Proficiency Test on  Heavy Metals in Textiles 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 iis15A04 the  letter of instructions and the  report form.

Summary of this proficiency test:

On 14 October 2015 the proficiency test on  Heavy Metals in Textiles started with 87 participants from 23 different countries.

On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the samples were the instructions to the participants for this proficiency test and forms for the reporting of the test results.

The samples have to be analyzed on: As, Sb, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Hg and Ni.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 13 November 2015. A laboratory that reports test 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