Acknowledgements

Several draft versions of this report have been reviewed by the following members of the Dioxin Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (DQAAC):

• A.S.Y. Chau, Chairman, Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute (NWRI);
• D. B. Sergeant, Fisheries and Oceans, Great Lake Laboratories for Fishery and Aquatic Science (GLLFAS); and
• M.A. Forbes, Environment Canada, National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL).

Valuable comments and suggestions were also provided by members of C & P Laboratory Managers Committee (LMC) and the following scientists of government and commercial laboratories:

• R.Turle and colleagues (Canadian Wildlife Service);
• P. Kluckner (Environmental Protection, Pacific and Yukon Region, Environment Canada);
• D. T. Williams, B. Lau, and J.J. Ryan (Health and Welfare Canada);
• M.G. Foster and colleagues (Zenon Environmental Laboratories);
• B.G. Chittim (Wellington Environmental Consultants Inc.);
• R. Smythe (Walker Laboratories);
• D.A. Sutherland (Canviro Analytical Laboratories Ltd.);
• C. Chan (Mann Testing Laboratories Ltd.); and
• D.H. Schellenberg (The Research and Productivity Council).

This report was prepared for DQAAC by the following staff members of the Technology Development Branch at the River Road Environmental Technology Centre (RRETC):

• C. Chiu, R. Halman, and
• G. Poole.