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NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1994 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XXX, XXXI, and XXXII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robins 5 and 6 Ascorbic Acid in Huma

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Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Margaret C. Kline, Katherine E. Sharpless, S A. Margolis

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat- and water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes the design of and results for the Winter, Spring and Fall 1994 MMQAP measurement comparability improvement studies: 1) Round Robin XXX Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum, 2) Round Robin XXXI Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum, 3) Round Robin XXXII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum, 4) Round Robin 5 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum, and 5) Round Robin 6 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum. The materials for Round Robin XXX were shipped to participants in January 1994; participants were requested to provide their measurement results by March 19, 1994. The materials for Round Robin XXXI were shipped to participants in April 1994; participants were requested to provide their measurement results by July 25, 1994. The materials for Round Robin XXXII were shipped to participants in July 1994; participants were requested to provide their measurement results by August 30, 1994. The sample materials for Round Robin 5 were distributed in April 1994 with results due by May 31, 1994. The sample materials for Round Robin 6 were distributed in August 1994 with results due by September 30, 1994.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7880-30
Report Number
7880-30

Keywords

human serum, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, total and trans-beta-carotene, ascorbic acid

Citation

Brown, J. , Kline, M. , Sharpless, K. and Margolis, S. (2014), NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1994 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XXX, XXXI, and XXXII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robins 5 and 6 Ascorbic Acid in Huma, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7880-30 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created October 30, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018