AOAC SPADA Meeting
Soil Standards for Assay Development and T&E
Linda C. Beck, Ph.D. Principal Biological Scientist Joint Research and Development, Inc. Supporting DUSA –TE and JPEO JPM Guardian
This work was funded by DUSA-TE and JPEO JPM Guardian, DBPAO
BACKGROUND
• AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Standards Project: • Standard Methods Performance Requirements: SMPR (10) • Documents community’s analytical needs • Descripts analytical requirements • Includes method acceptance requirements • Panel – consensus standards body: • DoD, DHS, CDC, FDA, EPA, USPS, NIST, ATCC, State and Local PH, Industry, Academia, First Responders
• Most recent panel WG effort: • Environmental Factors Annex (in all SMPRs); three sections: • Environmental Matrix Samples – Aerosol; Soil Testing • Environmental Organisms • Potential Interferents (operational background) Soil testing has always generated the most questions
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