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Chemical results normally involve traceability to two reference points, the specific chemical entity and the quantity of this entity. Results must also be traceable back to the original sample. As a consequence, any useful estimation of uncertainty in results must include components arising from any lack of specificity of the method, the variation between repeats of the measurement and the relationship of the result to the original sample. Chemical metrology does not yet incorporate uncertainty arising from any lack of specificity from the method selected or the traceability of the result to the original sample. These sources of uncertainty may however have much more impact on the reliability of the result than will any uncertainty associated with the repeatability of the measurement. Uncertainty associated with sampling may amount to 50–1000% of the reported result. Chemical metrology must be expanded to include estimations of uncertainty associated with lack of specificity and sampling.
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Love, J.L. (2003). Chemical metrology, chemistry and the uncertainty of chemical measurements. In: De Bièvre, P., Günzler, H. (eds) Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05173-3_3
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