QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMI STRY ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES

The competent application of european standards for quality management in the field of environmental chemistry has to be based on the knowle dge of the boundary conditions given by the ''Global Concept for Certi fication and Testing'' in Europe. Knowing this context, a deepened und erstanding of the applicability of these standards is rising. In addit ion to the accreditation as a testig laboratory, the certification of quality management systems turns out to be a comprehensive way to demo nstrate the quality assurance capabilities of environmental laboratori es.