DIN CEN/TS 16800*DIN SPEC 38402-61:2014-11

In the case of a specific monitoring task, this protocol will guide the user through the following steps: - classification of existing methods with respect to their status of validation, and the selection of the appropriate validation approach; - development of a method so as to extend its application; for example, if a method for determining a required target compound in a particular matrix is available, but is not suitable for the same compound in a different matrix of interest; - the validation procedures to be undertaken in order to effectively demonstrate the validation status of a selected method according to the two approaches adopted. The intended scope of this technical specification is to cover a broad range of quantitative and qualitative biological and chemical test methods for the analysis of water (including inland and marine waters, ground waters, waste waters, and sediment), air, soil and biota.