FRAME THE QUESTION
What are you asking the analysis to establish?
Provide the claimed compound identity and relevant sample information. Ask the laboratory what the proposed method can support, which supporting output is available and what conclusions fall outside its scope.
- State the claimed material identity and sample matrix
- Confirm the analysis available for that material
- Ask what evidence accompanies the reported result
- Request additional work explicitly rather than assuming it is included
SAMPLE-LINKED RESULTS
Keep identity and other test results distinct.
Read each result against its own method, scope and units. A report should make it clear which work was performed and should not substitute one analytical question for another.
Discuss your identity-testing requirements.
Share the sample description and the question you need answered.