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2024 Proficiency Test (PT) on Xylene (Ortho- / Para-) started

 

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

 

Please download the instructions for the PT iis24C09 here: the letter of instructions

 

Summary of this proficiency test:

 

On 4 September 2024 the proficiency test on Xylene (Ortho- / Para-) started with 24 participants from 16 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

 

The samples can be analyzed on: Appearance, Organic Chloride, Color Pt/Co, Density at 20ºC, Distillation, Sulfur, Purity and Impurities. 

 

The deadline for reporting results is set on 11 October 2024. A laboratory that reports test results after the 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 www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. A login and a password can be requested via email to nl.iis@sgs.com