QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

• WHAT IS THE AMOUNT ? (How much do we have?)

• HOW WELL DO WE KNOW AMOUNT ? (What is the uncertainty?)

• WHAT ARE POTENTIAL INTERFERANTS ? (Is the result correct?)

• IS AMOUNT TRACABLE TO STANDARDS ? (Is the result accurate?)

STEPS IN A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

• UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM; MODEL DEVELOPMENT

• SAMPLING

• SEPARATION INTO COMPONENTS

• CONVERSION INTO MEASURABLE FORM

• MEASUREMENT

• ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

• REPORT

Friday, October 03, 2003