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Welcome
A.G.L.A.E. was created in 1993.
Based in Lille (North of France), the Association hires 13 permanent employees.
514 members (national and international) trust A.G.L.A.E.
Our objective : enable laboratories to check, improve and maintain permanently an optimal level of quality for their analyses of the environment.
A.G.L.A.E., a guarantee of
confidentiality, credibility,
quality, recognition and satisfaction.
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For AGLAE members
COFRAC accreditation
[Quality]
We are pleased to inform you that the COFRAC decided in favour of the upholding and the extension to scope of our accreditation
The assessors have expressed their confidence in the quality of our work and of our interlaboratory comparisons.
New Proficiency Tests in ecotoxicology
[2010 scheme]
This summer, AGLAE has provided a new proficiency test on the measurement of organic chemical biodegradability and the measurement of their effect on ecosystems by ecotoxicological tests. In concrete terms, the proficiency test organised deals with:
- Measurement of easy biodegradability;
- Acute immobilisation test with Daphnia;
- Algal growth inhibition test;
- Acute fish toxicity test;
- Acute toxicity test on the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus in 48 hours;
- Luminescence inhibition test of Vibrio fischeri - «Microtox test».
A water-soluble organic chemical that is also easily-biodegradable has been sent as sample. All the measurements had to be performed on this unique sample.
An overview of the results is shortly going to be sent to the participants.
New Proficiency tests in hydrobiology
[2010 scheme]
The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) aims to achieve the « good ecological status » of all surface waters by 2015 and requires the establishment of monitoring programmes. COFRAC accreditation, programme n°100-3, demonstrates the competence of analytical laboratories for aquatic biological samples.
In this context, AGLAE is currently providing a proficiency test including the following parameters:
- Standardized global biological index (“IBGN” according to French standard NF T 90-350 and its application guide);
- Global Biological Index of the monitoring programmes (“IBG” - WFD according to XP T 90-388);
- Diatoma Biological Index (DBI according to NF T 90-354).
AGLAE and PT-WFD
[Project]
Since April 2009, A.G.L.A.E. has been a member of the network of proficiency testing providers named PT-WFD (Proficiency Testing - Water Framework Directive).
This European network, created in 2008, aims to provide proficiency tests, which meet the specific requirements of the WFD and are run and evaluated in a harmonised and comparable way. To date, the network consists of about twenty members and advisors.
Within the frame of this network, A.G.L.A.E. is going to provide at the end of 2010 one of the distributions of the programme « Other priority substances in natural waters » (programme 20). This will be the proficiency test on choloroalkanes (SCCPs) organised in November.
Besides, the PT « Volatile organohalogens and benzene derivatives in clean waters (clear waters) » (proficiency test 10M4C.2) will also be offered to European laboratories though this network.
The organisation of tests within this network should enable to increase the number of participants.
For more information about the PT-WFD network or about the other proficiency tests organised by the members, please check: www.pt-wfd.eu