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Reference Materials in Geoanalytical and Environmental Research ‐ Review for 2006 and 2007
Author(s) -
Jochum Klaus Peter,
Brueckner Stefanie M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
geostandards and geoanalytical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 1639-4488
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2008.00916.x
Subject(s) - certified reference materials , reference values , reference data , mineralogy , reference model , environmental science , geology , environmental chemistry , earth science , chemistry , computer science , database , medicine , chromatography , detection limit , software engineering
This review surveys the literature on reference materials for geological and environmental research for the two year period 2006–2007. In this time ca. 1200 publications appeared containing analytical data on reference materials, indicating that their importance for analytical work has been recognised by geochemists and environmental scientists. Although many reference materials exist, there remains a pressing need for further samples, especially for certified rock reference materials, homogeneous reference glasses, mineral reference materials and so‐called delta‐zero materials for normalisation purposes of stable isotopes. This review focuses on six topics: rock reference materials, reference materials for platinum‐group elements, reference glasses, mineral reference materials, environmental reference materials (seawater, soil) and isotopic reference materials (radiogenic, stable isotopes). In addition, a short description is given of the GeoReM database for reference materials of geological and environmental interest, which contains analytical data from the publications discussed in this review.