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  Properties:
Benzo[a]pyrene (7CI, 8CI, 9CI) (CAS 50-32-8) 0.979 g/g

Remarks:
Benzo[a]pyrene unit size: 25 mg. The material should be stored in the darkness at 4°C. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-AC051 *** Additional keywords: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH

Intended Use:
The main purpose of this material is for instrument calibration. This material can also be used to assess own calibrants.

CRM Certificate:  c2944286.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/213150

 
  Properties:
Chlortetracycline (CAS 57-62-5) 0.58 mg/kg

Remarks:
Pig liver (CTC incurred)(Chlortetracycyclin incurred) The material consists of lyophilised material equivalent to approximately 5 g of fresh tissue in sealed glass vials *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-696 *** Additional keywords: CTC, veterinary drug residues

Intended Use:
This material may be used to check the precision and the trueness of the laboratory measurement process according to ISO Guide 33.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-696.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/325150

 
  Properties:
Chlortetracycline (CAS 57-62-5) < 0.004 mg/kg

Remarks:
Pig liver (CTC free)(Chlortetracycline free) The material consists of lyophilised material equivalent to approximately 5 g of fresh tissue in sealed glass vials *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-695 *** Additional keywords: CTC, veterinary drug residues

Intended Use:
The blank material can serve to establish recovery-values for a method of analysis at various levels of contamination, through spiking of the material. It can also serve to check the specificity of a method for chlortetracycline by providing an effective blank, and to investigate the limit of detection.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-695.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/331050

 
  Properties:
Catalytic enzymatic activity concentration (IFCC) 16.4 - 18.4 µkat/L

Remarks:
Human Pancreatic Lipase (Recombinant) * Catalytic enzymatic activity concentration Each sample is in lyophilised form and equivalent to about 1 mL of solution of purified recombinant pancreatic lipase from V79-rHPL cell line. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-694 *** Additional keywords: enzymes, laboratory medicine

Intended Use:
The intended use of the material is: a) to ensure the transferability of results obtained with procedures having the same analytical specificity; b) to assign values to secondary materials and c) to calibrate the colorimetric routine procedure, described in the report.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-694.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/340350

 
  Properties:
Catalytic enzymatic activity concentration (IFCC) 27.7 - 30.1 µkat/L

Remarks:
Human Pancreatic Lipase (from pancreatic juice) * Catalytic enzymatic activity concentration Each sample is in lyophilised form and equivalent to about 1 mL of solution of purified human pancreatic lipase from human pancreatic juice. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-693 *** Additional keywords: enzymes, laboratory medicine

Intended Use:
The intended use of the material is: a) to ensure the transferability of results obtained with procedures having the same analytical specificity; b) to assign values to secondary materials and c) to calibrate the colorimetric routine procedure, described in the report.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-693.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/340300

 
  Properties:
Critical coating failure load (Lc1) in scratch test 11.8 - 15.4 N
Critical coating failure load (Lc2) in scratch test 14.9 - 19.1 N
Critical coating failure load (Lc3) in scratch test 25.1 - 30.9 N

Remarks:
The reference samples are (30*30*5) mm steel coupons coated with a diamond-like carbon coating (DLC) applied by plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition. The coupons are distributed in a reusable plastic box containing desiccant. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-692 ***

Intended Use:
The CRM can be used for verification of the overall performance of scratch-test instruments, and for establishing control charts for monitoring instrument performance (including stylus) over an extended period. The CRM should not be used to calibrate the scratch tester.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-692.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/330450

 
  Properties:
Crude protein (Derective 93/28/EEC) 378 - 386 g/kg
Fat, milk 0.84 - 1.08 g/100g

Remarks:
Skim milk powder certified for its content of crude protein and fat. The material consists of commercial skim milk powder. It is supplied in units of about 50 g in amber glass bottles. BCR-685 shall be stored at 4°C in the dark. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-685 ***

Intended Use:
The material is intended for method validation, in particular checking trueness of results obtained by standardised methods for the determination of the content of crude protein (Kjeldahl-N x 6.38) and fat in skim milk powder.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-685.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/411250

 
  Properties:
P 209 mg/kg
P 1373 mg/kg

Remarks:
River sediment with extractable phosphorus following a five-step extraction procedure. Glass bottle containing about 35 g of powder. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-684 *** Additional keywords: speciation

Intended Use:
This material is intended for analytical purposes, but should not be used for calibration.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-684.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/313450

 
  Properties:
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) (CAS 87-86-5) 3.6 mg/kg
Benz[a]anthracene (8CI, 9CI) (CAS 56-55-3) 6.5 mg/kg
Benzo[a]pyrene (7CI, 8CI, 9CI) (CAS 50-32-8) 3.4 mg/kg
Benzo[e]pyrene (7CI, 8CI, 9CI) (CAS 192-97-2) 9.3 mg/kg
Benzo[b]fluoranthene (CAS 205-99-2) 5.8 mg/kg
Benzo[k]fluoranthene (6CI, 8CI, 9CI) (CAS 207-08-9) 2.58 mg/kg

Remarks:
PCP and PAH in beech wood Brown glass bottle closed with a screw cap, containing approx. 60 g of a ground wood material with a particle top size of 1.0 mm *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-683 *** Additional keywords: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH

Intended Use:
This material is intended for the verification or validation of an analytical procedure for the determination of the analytes or a certain part of them. This material is NOT intended for use as a calibrant.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-683.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/266100

 
  Properties:
2,4,4'-Trichlorobiphenyl (CAS 7012-37-5) 0.3 µg/kg
2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (CAS 35693-99-3) 0.78 µg/kg
2,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (CAS 31508-00-6) 2.6 µg/kg
2,2',3,4,4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (CAS 35065-28-2) 4.6 µg/kg
2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (CAS 35065-27-1) 9.2 µg/kg
2,2',3,3',4,4',5-Heptachlorobiphenyl (CAS 35065-30-6) 0.17 µg/kg
2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-Heptachlorobiphenyl (CAS 35065-29-3) 0.77 µg/kg
2,2',3,4',5',6-Hexachlorobiphenyl (CAS 38380-04-0) 5.7 µg/kg

Remarks:
Chlorobiphenyls in fresh mussel tissue Sealed tin cans containing approx. 70 g fresh minced mussel tissue. The samples should be stored at 4°C in a dry place to avoid oxidation of the container. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/BCR-682 *** Additional keywords: polychlorinated biphenyls, PCB

Intended Use:
The material is intended for analytical.

CRM Certificate:  BCR-682.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/313400