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922 T hiex : J ournal of aoaC i nTernaTional V ol . 99, n o . 4, 2016 for empirical calibration procedures. ERP recommendations have been fully incorporated into the method as presented (3). The ERP requested that R data be generated on a variety of instrument manufacturers’ equipment. The R data will establish whether the method is suitable as a screening method or as a confirmatory method (3).

this method throughout the long and tedious process. His expertise, diligence, input, and effort were essential to properly document the method into AOAC First Action format.

References

(1) Bartos, J.L., Boggs, B.L., Falls, J.H., & Siegel, S.A. (2014) J. AOAC Int . 97 , 687–699. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5740/ jaoacint.12-399 (2) Thiex, N. (2014) J. AOAC Int . 97 , 641–642. doi:http://dx.doi .org/10.5740/jaoacint.SGEThiex_Intro (3) Thiex, N. (2015) Inside Laboratory Management , AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Rockville, MD, Nov/Dec 2015 issue p. 41–42

Acknowledgments

Recognition for this AOAC First Action method goes to James Bartos, Office of the Indiana State Chemist, who coauthored the single-laboratory validation (1) and submitted the method to the ERP for fertilizers (3). He has championed