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BS EN 13657:2002

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Characterization of waste. Digestion for subsequent determination of aqua regia soluble portion of elements
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

22-10-2002

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety remarks
5 Sample
   5.1 Sample pre-treatment
   5.2 Mass of test portion
6 Equipment
   6.1 Closed vessel system
       6.1.1 Microwave unit
       6.1.2 Digestion vessels
   6.2 Semi-open vessel system
       6.2.1 Microwave unit
       6.2.2 Digestion vessels
   6.3 Apparatus for thermal heating digestion
       6.3.1 Reaction vessels
       6.3.2 Reflux condenser
       6.3.3 Absorption vessel
       6.3.4 Roughened glass beards
       6.3.5 Temperature-controlled heating apparatus
   6.4 General equipment
7 Reagents
8 Interferences and sources of error
   8.1 General informations
   8.2 Closed vessel system
   8.3 Semi-open vessel system for microwave or thermal
       heating digestion
9 Procedure
   9.1 Blank test
   9.2 Procedure for microwave assisted digestion in closed
       vessels
   9.3 Procedure for microwave assisted digestion in semi-open
       vessels
       9.3.1 Amount of samples
       9.3.2 Digestion
       9.3.3 Preparation of the solution for analysis
   9.4 Procedure for thermal heating digestion in reflux systems
       9.4.1 Amount of samples
       9.4.2 Digestion
       9.4.3 Preparation of the solution for analysis
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) Calibration of the power adjustment
Annex B (informative) Validation
      B.1 Inter-laboratory study
      B.2 Robustness study
Bibliography

Gives methods of digestion with aqua regia. Solutions produced by the methods are suitable for analysis e.g. by atomic absorption spectrometry (FLAAS, HGAAS, CVAAS, GFAAS), inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductive coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).

Committee
EH/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/106173 DC (11/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 13657 : 2003 Identical
NEN EN 13657 : 2002 Identical
DIN EN 13657:2003-01 Identical
I.S. EN 13657:2002 Identical
EN 13657:2002 Identical
NS EN 13657 : 1ED 2002 Identical
SN EN 13657 : 2002 Identical
UNE-EN 13657:2003 Identical
NBN EN 13657 : 2002 Identical
UNI EN 13657 : 2004 Identical

ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
ISO 11466:1995 Soil quality — Extraction of trace elements soluble in aqua regia
EN 1483:2007 Water quality - Determination of mercury - Method using atomic absorption spectrometry
EN ISO 5961 : 1995 WATER QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (ISO 5961:1994)
ISO 5961:1994 Water quality Determination of cadmium by atomic absorption spectrometry
ISO 5725-3:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 3: Intermediate measures of the precision of a standard measurement method
ENV 12506 : DRAFT 2000 CHARACTERIZATION OF WASTE - ANALYSIS OF ELUATES - DETERMINATION OF PH, AS, CD, CR (6), CU, NI, PB, ZN, CL[-], NO[2][-], SO[4][2-]
ISO 5725-6:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values
ISO 8288:1986 Water quality — Determination of cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium and lead — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric methods
ISO 5725-4:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 4: Basic methods for the determination of the trueness of a standard measurement method
ISO 11885:2007 Water quality Determination of selected elements by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
EN 1233 : 1996 WATER QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF CHROMIUM - ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIC METHODS
ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
EN ISO 11969:1996 WATER QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC - ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIC METHOD (HYDRIDE TECHNIQUE)
ISO 5725-5:1998 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 5: Alternative methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method
EN 45001 : 1989 GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE OPERATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES

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