Environmental monitoring,
explained without the jargon
Practical guides on temperature mapping, ISO 17025 calibration, cold chain and GxP compliance — written from real field experience, for the people who have to make it work.
Sensor placement, buffered probes, high/low alarms and out-of-hours cover for fridges and cold rooms.
Read guide →Wireless vs wired, cloud vs on-premise, alarming, data integrity and validation.
Read guide →2–8°C, ultra-cold below −60°C, why freezing ruins vaccines, and how to protect them.
Read guide →What UKAS accreditation really means, checking the scope, and the questions to ask a lab.
Read guide →What k=2 means, why certificates must state uncertainty, and using guard bands in decisions.
Read guide →GDP, GMP, FDA 21 CFR, ISO 17025, WHO and USP — which apply to you, and how they fit together.
Read guide →Electronic records, audit trails, EU Annex 11 and the ALCOA+ data-integrity principles.
Read guide →What MHRA and FDA inspectors check, ALCOA+ data integrity, and the findings that recur.
Read guide →Where humidity and CO₂ quietly wreck products — and how to map, monitor and calibrate them.
Read guide →The four stages of qualifying a storage warehouse — and exactly where mapping fits in.
Read guide →Why MKT beats a simple average, how it is calculated, and how to use it for excursions.
Read guide →Viable vs non-viable monitoring, particle limits, settle plates and continuous monitoring.
Read guide →Quarantine, investigate, assess against stability data, and decide — without the classic mistakes.
Read guide →Accuracy, connectivity, alarms, calibration and 21 CFR Part 11 data integrity.
Read guide →Qualified transport and packaging, shipping-lane qualification and excursion handling.
Read guide →From regulatory framework to sensor placement to a report that survives inspection.
Read guide →Accredited calibration, traceability to national standards, and reading a certificate.
Read guide →Contamination Control Strategy, continuous monitoring and the key compliance deadlines.
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