European Project VI-RM (Virtual Institute for Reference Materials).

University of Barcelona, through the research group Qüestram, is founding member of the Virtual Institute for Reference Materials which aim to become a meeting point for producers and users of Reference Materials.

http://www.virm.net

European Project SWIFT-WFD (Screening methods for water data information in support of the implementation of the water framework directive).

University of Barcelona, through the laboratory MAT CONTROL, is a project partner participating in the workpackage related with quality control. The two main aims of the workpackage are:

• To elaborate specific guidelines to be considered in the validation step of the screening methods.
• - To prepare calibrants and reference materials considering the parameters and type of water matrices covered in the Water Framework Directive.

http://www.swift-wfd.com