| 1.38 | sample pre-treatment | ||
| sample preparation | |||
| Collective noun for all procedures used for conditioning a sample to a defined state which allows subsequent chemical analysis or long-term storage (see material stability). | |||
| Note: | Sample pre-treatment includes, e.g., mixing, splitting, drying, crushing, stabilization, dissolving, extraction, diluting, precipitating, and derivatizing. | ||
| See also: ref. 29 Appendix B, Chapter 3. | |||
| 1.38 | sample pre-treatment | ||
| sample preparation | |||
| Collective noun for all procedures used for conditioning a sample to a defined state which allows subsequent chemical analysis or long-term storage (see material stability). | |||
| Note: | Sample pre-treatment includes, e.g., mixing, splitting, drying, crushing, stabilization, dissolving, extraction, diluting, precipitating, and derivatizing. | ||
| See also: ref. 29 Appendix B, Chapter 3. | |||