Analytical methods and quality assurance
| Autor: | D. S. Hattingh, J. A. J. van Vuuren, J. G. K. Coetzee, A. S. Claassens |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| Zdroj: | Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 31:2039-2043 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2416 0010-3624 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00103620009370561 |
| Popis: | AgriLASA (Agri Laboratory Association of Southern Africa) has 75 member laboratories participating in quality audits that service different sector's in Agriculture, Horticulture and Environmental needs. Most laboratories are fairly small and only render a limited service. In 1968 Government and the private sector agreed to rationalise and centralise laboratory services in SA. As frequently happens the ideal did not prevail and soon afterwards everyone reverted to doing their own thing. In 1996 the major role players in the private sector re‐evaluated their positions and as the trend to convert from Co‐operatives to Companies gathered momentum, pressure on laboratories to become self‐reliant increased. A complicating factor had always been that Government, to a large extent, subsidised analytical services in Agriculture. The first major amalgamation occurred with the combining of the laboratories of Northwest Co‐operative, Outspan International (Previous Citrus Exchange) and the in‐house feed labo... |
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