UNEP DATABANK OF LABORATORIES ANALYZING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
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9 Quality Assurance Program

Has the Laboratory a quality control system in place ?
(example : written instructions, manuals, registers, etc.) :		 No
Has the Laboratory a quality assurance program in place ?
(certification by another institution, e.g., SQS) :		 No
Has the Laboratory a person identified reponsible for QA/QC ? : No
Comments : The unavailability of standards and limitations in human resource has made it very difficult to implementa formal quality program. Analyst does his best to ensure that protocols are folowed and has done quite well in Proficiency Testing evaluations.