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Analytical Chemistry Division (V)

(Established in 1949)

Terms of Reference

The goal of the Analytical Chemistry Division is the promotion of the principal branches of analytical chemistry. In many instances this is achieved in collaboration with other Divisions.

This includes the critical and comparative evaluation of established and emerging analytical methods, to enable analytical chemists to choose those best suited for specific applications. These activities include: 

  • harmonisation and proposal of rules for interlaboratory comparisons,
  • recommendations for sample collection, preparation, storage and handling, 
  • the compilation of data used in analytical chemistry and their critical evaluation, 
  • the definition of recommended methods and proper application of QC and QA procedures.

The Division encourages interactions between the basic and applied disciplines.  Its work is currently focussed on analytical methods and their applications, as follows:

1. General aspects of analytical chemistry. This includes all matters relating to terminology in analytical chemistry, chemometrics, figures of merit, quality assurance, and fundamental data including those for solubility and chemical equilibria.

2. Separation methods.  This includes the development of critical guidelines, definition of terms, and recommendations for the operation of analytical separation methods.

3. Spectrochemical methods. This includes the critical assessment of spectrochemical methods of analysis involving electromagnetic radiation and compilation of fundamental data.

4. Mass spectrometric methods for elemental and molecular analysis.

5. Electrochemical methods. This includes the critical assessment of electroanalytical methods. Recommendations for standardisation and measurement procedures, development of critical guidelines, compilation of essential data and assessment of terminology are considered.

6. Nuclear chemistry methods. This includes analytical methods based on the measurement of isotopes and isotope ratios, and radiochemical methods and their applications. 

 

The Division is the home for the HInterdivisional Working Party on Harmonisation of Quality Assurance, which is the responsibility of a designated working party (WPHQA). A subcommittee is responsible for solubility data and equilibrium data (Subcommittee for Solubility and Equilibrium Data).

 

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