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ISO 17183:2016

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Soil quality Screening soils for isopropanol-extractable organic compounds by determining emulsification index by light attenuation
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Published date

04-05-2016

ISO 17183:2016 specifies the procedure to screen highly contaminated soils to detect organic compounds extractable with isopropanol, including a wide range of fuels, oils, and greases. The method is useful for finding hot spots. It is applicable both in laboratories and for site screening in the field. The working range is approximately 0,01 to 0,3 in absorbance units, corresponding to approximately 500 mg/kg to 10 000 mg/kg of isopropanol-extractable organic compounds in soil.

The light attenuation due to light scattering/absorption approach in this method is designed to quickly screen soil samples using calibration with the most appropriate substance(s) likely to be present on a given site to indicate the concentration levels.

This screening technique is applicable for a broad spectrum of organic compounds, mainly hydrocarbons. Organic compounds are a very broadly defined mixture of compounds, which show their own specific emulsification indices (see Annex A) and a gross emulsification index in a mixture sample, defined primarily by their insolubility in water. The more insoluble the compounds (e.g. non-polar compounds), the higher the response. Hydrocarbons are generally less-reactive and have little polarity. Determination of emulsification indexes uses their non-polar nature to detect organic compounds including a wide range of hydrocarbons from about C8 to about C36.

NOTE This method can also be applied to biological substances such as vegetable oils.

This method is not applicable for determination of specific organic compounds or groups of compounds that may be part of a larger organic compound mixture. As with other screening techniques, it is advisable to confirm a certain percentage of both positive and negative test results, especially when near or above a regulatory action limit or when the presence of background or when interfering organic compounds such as surface active substances are suspected to be present.

This method does not address the evaporation of any volatile organic compound mixtures (i.e., gasoline) during sampling, preparation and detection. Although the screening method can be used for the quantitative detection of volatile hydrocarbons, it is not intended that the method be used for the quantitative determination of volatile petroleum hydrocarbons unless evaporation during sample handling is addressed; the response factor be appropriately corrected, or the method performance be demonstrated on real samples.

If emulsifiers or surface active substances (e.g. detergents) are present, significantly negatively-biased or false negative results can be obtained. If there is any evidence for the presence of surfactances in the soil, this method cannot be applied.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ISO/DIS 17183. (04/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
11
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
BS ISO 17183:2016 Identical

ISO 12404:2011 Soil quality Guidance on the selection and application of screening methods
ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
ISO/IEC Guide 98:1993 Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM)
ISO 11464:2006 Soil quality Pretreatment of samples for physico-chemical analysis
ISO 17381:2003 Water quality Selection and application of ready-to-use test kit methods in water analysis
ISO 10381-5:2005 Soil quality Sampling Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination

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