Ulsan Institute of Health and Environment Achieves Highest Grade in International Proficiency Test for Environmental Field

The Ulsan City Health and Environment Research Institute was certified as a Laboratory of Excellence in the environmental field international proficiency testing evaluation last year.

On the 21st, Ulsan City announced that it achieved the highest grade in all environmental categories in the international evaluation hosted by the U.S. international proficiency testing operator (ERA).

The international proficiency testing is conducted annually for analytical institutions worldwide to improve analytical capabilities and ensure reliability, and it is carried out by international proficiency testing organizations that comply with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO/IEC) regulations.

This evaluation was conducted in four areas: drinking water, water quality, soil, and environmental hazardous factors.

In the drinking water category, 17 items including fluoride, a harmful inorganic substance to health, were evaluated.

As a result of the evaluation, the institute received the highest grade, "Satisfactory," in all items, internationally recognizing the institute's excellent analytical capabilities for drinking water (groundwater, bottled water, etc.).

In the water quality category, the institute participated in 22 items including ion types such as total nitrogen and received the highest grade, "Satisfactory," in all items. In the soil category, all 12 items including heavy metals and volatile organic compounds also received the highest grade.

Additionally, in the environmental hazardous factors category, the institute received the highest grade, "Satisfactory," in six items including heavy metals, further verifying the institute's excellent analytical capabilities internationally every year and elevating its status to an international level.

The Ulsan Health and Environment Research Institute stated, "As a result of focusing on continuously strengthening the institute's capabilities, we achieved the outcome of being certified as the best international analytical institution by receiving the highest grade in all items," and added, "We will strive to become a more trusted international analytical institution by providing environmental analysis results quickly and accurately to citizens."

Ulsan Institute of Health and Environment Research.

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