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2019 is International Year of the Periodic Table

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This year is 150 years since Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev established the Periodic Table, and has been proclaimed the ‘International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements’  by the United Nations General Assembly and UNESCO.

The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is one of the most significant achievements in science, capturing the essence not only of chemistry, but also of physics and biology. It is a unique tool, enabling scientists to predict the properties of matter on the Earth and in the rest of the universe.

With its European Metrology Research Programmes (EMRP and EMPIR) EURAMET supports a number of collaborative research projects that include work relating to the chemical elements. Some examples of these are:

  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Metrology for chemical pollutants in air(ENV01, MACPoll)
  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Emerging requirements for measuring pollutants from automotive exhaust emissions (ENV02, Partemission)
  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Traceability for Mercury measurements (ENV51, MeTra)
  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Metrology for Metalloproteins (HLT05)
  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Primary standards for challenging elements (SIB09, ELEMENTS)
  • <link research-innovation search-research-projects details>Metrology for innovative nanoparticles (IND12, Innanopart)

Hanspeter Andres, Chair of the EURAMET Technical Committee on Metrology in Chemistry, said ‘Certified reference material of pure elemental compounds and elemental solutions are the base for SI-traceable chemical measurements. These EURAMET projects allow us to close gaps in our traceability schemes and their application in novel fields such as Biochemistry and Nanotechnology.’

EMPIR projects are co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the EMPIR Participating States.

EMRP joint research projects are part of EURAMET’s European Metrology Research Programme. The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union.

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