Designated Institute/Accreditation
Department of Environmental Sciences (O2) is a Designated Institute (DI) for amount of substance/chemical composition in organic and inorganic matrices from 10 February, 2025.
BIPM KCDB for CMC's of O2
32 CMCs in five categories (updated 2025-06-30):
Category 5: Water (5 CMCs)
Category 10: Biological fluids and materials; (5 CMCs)
Category 11: Food; (16 CMCs)
Category 13: Sediments, soils, ores and particulates; (4 CMCs)
Category 14: Other materials; (2 CMCs)
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Approved CMC's in KCDB BIPM base
|
CMC mark in KCDB BIPM base |
El. |
Mass fraction mg/kg |
Expanded uncertainty in % (k=2) |
Method |
Category |
Approved |
|
As |
0.001–0.020 |
3.7 – 7 |
ICP-MS |
5 (natural water) |
15.08.2024 |
|
|
Cd |
0.0001–0.005 |
3 – 5 |
ICP-MS |
5 (river water and drinking water) |
01.09.2023 |
|
|
Ni |
0.001–0.02 |
4.2 – 5 |
ICP-MS |
5 (river water and drinking water) |
01.09.2023 |
|
|
Pb |
0.0005–0.02 |
6 – 7 |
ICP-MS |
5 (river water and drinking water) |
01.09.2023 |
|
|
Se |
0.0005–0.01 |
7 – 9 |
ICP-MS |
5 (river water and drinking water) |
01.09.2023 |
|
|
As |
0.1–60 |
7 – 10 |
k0-INAA |
10 (herb and plant materials) |
28.06.2016 |
|
|
Ca |
3000–100000 |
7 – 10 |
k0-INAA |
10 (herb and plant materials) |
28.06.2016 |
|
|
Zn |
10–100 |
7 – 10 |
k0-INAA |
10 (herb and plant materials) |
28.06.2016 |
|
|
Cd |
0.1–10 |
4 – 15 |
ICP-MS |
10 (herb and plant materials) |
28.06.2016 |
|
|
Pb |
0.1–10 |
7 – 10 |
ICP-MS |
10 (herb and plant materials) |
28.06.2016 |
|
|
Cd |
0.1 – 20 |
6 – 7 |
ICP-MS |
11 (seafood) |
30.06.2025 |
|
|
Pb |
0.1 – 20 |
6 – 7 |
ICP-MS |
11 (seafood) |
30.06.2025 |
|
|
Zn |
5000 – 15000 |
6 – 7 |
k0-INAA |
11 (food supplement) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Zn |
100 – 1000 |
7 – 8 |
k0-INAA |
11 (bovine liver) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Mn |
2000 – 5000 |
6 – 7 |
k0-INAA |
11 (food supplement) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Mn |
1 – 50 |
7 – 9 |
k0-INAA |
11 (bovine liver) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Zn |
30 – 60 |
6 – 8 |
k0-INAA |
11 (milk powder) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Ca |
10000 – 15000 |
7 – 8 |
k0-INAA |
11 (milk powder) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Se |
0.1 – 0.5 |
10 – 15 |
k0-INAA |
11 (milk powder) |
24.10.2022 |
|
|
Fe |
2–60 |
8 - 12 |
ICP-MS |
11 (milk powder) |
30.06.2022 |
|
|
Ni |
0.5 – 5 |
8 - 12 |
ICP-MS |
11 (bovine liver) |
21.06.2021 |
|
|
Hg |
0.01–1 |
7 – 10 |
CV AAS |
11 (bovine liver) |
11.04.2021 |
|
|
As |
1–60 |
4 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
11 (seafood) |
08.07.2015 |
|
|
Zn |
10–100 |
4 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
11 (seafood) |
08.07.2015 |
|
|
Fe |
160–500 |
4 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
11 (seafood) |
08.07.2015 |
|
|
Total As |
0.1–60 |
7 – 10 |
k0-INAA |
11 (brown rice flour) |
08.07.2015 |
|
|
As |
5–100 |
6 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
13 (soil) |
28.06.2018 |
|
|
Cd |
0.1–600 |
5 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
13 (soil) |
28.06.2018 |
|
|
Fe |
10000–50000 |
6 – 8 |
k0-INAA |
13 (soil) |
28.06.2018 |
|
|
Mn |
500–1500 |
6 – 8 |
ICP-MS |
13 (soil) |
28.06.2018 |
|
|
As |
0.1–60 |
7 – 10 |
k0-INAA |
14 (cosmetic material) |
08.07.2015 |
|
|
Hg |
0.05–10 |
7 – 8 |
CV AAS |
14 (cosmetic material) |
08.07.2015 |
ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE
Testing fields with reference to the type of test:
•Chemistry (physicochemical methods)
•Radiochemistry, radiation (alfa, beta, gamma spectrometry)
Testing fields with reference to the type of test item:
•Biological samples (clinical and pathohistological samples, samples from animal environment)
•Chemicals, chemical products, cosmetics
•Construction products, materials and structures (concrete, rock and soil, brick and ceramics)
•Industrial materials and products (metals, polymers)
•Environment and samples from the environment (waters, ground, wastes, environmental, sources of emission of substances, sources of ionising radiation)
•Foodstuffs
•Fuels and lubricants
•Paper, paperboard and packaging
•Plastic and rubber
•Glass, ceramics
•Agricultural products
•Wood
Updated: 12. 2. 2025