The Valid Analytical Measurement (VAM) Programme supports UK industry to ensure that analytical measurements are carried out competently and accurately. These measurements have a major impact on important areas of UK life such as innovation and competitiveness, air quality (emissions and pollutant monitoring), pharmaceuticals, vehicle exhaust testing, breath alcohol testing, medical devices and personal care. The Programme has two main technical themes: Physical measurement ('The VAM-Physical Programme) and Chemical measurement ('The VAM-Chemical Programme'). The VAM-Chemical Programme (operated chiefly by LGC) consists of an integrated set of projects designed to develop the methods, capabilities and facilities to provide reference materials and standards to enable laboratories to make measurements that are traceable to internationally recognised standards. The VAM-Physical Programme supports accurate physical analytical measurements. These are fundamental in a wide range of industrial and legislative processes and are the crucial measurement issues in scientific fields such as gas, particulate, trace chemical, environmental, surface chemical, electroanalytical, single molecule and nanotechnological analysis.
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