LABORATORY INTERCOMPARISON STUDY 46

Samples for the 46th Laboratory Intercomparison Study (LIS 46) were mailed on 23 April 2012. The package should arrive by 10 May. Please open the package promptly when it arrives. Send a message to the manager@qasac-americas.org, if you discover damage to the samples or leakage from any of the three sample bottles.

The target date for returning results to the QA/SAC is 1 June 2012; however, results will be accepted until 15 June, due to the late arrival of many of the shipments.

Use one or these options to report your results.
 
(Option 1 - PREFERRED) For labs that have completed the initial Lab Log In and set a password, results can be entered on the QA/SAC Web site.
  1. Begin by clicking Lab Manager Login in the lower left corner of the Home Page.
  2. Enter your 6-digit lab number and password in the spaces provided and click Log in.
  3. Check your laboratory information. Enter updates and corrections as needed and click Confirm.
  4. Follow the instructions to enter and verify your LIS 46 measurements for sample 1 and click Save Sample. Repeat for samples 2 and 3.
  5. Click SUBMIT FINISHED SET to save your entries.
  6. You will receive an e-mail confirming your entries, as well as a table listing the LIS 46 target values.
  7. End by clicking Logout in the upper left corner of the page.
(Option 2) Use the data entry form, an Excel file titled LIS46ReportForm. Instructions are included on the form. Enter your measurements and other information in the file, then save the file and e-mail it as an attachment to manager@qasac-americas.org. You will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your results.