Certification of the European reference soil set (IRMM-443--EUROSOILS). Part I. Adsorption coefficients for atrazine, 2,4-D and lindane

B M Gawlik; A Lamberty; J Pauwels; W E H Blum; A Mentler; B Bussian; O Eklo; K Fox; W Kördel; D Hennecke; T Maurer; C Perrin-Ganier; J Pflugmacher; E Romero-Taboada; G Szabo; H Muntau

doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00193-1

Certification of the European reference soil set (IRMM-443--EUROSOILS). Part I. Adsorption coefficients for atrazine, 2,4-D and lindane

Sci Total Environ. 2003 Aug 1;312(1-3):23-31. doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00193-1.

Authors

B M Gawlik¹, A Lamberty, J Pauwels, W E H Blum, A Mentler, B Bussian, O Eklo, K Fox, W Kördel, D Hennecke, T Maurer, C Perrin-Ganier, J Pflugmacher, E Romero-Taboada, G Szabo, H Muntau

Affiliation

¹ European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, 2440 Geel, Belgium. bernd.gawlik@irmm.jrc.be

PMID: 12873395
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00193-1

Abstract

The European Commission has characterised and certified a set of six European soils (the EUROSOILS) under the number IRMM-443. After a successful validation and trial period with a preliminary batch it was decided to produce a new batch of certified reference materials. Part I of this paper describes the certification of adsorption coefficients for atrazine, 2,4-D and lindane in these soils. The adsorption coefficients were determined according to OECD Test Guideline 106. Additionally, the underlying principles for the value assignment process according to the GUM and their practical application to the numerical data obtained during the certification exercise according to ISO Guide 34 and 35 are discussed.