![]() ![]() Now as an important part of the international Intertek Group, Polychemlab will be core-business with a very special focus on Europe” said Ger Wagemans, Director of Chemelot. Within Chemelot the Polychemlab provides a very crucial high quality service to the Chemelot based companies and future expansions. “Intertek as a new parent company for Polychemlab secures sustainability of the business and the people involved. Over one hundred thousand analytical tests are conducted each month at the laboratory. The laboratory also performs production performance tests on polymers, including pilot plants for blow moulding, cast film extrusion, extrusion coating and blown film. Polychemlab is the main supplier of laboratory support for DSM and Sabic Europe operations at the Chemelot facility, providing quick response services on a 24/7 basis. Technical services include analytical chemistry for quality control and quality assurance, trouble shooting for process and materials failure analysis and pilot scale processing and manufacturing on a routine and ad hoc basis. Polychemlab expands Intertek services by introducing new expertise and capabilities in polymer and plastics testing, pilot/prototype polymer processing/manufacturing, on-line analysis, process control, and associated consultancy. Polychemlab is the on-site laboratory for the Chemelot Chemical and Science Park, located between Germany and Belgium and provides a range of technical services to the chemical, polymer and other industries in Europe and further afield. Polychemlab will be among Intertek’s largest laboratory operations in Europe with 175 technical staff transferring from DSM. As part of this agreement, DSM has awarded a 5 year laboratory outsourcing services agreement to Caleb Brett, the Oil, Chemical & Agri Division of Intertek. Intertek Group plc (“Intertek”) is a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries. Intertek Group Plc (“Intertek”) has acquired from Chemelot BV (“Chemelot”), a subsidiary of DSM NV (“DSM”), the Polychemlab operations based in Geleen, Netherlands. Clin Chem Lab Med 2004 42:692–7.Intertek Acquires POLYCHEMLAB from DSM September 04, 2006 The evolution of the reference value concept. Approved Recommendation (1986) on the theory of reference values. Solberg, HE, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC), Scientific Committee, Clinical Section, Expert Panel on Theory of Reference Values, International Committee. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US) 2017. Using 21st Century Science to Improve Risk-Related Evaluations. National Research Council (NRC), Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. Human biomonitoring as a tool to support chemicals regulation in the European Union. Ganzleben, C, Antignac, JP, Barouki, R, Castaño, A, Fiddicke, U, Klánová, J, et al. The metals in the biological periodic system of the elements: concepts and conjectures. © 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. They will contribute to decision-making concerning both public health policies but also exposure assessments on an individual scale.īelgium biological monitoring blood plasma reference values trace elements. These reference values and limits obtained through validated analytical and statistical methods will be useful for future occupational and/or environmental surveys. Globally, the results also indicate that the current exposure levels to TEs in the Belgian population are similar to those from other recent national surveys. Compared to previously published data in the Belgian population, a decreasing time trend is observed for Zn, Cd and Pb. Reference values were established with high confidence for AsT, Cd, Cu, HgT, Mn, Mo, Pb, Sn, Se, Tl and Zn. This study aimed at determining the reference distribution for TEs (Al, As, Sb, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Tl, Sn, V, Zn) in the blood and/or plasma of the adult population in Belgium.īlood and plasma samples were analyzed for 178 males and 202 females, recruited according to an a priori selection procedure, by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). ![]() However, the determination of appropriate and accurate reference values in the (specific) population is a prerequisite for a correct interpretation of biomonitoring data. ![]() Biological monitoring is a widely integrated tool in risk assessment both in occupational and environmental settings. Essential or not, their relevance for human health and disease is constantly expanding. Trace elements (TEs) from natural and anthropogenic sources are ubiquitous. ![]()
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