence in India, and representatives in Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, Turkey and the US.
About LGC
LGC (www.lgcgroup.com) is an international science-based company and market leader in analytical, forensic and diagnostic services and reference standards. LGC operates in a variety of markets which underpin the safety, health and security of the public and the regulation of industry, for both public and private sector clients. LGC operates internationally through four divisions - LGC Forensics, LGC Genomics, LGC Standards and LGC Science & Technology. The latter includes specialist laboratories delivering contracts for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and supports LGC's designated role as the UK's National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurement. Our operations are extensively accredited to international quality standards such as ISO 17025. With headquarters in Teddington, South West London, the LGC Group employs ca 1,400 staff in 29 laboratories and centres globally. Privatised in 1996 and now majority-owned by funds managed by Bridgepoint, LGC was founded almost 170 years ago as the Laboratory of the Government Chemist - a statutory function maintained by LGC today.
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