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MPZ UKZUZ -Analysis of Sludges and Sediments

[MPZ ÚKZÚZ Analýza kalů a sedimentů]

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PT provider
PT provider Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ),National Reference Laboratory, Department of Proficiency Testing Programmes Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ),National Reference Laboratory, Department of Proficiency Testing Programmes
Based in Czechia
Language(s) English
Remarks
Keywords
Product groups Agriculture
Reference materials
Soil, sludge, contaminated sites
Testing fields Analytical chemistry
Environmental conditions
Environmental protection
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Sludge and sediment Arsenic Aqua regia digestion
Calcium Aqua regia digestion
Magnesium Aqua regia digestion
Potassium Aqua regia digestion
Sodium Aqua regia digestion
Cadmium Aqua regia digestion
Nickel Aqua regia digestion
Lead Aqua regia digestion
Copper Aqua regia digestion
Zinc Aqua regia digestion
Aluminium Aqua regia digestion
Manganese Aqua regia digestion
Beryllium Aqua regia digestion
Cobalt Aqua regia digestion
Vanadium Aqua regia digestion
Molybdenum Aqua regia digestion
Iron Aqua regia digestion
Phosphorus Aqua regia digestion
Chromium Aqua regia digestion
Baryum Aqua regia digestion
Mercury Total analysis
Nitrogen Total analysis
pH (in water 1:5) -
Specific electrical conductivity EC (w/v 1:25) -
Loss on ignition (LOI) -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants analytical laboratories, agricultural laboratories, scientific institutions, university departments, others
Linked to specific legislation / standards No
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods and also Provision of external quality assessment, verification of internal procedures or national/international standards for chemical analytical methods.
Number of participants 30-40
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party

Accredited by Czech Accreditation Institute on the basis of EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023

Operation is commissioned / requested by UKZUZ is established by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture by law. The PT department is established within the organizational structure of the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) UKZUZ.
Fees and frequency
Participation fee 3100 CZK per year, 4650 CZK per year for double amount of the testing samples
Regularly operated Yes (Twice a year (1st PT round January/February; 2nd PT round September/October))
Year of first operation 1998
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ),National Reference Laboratory, Department of Proficiency Testing Programmes
Hroznova 63/2, Pisarky
603 00 Brno
Czechia

Phone: +42(0) 543 548 111, +42(0) 543 548 220
Fax: +42(0) 543 210 444
Web: http://www.ukzuz.cz http://www.ukzuz.cz
Mr. Martin Vana
Phone: +42(0) 543 548 220, +42(0) 737 267 729
Fax:
Email: martin.vana@ukzuz.gov.cz martin.vana@ukzuz.gov.cz
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Czechia, Ms Simona Klenovská. Ms Simona Klenovská.
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Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5