Wrangling environmental exposure data: guidance for getting the best information from your laboratory measurements.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Environmental health and exposure researchers can improve the quality and interpretation of their chemical measurement data, avoid spurious results, and improve analytical protocols for new chemicals by closely examining lab and field quality control (QC) data. Reporting QC data along with chemical measurements in biological and environmental samples allows readers to evaluate data quality and appropriate uses of the data (e.g., for comparison to other exposure studies, association with health outcomes, use in regulatory decision-making). However many studies do not adequately describe or interpret QC assessments in publications, leaving readers uncertain about the level of confidence in the reported data. One potential barrier to both QC implementation and reporting is that gui

SUBMITTER: Udesky JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6868687 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature