Recent comparability of oceanographic nutrients data: Results of a 2003 intercomparison exercise using reference materials

Type Article
Date 2007-09
Language English
Author(s) Aoyama M1, Becker S2, Dai M3, Daimon H4, Gordon L5, Kasai H6, Kerouel Roger7, Kress N8, Masten D2, Murata A9, Nagai N10, Ogawa H11, Ota H12, Saito H13, Saito K14, Shimizu T15, Takano H16, Tsuda A6, Yokouchi K17, Youenou Agnes18
Affiliation(s) 1 : Japan Meteorol Agcy, Meteorol Res Inst, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050052, Japan.
2 : Scripps Inst Oceanog, STS ODF, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA.
3 : Xiamen Univ, State Key Lab Marine Environm Sci, Xiamen 361005, Peoples R China.
4 : Kobe Marine Observ, Kobe, Hyogo 6510073, Japan.
5 : Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA.
6 : Hokkaido Natl Fisheries Res Inst, Kushiro 0850802, Japan.
7 : IFREMER, Ctr Brest, French Res Inst Exploitat Sea IFREMER, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
8 : Israel Oceanog & Limnol Res, IL-31080 Haifa, Israel.
9 : JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 2370061, Japan.
10 : Japan Meteorol Agcy, Marine Div, Climate & Marine Dept, Tokyo 1008122, Japan.
11 : Univ Tokyo, Ocean Res Inst, Tokyo 1648639, Japan.
12 : Gen Environm Technos Co Ltd, KANSO, Katano, Osaka 5760061, Japan.
13 : Tohoku Natl Fisheries Res Inst, Tagajo, Miyagi 9850001, Japan.
14 : Hakodate Marine Observ, Hakodate, Hokkaido 0410806, Japan.
15 : Nagasaki Marine Observ, Nagasaki 8500931, Japan.
16 : Maizuru Marine Observ, Kyoto 6240946, Japan.
17 : Seikai Natl Fisheries Res Inst, Nagasaki 8500951, Japan.
18 : IFREMER, French Res Inst Exploitat Sea, DEL EC PP, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
Source Analytical Sciences (0910-6340) (The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry), 2007-09 , Vol. 23 , N. 9 , P. 1151-1154
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Abstract An intercomparison exercise was conducted using the recently developed Reference Material for Nutrients in Seawater (RMNS). Discrepancies of reported values among laboratories were greater than the homogeneity of RMNS samples and the reported analytical precision of nutrients. The variability of in-house standards of the participating laboratories might be the most likely source of interlaboratory discrepancies. Therefore, the use of common reference materials, i.e. certified RM, is essential to establish and improve the comparability of nutrient data of the world's oceans.
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Aoyama M, Becker S, Dai M, Daimon H, Gordon L, Kasai H, Kerouel Roger, Kress N, Masten D, Murata A, Nagai N, Ogawa H, Ota H, Saito H, Saito K, Shimizu T, Takano H, Tsuda A, Yokouchi K, Youenou Agnes (2007). Recent comparability of oceanographic nutrients data: Results of a 2003 intercomparison exercise using reference materials. Analytical Sciences, 23(9), 1151-1154. Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/3010/