AOAC-RI ERP Book Micro Jan 19 2017

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FORMAT OF AOAC® OFFICIAL METHODS of ANALYSIS OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL Title: ™ Includesanalytebeingdetermined,typeof matrix(matrices),andanalyticaltechnique usedforanalysis. Applicability: ™ Includeslistofmatrix(es)alongwithspecific matrixtypesandrangeorlimitsof determinationordetection.

Precautions: ™ Makesananalystawareofhazardous materialsusedinanalysis. DataCollection: ™ Table(s)thatpresentsperformance

parametersincludingmatricestestedina collaborativestudy,levelsofanalyte(s),% recovery,RSD r ,RSD R ,s r ,s R ,HORRAT,number ofobservations,etc

Principle: ™ Explainsscientificpremiseonwhichthe

methodisoperatesspecificallythemechanism oftheanalysis.

Apparatus: ™ Liststheequipmentthatrequiresassemblyor thathasspecifications criticaltothemethod performance.Describeequipmentintermsof performancecharacteristics.

Reagents: ™ Listthereagentswithamountsand

appropriateunitsneededtoconductthe analysis anddescribethereagentsintermsof performancecharacteristics. SampleandTestPortionPreparation: ™ Describethepreparationofsamplesandthe testportion.

Determination: ™ Describestheactualanalysis.

Calculations: ™ Sectionthatexplainshowtocalculatefinal results;presentedinaformofequationor description.

TheAOACstyleusedforpreparingmethodsforpublicationinthe Official Methodsof AnalysisofAOACINTERNATIONAL includesthefollowingessentials: 9 Standardizedformatthatfollows theorderoflaboratoryoperations. 9 Useoftheimperativemode. 9 CrossͲreferencestoidenticalreagents,apparatus,andoperations. 9 Useofstandardizeddefinitions,terminology,andstyle. 9 Useofacceptedabbreviationsandsimplifications. 9 UseofSIunits 9 MethodsshouldbewrittenascompleteandselfͲcontainedaspractical. 9 NormalityshouldbereferredintermsofMolarity. 9 ppmshould bechangedtomg/kgormg/L 9 ppbshould bechangedtong/gorng/mL 9 pptshould bechangedtopg/gorpg/mL

Othersectionsasneeded

REFERENCING AOAC ® OFFICIAL METHODS SM Whenreferencing AOAC®Official Methods SM ,only themethodnumbershould beusedasseeninthe followingexample: (1) Official MethodsofAnalysisofAOACINTERNATIONAL (2012)19thEd.,AOACINTERNATIONAL, Gaithersburg, MD,USA,Official Method 2008.01

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