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POPs Laboratory Databank
Questionnaire for POPs Laboratories
In 2005 and within the framework of the UNEP/GEF project “Assessment of Existing Capacity
and Capacity Building Needs to Analyse POPs in Developing Countries”, UNEP Chemicals has
established a databank of laboratories capable to analyze persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The
final report from this project together with annexes and reports created by this project are available
for download from http://www.chem.unep.ch/Pops/laboratory/default.htm.
The databank of existing POPs laboratories, one of the main products of the UNEP/GEF project is
being maintained by UNEP Chemicals beyond the lifetime of the project. It is searchable and
web-accessible from this WebPage http://www.chem.unep.ch/databank/Home/Welcome.aspx .
Stockholm COP-4 in 2009 has listed nine new POPs and guidance is being developed for the
analysis of these substances. Simultaneously, the POPs Laboratory Databank is also updated to
reflect these changes.
In order to provide the best service to those interested in POPs analysis, the information on the
existing capacity of these laboratories needs to be updated. We have developed this questionnaire
to collect specific information from POPs laboratories, Stockholm Convention Focal Points or NIP
coordinators.
We kindly ask managers of laboratories that perform POPs analysis to fill out the questionnaire
and send it back to (preferentially per e-mail) to:
Dr. Heidelore Fiedler
Senior Scientific Affairs Officer
UNEP Chemicals Branch, DTIE
11-13, chemin des Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine (GE), Switzerland
E-mail: heidelore.fiedler@unep.org
I thank you very much for your cooperation and look forward to your input.
Sincerely yours,
Heidi Fiedler
UNEP Chemicals Branch
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1 IDENTITY AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Name of
laboratory:
Address:
City / State
Country:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Contact Person:
Type of Laboratory
Public/Governmental
Function of the Laboratory
Postal Code:
Fax:
Private
Research Center
Size (in square meters)
Total Laboratory:
Dedicated to POPs Analysis:
Does the laboratory offer services to national and international
customers?
How long has your laboratory been operational [starting year, yyyy]:
Experience with POPs analysis since [starting year, yyyy]:
Pesticides:
;
PCB:
;
PCDD/PCDF:
;
BFR:
Yes/
;
No
PFC:
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Professionals [Number of staff]
Others (Administration, temporary
assistants, etc.) [Number of staff]:
Ph.D:
; M.Sc.:
;
Technicians:
3 ACTIVITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND QUALIFICATIONS
Table 1:
Indicative list of major clients
The laboratory offers services to
third parties?
Principal clients (%)
Yes /
Public/Governmental
Private
No
Research Center
National
Foreign Countries
Intra-laboratory (e.g., within the
same company / organization)
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Sampling according to matrix (please indicate typical procedure; more than one
answer is possible for a given matrix; ++ frequently, + less frequently)
Water*
Human Blood
Ambient Air
Food / Feed
GMP Matrices
Vegetation
Chemicals /
Products
Effluent
Soil / Sediment
Residues (solid)
Transformer oil
Sampling is performed by:
Stack emission
Matrices of Interest
Mother's Milk
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The laboratory
Other laboratory
Client
Nurse / physician
The laboratory provides
sampling equipment
The laboratory specifies the
sampling procedure
Other (please specify)
*
Proposed as a useful matrix by the GMP group (2010)
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Table 3:
Analysis offered by the Laboratory:
Please indicate the method of extraction of POPs according to matrix followed by the
instrumental method:
Acronyms and abbreviations:
Water*
Ambient Air
Biota / Food / Feed
GMP Matrices
Vegetation
Chemicals /Product
Effluent
Soil / Sediment
Residues (solid)
Transformer oil
POP
Stack emission
Matrices of Interest
Human Blood
Instrumentation:
C = Supercritical fluid (SFE) D = Dilution
F = Solid phase (SPE)
L = Liquid/liquid
M = Microwave
P = Pressurized fluid (PFE)
S = Soxhlet
U = Ultrasonic
1 = Packed column or HPLC + ECD or FID
2 = Capillary column + ECD
3 = Capillary column + MSD (LRMS)
4 = Capillary column + HRMS
5 = Capillary column + MS/MS
7 = Liquid chromatography + MS(MS)
For example: Soxhlet – Capillary column + ECD = S2
Mother's Milk
Extraction methods:
Basic POPs
Aldrin
Chlordane
Chlordecone
Dieldrin
DDT
Endrin
Heptachlor
HCH (, , )
Mirex
Toxaphene (P 26, 50, 62)
HCB, PeCBz
PCB (7 indicator PCB)
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
*
Proposed as a useful matrix by the GMP group (2010)
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Methods used for the identification and quantification of POPs and specific matrices
(e.g., EPA 1613, EN 1948, ASTM, etc.)
Matrix
POP
Stack
Emission
Transformer Oil
Solid
Abiotic
(Residues,
Soil,
Sediment,
Product)
Aqueous
(Effluents,
Water)
Biota
(Vegetation,
Food, Feed)
Ambient
Air
Basic POPs
Aldrin, endrin, dieldrin
Chlordane
Chlordecone
DDT
Heptachlor
HCH (, , )
Mirex
Toxaphene
HCB, PeCBz
PCB (7 indicator PCB)
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
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Number of samples analyzed per matrix and POP annually (e.g., in 2008)
Reference year: ________ (please, provide year)
Water*
Human Blood
Ambient Air
Biota / Food / Feed
GMP Matrices
Vegetation
Chemicals /Product
Effluent
Soil / Sediment
Residues (solid)
Transformer oil
POP
Stack emission
Matrices of Interest
Mother's Milk
Table 5:
Basic POPs
Aldrin
Chlordane
Chlordecone
Dieldrin
DDT
Endrin
Heptachlor
HCH (, , )
Mirex
Toxaphene (P 26, 50, 62)
HCB, PeCBz
PCB (7 indicator PCB)
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
*
Proposed as a useful matrix by the GMP group (2010)
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Costs to external clients per sample according to matrix and POP (USD/sample,
Sampling is not included)
Matrix
Stack
Emission
Transformer oil
Solids,
Abiotic
(Ambient
Air)
Effluents,
Water
Biota, Food,
Feed, Mothers’
Milk
Human
Blood
POPs pesticides
DDT
HCH (, , )
Toxaphene (P 26, 50, 62)
HCB, PeCBz
PCB (7 indicator PCB)
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
4 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
4.1
Has the Laboratory a quality control system in place?
(example: written instructions, manuals, registers, etc.)
Yes/
No
4.2
Has the Laboratory a quality assurance program in place?
(certification by another institution, e.g., SQS)
Yes/
No
4.3
Has the laboratory a person identified responsible for QA/QC?
Yes/
No
4.4
Comments
…………………………………………………………………………..
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5 ACCREDITATION
Please provide information according to POPs and matrix and type of accreditation
(e.g., ISO 17025)
POP
Matrix
Type of Accreditation
Basic POPs
POPs pesticides
HCB, PeCBz
PCB (7 indicator PCB)
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
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6 INTER-CALIBRATION STUDIES
Table 7:
Participation in inter-laboratory comparison studies according to POP and matrix
POPs
Year
Matrix
Coordinator
(please specify address
and Web Site)
Result
Satisfactory
(Y/N)
Participant
Code of
Laboratory
(assigned)
Basic POPs
Pesticides
DDT
HCH
Toxaphene
PCB
Brominated Flame Retardants
PBB
PBDE
Dioxin-like POPs
dl-PCB (TEQ)
PCDD/PCDF (TEQ)
Perfluorinated Compounds
PFOS/PFOSF
7 INDICATIVE LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS
Author(s)
Title
Year of Publication / Journal
8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / RECOMMENDATIONS
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
DDD
DDE
DDT
dl
ECD
EI
EN
EPA
FID
GC
GEF
GMP
GPC
HCB
HPLC
HRGC
HRMS
ISO
LR
MS
NPD
PBB
PBDE
PCB
PCDD
PCDF
PeCBz
PFE
PFOS
PFOSF
POP
QA/QC
SFE
SPE
SQS
TEQ
UNEP
USD
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, metabolite of DDT
Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, metabolite of DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Dioxin-like (PCB that have WHO-TEF assigned)
Electron capture detection
Electron ionization
Euronorm
Environmental Protection Agency
Flame ionization detection
Gas chromatograph(y)
Global Environment Facility
Global Monitoring of POPs
Gel permeation chromatography
Hexachlorobenzene
High performance liquid chromatography
High-resolution gas chromatography
High-resolution mass spectrometry
International Standardization Organization
Low resolution
Mass spectrometry
Nitrogen phosphorous detection
Polybrominated biphenyls
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans
Pentachlorobenzene
Pressurized fluid extraction
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride
Persistent organic pollutant
Quality assurance/quality control
Supercritical fluid extraction
Solid-phase extraction
Schweizerische Vereinigung für Qualitäts- und Managementsysteme
Toxic equivalent
United Nations Environment Programme
United States Dollar
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