Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Weight instability - Causes and minimization
  3.1 General
  3.2 Moisture sorption
  3.3 Electrostatic effects
  3.4 Effects of volatile compounds (other than water)
  3.5 Handling damage
  3.6 Buoyancy changes
4 Correcting for weight instability by use of blanks
  4.1 General
  4.2 Minimum number of blanks
  4.3 Weighing times and sequence
  4.4 Conditioning times
  4.5 Storage stability
5 Transport of collection substrates with collected aerosol
  samples to laboratory
  5.1 General
  5.2 Recommended packaging
6 Weighing equipment and procedure
  6.1 The balance
  6.2 Recommended environmental controls
  6.3 Other equipment requirements
  6.4 Procedure
7 Recommendations for the reporting of measured mass
  relative to LOD and LOQ
8 Estimation of the uncertainty of the analytical procedure
  of weighing aerosol collection substrates
  8.1 Introduction
  8.2 Within-laboratory estimated standard deviation s[w]
      obtained over an extended period
9 Measures to assure the validity of previously determined
  measurement uncertainty
  9.1 Continued determination of within-laboratory
      reproducibility
  9.2 Participation in laboratory performance proficiency
      testing
  9.3 Laboratory self-check on weighing uncertainty
Annex A (normative) - Uncertainty component in weighing
        collected aerosol
Annex B (informative) - Interpretation of LOD and LOQ
Annex C (informative) - Method evaluation example
Annex D (normative) - Test of transportation integrity
Annex E (informative) - Check on weighing uncertainty
Annex F (informative) - Balance uncertainty
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