SLAM
Standardisation of laboratory analytical methods
| Coordinatore | UMEA UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITETOMRADET contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Totale costo | 1˙320˙763 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙117˙608 € |
| Programma | FP7-SECURITY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security |
| Code Call | FP7-SEC-2011-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-04-01 - 2014-03-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UMEA UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITETOMRADET contact info |
SE (UMEA) | coordinator | 233˙527.00 |
| 2 |
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGINSTITUTT
Organization address
address: INSTITUTTVEIEN 20 contact info |
NO (KJELLER) | participant | 249˙433.89 |
| 3 |
Department of Health
Organization address
address: Quarry House, Quarry Hill contact info |
UK (Leeds) | participant | 165˙646.30 |
| 4 |
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT
Organization address
address: Gullfossgatan 6 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 130˙540.00 |
| 5 |
HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY HPA
Organization address
address: Central Office - 7th Floor, Holborn Gate - High Holborn 330 contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 95˙808.20 |
| 6 |
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
Organization address
address: Schoemakerstraat 97 contact info |
NL (DEN HAAG) | participant | 92˙876.00 |
| 7 |
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Organization address
address: RUE LEBLANC 25 contact info |
FR (PARIS 15) | participant | 92˙119.00 |
| 8 |
ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT
Organization address
address: Nordufer 20 contact info |
DE (Berlin) | participant | 57˙658.02 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'SLAM is a project proposal for a supporting and coordinating activity with the objective of reviewing the needs for standardisation of CBRN analysis and suggesting a road map for its implementation. All partners to the SLAM consortium are significant players in on-going dialogues on CBRN analytical requirements and procedures on the European scene. The composition of this consortium is well-balanced as to the complementary nature of the capabilities of the partners.
SLAM will, through thorough background studies of needs and available procedures for CBRN sampling, transport and analysis review commonalities and suggest some relevant procedures. In addition, procedures particular to the so called “unknown sample”, i.e. sample with possible content of any of CBRN, will be reviewed and assessed. Workshops for tutorial inter-calibration table top exercises and for discussion with EU 27 MS will be performed in order to widen the dialogue on standardisation.
Finally, a road-map suggesting methods of choice and processes and means to implement necessary standards to CBRN analysis will be presented and reported. A functional standardisation of CBRN analysis at the necessary level of stringency will become an important component of a Europe more resilient to CBRN incident.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials are a threat for Europe and the world. An EU initiative set out to improve reliability and integration of CBRN material sampling, transport and analysis in Europe.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The EU-funded http://www.cbrnecenter.eu/project/slam/ (SLAM) (Standardisation of laboratory analytical methods) project worked to validate sampling and analysis procedures.
Activities began with identification of the threat agents most likely to be involved in accidental or intentional CBRN incidents. The group then focused on three types of analyses: forensics (agent profiling), to identify the perpetrators of an incident; operational, to identify the type of agent; and contingency and clearance, to determine the scale and duration of impact.
Other work involved a review of procedures, protocols and standards of sampling; sample preparation; and analysis of C, B and RN agents at European laboratories. A report was also prepared about samples that might contain one or several CBRN agents.
On the basis of this work, the team determined that reference materials used to standardise methods should be distributed to all laboratories. Furthermore, any standardised method or procedure should be updated regularly. Quality assurance and control as well as sampling, sampling strategy and sample preparation should be standardised across Europe.
A series of workshops were held to expand the dialogue on standardisation and to ensure support and acceptance by all EU Member States. The aim was to encourage operators, managers, policymakers and various other stakeholders to discuss procedures, capabilities and needs.
Lastly, the project delivered a roadmap for standardisation and harmonisation of CBRN laboratory analyses. It lays down a strategy for the development of common and comparable methods, procedures and protocols for analysis and identification of CBRN materials. This enables a comparison of outcomes from different laboratories and operators throughout Europe following a CBRN incident. The roadmap also proposes the establishment of an EU-wide CBRN laboratory network.
SLAM introduced approaches for the successful implementation of an EU-wide quality control system for the complete analysis of CBRN materials. The project will simplify cross-border cooperation and increase European resilience to CBRN crises.