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Measurement field
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Description (examples)
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Major elements
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Element content in food and environmental samples, metals and ceramics in the
range of 1 g/kg and above
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Trace elements
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Element content in food and environmental samples, metals and ceramics in the
range < 1 g/kg (typically mg/kg)
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Extractable elements
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Extractable element content in environmental samples
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Metal species
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Metal species (Sn, As, Hg, Pb –species) in food and environmental samples
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Food proximates
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Food proximates and conventional properties (e.g. Kjeldahl-N, dietary fibre,
triglyceride pattern, Chopin alveograph) in solids and solutions.
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Food toxins
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Food toxins (e.g. aflatoxin, DON, ochratoxin A) in matrix and pure solutions
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Vitamins
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Vitamin content in food samples
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Xenobiotics in food
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PAHs and pesticides in food samples
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Xenobiotics in environment
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PAHs and pesticides in environmental samples
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Dioxins, PCBs, PBBs and PBDEs
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PCBs, PBBs, dioxins and PBDEs in food, environmental and industrial samples
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Veterinary drugs
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Veterinary drug residues in food samples
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GMOs
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Identification and quantification of DNA and/or proteins extracted from matrix
materials like maize and soybean powders; Quantification of DNA in pure
solutions.
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Microorganisms
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Number of colony forming units of microbes (e.g. B. cereous, S. typhimurium
) in food samples
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Fuel parameters
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Calorific value, S content, flashpoint, filter plugging point in solid and
liquid fuels (e.g. coal, diesel)
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Mechanical properties
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Mechanical properties (impact toughness, scratch resistance, creep rate etc.)
in a wide variety of samples (e.g. Charpy test pieces, scratch test plates)
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Morphological properties
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Particle size, pore size, lattice spacing etc. of powders and granules
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Thermal properties
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Thermal conductivity of e.g. glass and glass fiber boards
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Protein characterisation
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Characterisation of protein by e.g. NMR, immunochemistry, MS. The techniques
used should be specified in the application.
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Protein quantification by reference method
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Measurement of proteins in matrix materials (serum, urine, blood) or in pure
preparations by e.g. MS, amino acid analysis, immunochemistry, capillary
electrophoresis. The techniques used should be specified in the application.
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DNA characterisation
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E.g. by sequencing, genotyping, PCR
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DNA quantification
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E.g. by real-time PCR
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Enzyme activity
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Measurement of catalytic activity. Whether routine and/or reference methods
are used should be specified.
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Small organic compounds in clinical matrices
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Health-related organic compounds in matrix materials and in pure preparations
(e.g. hormones, metabolites)
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Quantitative analysis applying routine in vitro assays
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Health-related parameters as determined by routine in vitro assays
(homogeneity and stability testing only)
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Purity of small organic molecules
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Characterisation of the purity of small organic molecules by e.g. DSC, TGA,
NMR, IR or chromatographic techniques
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