Name: BS 6068-2.77(2002) : 2002
Brand: BSI

WATER QUALITY - DIGESTION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SELECTED ELEMENTS IN WATER - NITRIC ACID DIGESTION

Published date

23-11-2012

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Term and definition
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Procedure
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) Digestion is an open system using electrical
        heating
Annex B (informative) Digestion is an open system using
        microwave-assisted heating
Annex C (informative) Digestion is a closed system using
         microwave-assisted heating
Annex D (informative) Digestion is a closed system using an
        autoclave
Annex E (informative) Performance checks
Bibliography

Specifies a method for extracting trace elements from a water sample using nitric acid as a digestion agent. The method is applicable to all types of waters with a suspended solids concentration of less than 20 g/l and a total organic carbon (TOC) concentration expressed as carbon of less than 5 g/l.

Committee	EH/3/2
DevelopmentNote	Also numbered as BS EN ISO 15587-2. Supersedes 99/565774 DC. (04/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2007. (06/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	99/565774 DC : OCT 99

Standards	Relationship
EN ISO 15587-2 : 2002	Identical
ISO 15587-2:2002	Identical

ISO 5667-3:2012	Water quality Sampling Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples
ISO 3696:1987	Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods