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BS 6068-2.85(2003) : 2003

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WATER QUALITY - GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF A NUMBER OF MONOCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, NAPHTHALENE AND SEVERAL CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS USING PURGE-AND-TRAP AND THERMAL DESORPTION
Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Interferences
6 Reagents
7 Apparatus
8 Sample collection, preservation and preparation
9 Analytical procedure
10 Calibration
11 Calculation
12 Expression of results
13 Precision data
14 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Application of purge-and-trap
                        concentration to the GC analysis of
                        volatile compounds in water - Example 1:
                        Validation study in the UK
Annex B (informative) - Application of purge-and-trap concentration
                        to the GC-analysis of volatile compounds
                        in water - Example 2: Data provided by DIN
Annex C (informative) - Application of purge-and-trap
                        concentration to the GC-analysis of
                        volatile compounds in water - Example 3:
                        Validation study in the Netherlands
Annex D (normative) - Criteria for the GC-MS identification
                        of target compounds
Annex E (informative) - Procedures for the cleaning of
                        glassware and the preparation of
                        contaminant-free water
Annex F (informative) - Preparation of standard solutions of
                        volatile organic compounds
Annex G (informative) - Determination of the (absolute)
                        recovery of substances analysed by
                        purge-and-trap concentration
Bibliography

Provides a general method for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water by purge-and-trap isolation and gas chromatography (GC). Applicable to drinking water, ground water, surface water, seawater and to (diluted) waste water.

Committee
EH/3/2
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as BS EN ISO 15680. Supersedes 01/562615 DC. (12/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2008. (06/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 15680 : 2003 Identical
ISO 15680:2003 Identical

ISO 11423-1:1997 Water quality — Determination of benzene and some derivatives — Part 1: Head-space gas chromatographic method
ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality Sampling Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples
ISO 10301:1997 Water quality — Determination of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons — Gas-chromatographic methods
ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
ISO 8466-1:1990 Water quality Calibration and evaluation of analytical methods and estimation of performance characteristics Part 1: Statistical evaluation of the linear calibration function

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