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EN 15853:2010

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Ambient air quality - Standard method for the determination of mercury deposition
Published date

06-02-2010

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Principle of mercury deposition determinations
5 Siting requirements for mercury deposition determinations
6 Reagents
7 Sampling
8 Analysis
9 Quality control
10 Calculation of results
11 Estimation of the measurement uncertainty of the method
12 Performance characteristics determined in field tests
13 Reporting of results
Annex A (informative) - Sampling equipment that can be
        used for precipitation sampling
Annex B (informative) - Sampling procedure
Annex C (informative) - Analytical procedure
Annex D (informative) - Summary of field trial validation
        tests
Annex E (informative) - Relationship between this European
        Standard and the Essential Requirements of
        EU Directives
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the total deposition of mercury. This standard can be used within the framework of the European Council Directive on Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management and Directive 2004/107/EC. Performance requirements with which the method should comply are specified in this European Standard. The performance characteristics of the method were determined in comparative field validation tests carried out at two European locations.This European Standard is applicable to background sites that are in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2004/107/EC and to urban and industrial sites. This standard allows the sampling of deposition using cylindrical deposition gauges, and analysis using Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (CVAAS) or Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (CVAFS) following existing harmonised and standardised procedures. The standard is applicable for the measurement of mercury in deposition between 1 ng/(m2•d) and 100 ng/(m2•d).The standard is validated for the deposition range listed in Table 1.NOTEThe range given is based upon the values measured in the field validation test. The upper and lower limits are the observed minimum and maximum values measured during the field validation tests. The actual lower limits of the working range depends on the variability of the laboratory blank, for bulk and wet-only collectors, and the precipitation. The method can be applied to higher and lower deposition rates provided that the collection characteristics are not compromised.

Committee
CEN/TC 264
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NEN EN 15853 : 2010 Identical
BS EN 15853:2010 Identical
UNE-EN 15853:2010 Identical
PN EN 15853 : 2010 Identical
DIN EN 15853 E : 2010 Identical
NS EN 15853 : 2010 Identical
DIN EN 15853:2010-11 Identical
I.S. EN 15853:2010 Identical
UNI EN 15853 : 2010 Identical
NBN EN 15853 : 2010 Identical
NF EN 15853 : 2010 Identical

EN 1483:2007 Water quality - Determination of mercury - Method using atomic absorption spectrometry
ISO 17852:2006 Water quality Determination of mercury Method using atomic fluorescence spectrometry
VDI 2119 Blatt 2:1996-09 Measuring of particulate precipitations - Determination of the dust precipitation with collecting pots made of glass (Bergerhoff method) or plastic
EN ISO 17852:2008 Water quality - Determination of mercury - Method using atomic fluorescence spectrometry (ISO 17852:2006)
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
EN ISO 20988:2007 Air quality - Guidelines for estimating measurement uncertainty (ISO 20988:2007)
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
ENV 13005 : DRAFT 1999 GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT
ISO 20988:2007 Air quality Guidelines for estimating measurement uncertainty
CR 14377:2002 Air quality - Approach to uncertainty estimation for ambient air reference measurement methods

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