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Analytical quality control
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<p>Analytical quality control (AQC) refers to all those processes and procedures designed to ensure that the results of <a href="/facts/Laboratory/kqR3Vtx9">laboratory</a> <a href="/facts/Analysis/heFlRrYd">analysis</a> are consistent, comparable, <a href="/facts/Accuracy/JQ47xXDq">accurate</a> and within specified limits of <a href="/facts/Accuracy_and_precision/JQ47xXDq">precision</a>. Constituents submitted to the analytical laboratory must be accurately described to avoid faulty interpretations, approximations, or incorrect results. The qualitative and quantitative data generated from the laboratory can then be used for decision making. In the chemical sense, quantitative analysis refers to the measurement of the amount or concentration of an element or chemical compound in a matrix that differs from the element or compound. Fields such as industry, medicine, and law enforcement can make use of AQC. </p>