Proficiency Test on Brominated Flame Retardants in Polymer started

The letter of instruction can be downloaded here as Word document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option. The report form can  be downloaded on this site when deadline has expired.

Download the instuctions for iis15P07 the  letter of instructions.

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Summary of this proficiency test:

On 12 Augustus 2015 the proficiency test on Brominated Flame Retardants in Polymer started with 63 participants from 20 different countries.

On that date, sample was dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample was the instructions to the participants for this proficiency test, forms for the reporting of the analysis results.

The samples have to be analyzed on Octabromodiphenyl ether, Nonabromodiphenyl ether,  Decabromodiphenyl ether,  .Hexabromocyclododecane and Other Brominated Flame Retardants.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 11 September 2015. A laboratory that sends in results after deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform. A login and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com