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Plant-Matrix Reference Materials as a Tool for Ensuring the Unity of Chemical Measurements in Geochemistry, Ecology, Agriculture, and Pharmacology

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In order to preserve the environment and its safety for the population, reliable information is needed about the chemical composition of plants and various products on their basis. An increase in cross-border trade advances the demand for traceable results obtained in determining the content of chemical elements, which, along with proteins, fats, carbohydrates, pesticides, moisture, vitamins, etc., affect the quality of human life. The reliability of elemental composition measurements in agricultural and wild plants, as well as various plant products, appears to be an urgent but challenging analytical task. Representing a generally recognized tool for ensuring the uniformity of chemical measurements, reference materials (RMs) are intended for certification (validation) of existing and new methods (techniques) of chemical analysis, certification studies in the development of RMs, as well as the proficiency testing of laboratories. The present article lists the authoritative manufacturers of plant-matrix reference materials with the certified content of chemical elements. The ratio of certified, reference, and quality control plant-matrix materials is estimated. The classification of certified RMs according to the type of plant material used for their food purpose is given. The contribution of different countries to the development of plant-matrix RMs is shown. The selection of plants for the development of new RMs is discussed from two perspectives, namely the nutrition facts system (AOAC INTERNATIONAL) and the paradigm of the “Reference Plant” fingerprint (B. Markert). Based on the generalized studies concerning the development and use of plant-matrix RMs, a list of the most important requirements is compiled with respect to RMs ensuring the reliability and comparability of the results of chemical analysis in the fields of biology, geochemistry, ecology, agriculture, medicine, and interdisciplinary research.

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  1. 1.

    FSIS “Arshin” - Federal Information Fund for Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements of ROSSTANDART (Russia). Available at: http://fundmetrology.ru.

    COMAR - International database of certified reference materials (BAM, Germany). Available at: http://www.comar.bam.de.

    GeoRem - Geological and environmental reference materials (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany). Available at: http://georem.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de.

  2. 2.

    NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly NBS - National Bureau of Standards, USA. Available at: https://www.nist.gov.

    NRC - National Research Council, Canada. Available at: https://nrc.canada.ca/en.

    JRC - Joint Research Center, Directorate-General of the European Commission (EC).

    IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency. Available at: https://www.iaea.org.

    BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany. Available at: https://www.bam.de/Navigation/DE/Home/home.html.

    WEPAL-IPE – CII – Comité Inter-Instituts of the University of Wageningen (Netherlands) for the International Plant-Analytical Exchange (IPE). Available at: https://www.wepal.nl.

    INCT - Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Institute, Poland. Available at: https://www.euronuclear.org/dt_team/poland.

    BelGIM - Belarusian State Institute of Metrology - National Metrological Institute of the Republic of Belarus. Available at: cess mode: http://belgim.by.

    Pryanishnikov Institute of Agrochemistry, formerly TsINAO - Central Institute of Agrochemical Services for Agriculture, Moscow, Russia. Available at: https://www.vniia-pr.ru.

    D.I. Mendeleev All-Russian Institute for Metrology (VNIIM), St. Petersburg, Russia. Available at: https://www.vniim.ru/index.html.

    UNIIM - a branch of D.I. Mendeleev All-Russian Institute for Metrology (VNIIM), Yekaterinburg, Russia. Available at: https://uniim.ru.

    IGC SB RAS - A.P. Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia. Available at: http://www.igc.irk.ru/ru.

    Ekolan - Scientific-Production and Analytical Center “Ekolan,” Moscow, Russia Available at:: http://www.ecolan.com.ru.

    IGGE and NIM - Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration and National Metrology Institute, China. Available at:: https://en.nim.ac.cn.

    NIES and NMIJ - National Institute for Environmental Studies and National Metrology Institute, Japan. Available at:: https://www.nies.go.jp/index-e.html.

    KRISS - Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Available at:: https://www.kriss.re.kr/eng/main/main.html.

    INMETRO National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality, Brasília. Available at:: http://www.inmetro.gov.br.

    ANARL - Australian National Analytical Reference Laboratory. Available at: https://www.nata.com.au/about-nata.

    and other manufacturers of certified reference materials.

  3. 3.

    GSO 8923–2007 Certified reference material for composition of birch (LB-1). Available at: https://fgis.gost.ru/fundmetrology/registry/19/items/391262.

    COOMET CRM 0067–2008-RU CRM for composition of birch Birch leaf (LB-1). Available at: http://www.coomet.org/en/doc/i2_2008.pdf.

  4. 4.

    GSO 8922–2007 Certified reference material for composition of meadow herb mixture (Tr-1). Available at: https://fgis.gost.ru/fundmetrology/registry/19/items/391263.

    COOMET CRM 0066–2008-RU CRM for composition of mixture Mixture of meadow herbs (TR-1). Available at: http://www.coomet.org/en/doc/i2_2008.pdf.

  5. 5.

    GSO 8921–2007 Certified reference material for composition of Canadian pond weed (EK-1). Available at: https://fgis.gost.ru/fundmetrology/registry/19/items/391264.

    COOMET CRM 0065–2009-RU CRM for composition of Canadian pond weed (EK-1). Available at: http://www.coomet.org/en/ doc/i2_2008.pdf.

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The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment for Projects IX.127.1.4. No. 0350-2019-0005 “Ecological and geochemical transformations of ecosystems in Eastern Siberia under the influence of natural and technogenic factors” and No. 0284-2021-0005 “Development of methods for studying the chemical composition and structural state of natural and technogenic environments in the earth sciences.”

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The version in the Russian language is published in the journal "Measurement Standards. Reference Materials" 2021;17(2):33–47. https://doi.org/10.20915/2687-0886-2021-17-2-33-47.

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Vasil’eva, I.E., Shabanova, E.V. (2022). Plant-Matrix Reference Materials as a Tool for Ensuring the Unity of Chemical Measurements in Geochemistry, Ecology, Agriculture, and Pharmacology. In: Medvedevskikh, S.V., Sobina, E.P., Kremleva, O.N., Okrepilov, M.V. (eds) Reference Materials in Measurement and Technology . RMMT 2020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06285-8_15

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