EN 17201:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST-TS CEN/TS 17201:2019+AC:2019
Gradbeni proizvodi - Ocenjevanje sproščanja nevarnih snovi - Vsebnost
anorganskih snovi - Metode za analizo po razklopu z zlatotopko
Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Content of
inorganic substances - Methods for analysis of aqua regia digests
Bauprodukte - Bewertung der Freisetzung von gefährlichen Stoffen - Gehalt an
anorganischen Stoffen - Verfahren zur Analyse von Königswasseraufschlusslösungen
Produits de construction - Évaluation du relargage de substances dangereuses - Teneur
en substances inorganiques - Méthodes d’analyse de digestats obtenus par digestion à
l’eau régale
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17201:2023
ICS:
13.020.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
varstvom okolja environmental protection
91.100.01 Gradbeni materiali na Construction materials in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17201
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.100.01 Supersedes CEN/TS 17201:2018+AC:2018
English Version
Construction products: Assessment of release of
dangerous substances - Content of inorganic substances -
Methods for analysis of aqua regia digests
Produits de construction : Évaluation du relargage de Bauprodukte: Bewertung der Freisetzung von
substances dangereuses - Teneur en substances gefährlichen Stoffen - Gehalt an anorganischen Stoffen
inorganiques - Méthodes d'analyse de digestats - Verfahren zur Analyse von
obtenus par digestion à l'eau régale Königswasseraufschlusslösungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 August 2023.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Abbreviations . 7
5 Sample pre-treatment . 8
6 Selection of suitable analytical test method . 8
6.1 Table of test methods . 8
6.2 General validation information . 8
6.3 Content in mg/kg . 9
7 Method performance . 9
8 Expression of results . 10
9 Test performance . 10
10 Test report . 11
Annex A (informative) Validation results data for inorganic substances in aqua regia
digests from construction products . 12
A.1 General . 12
A.2 Precision data for aqua regia digests from construction products . 12
Annex B (informative) Indicative values for MDL . 19
Bibliography . 20

European foreword
This document (EN 17201:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 351 “Construction
products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TS 17201:2018+AC:2018.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— the addition of performance data and data from intercomparison validation;
— alignment of terms and definitions within the working groups of CEN/TC 351, i.e. through the revised
version of EN 16687.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document deals with the determination of the content of inorganic substances in construction
products.
Following an extended evaluation of available methods for content analysis in construction products
(CEN/TR 16045) it was concluded that eluate analysis methods are very similar to analytical methods
used to determine content after digestion of a solid matrix.
This document has a similar structure as EN 17195.
This document is part of a modular horizontal approach which was adopted in CEN/TC 351. “Horizontal”
means that the methods can be used for a wide range of materials and products with certain properties.
“Modular” means that a test standard developed in this approach concerns a specific step in assessing a
property and not the whole chain of measurement (from sampling to analyses). Beneficial features of this
approach are that modules can be replaced by better ones without jeopardizing the standard chain and
duplication of work of in different Technical Committees for Products can be avoided as far as possible.
Similar standards have been developed for content determination in different types of matrices, see
Annex A (informative).
The modules that relate to the standards developed in CEN/TC 351 are specified in CEN/TR 16220, which
distinguishes between the modules. This document belongs to the analytical step.
The use of modular horizontal standards implies the drawing of test schemes as well. Before executing a
test on a certain construction product to determine certain characteristics, it is necessary to draw up a
protocol in which the adequate modules are selected and together form the basis for the entire
test procedure.
1 Scope
This document specifies analytical methods for the determination of major, minor and trace elements in
aqua regia digests of construction products. It refers to the following 67 elements:
Aluminium (Al), antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), barium (Ba), beryllium (Be), bismuth (Bi), boron (B),
cadmium (Cd), calcium (Ca), cerium (Ce), caesium (Cs), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu),
dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), gold (Au),
hafnium (Hf), holmium (Ho), indium (In), iridium (Ir), iron (Fe), lanthanum (La), lead (Pb), lithium (Li),
lutetium (Lu), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), mercury (Hg), molybdenum (Mo), neodymium (Nd),
nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), phosphorus (P), platinum (Pt), potassium (K), praseodymium (Pr), rubidium
(Rb), rhenium (Re), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), samarium (Sm), scandium (Sc), selenium (Se), silicon
(Si), silver (Ag), sodium (Na), strontium (Sr), sulphur (S), tellurium (Te), terbium (Tb), thallium (Tl),
thorium (Th), thulium (Tm), tin (Sn), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), uranium (U), vanadium (V), ytterbium
(Yb), yttrium (Y), zinc (Zn), and zirconium (Zr).
The methods in this document are applicable to construction products.
NOTE Construction products include e.g. mineral-based products (S); bituminous products (B); metals (M);
wood-based products (W); plastics and rubbers (P); sealants and adhesives (A); paints and coatings (C), see also
CEN/TR 16045.
The selection of analytical methods to be applied is based on the required sensitivity of the method, which
is provided for all combinations of substance and analytical procedure.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 16687:2023, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Terminology
EN 17087, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Preparation of test
portions from the laboratory sample for testing of release and analysis of content
EN 17196, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Digestion by aqua regia
for subsequent analysis of inorganic substances
EN 17197, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Analysis of inorganic
substances in eluates and digests — Analysis by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
(ICP-OES)
EN 17200, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Analysis of inorganic
substances in eluates and digests— Analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
EN ISO 5667-3, Water quality — Sampling — Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples (ISO
5667-3:2018)
EN ISO 12846:2012, Water quality — Determination of mercury — Method using atomic absorption
spectrometry (AAS) with and without enrichment (ISO 12846:2012)
EN ISO 15586:2003, Water quality — Determination of trace elements using atomic absorption
spectrometry with graphite furnace (ISO 15586:2003)
EN ISO 17852:2008, Water quality — Determination of mercury — Method using atomic fluorescence
spectrometry (ISO 17852:2006)
ISO 17378-1:2014, Water quality — Determination of arsenic and antimony — Part 1: Method using
hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS)
ISO 17378-2:2014, Water quality — Determination of arsenic and antimony — Part 2: Method using
hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HG-AAS)
ISO/TS 17379-1:2013, Water quality — Determination of selenium — Part 1: Method using hydride
generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS)
ISO/TS 17379-2:2013, Water quality — Determination of selenium — Part 2: Method using hydride
generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HG-AAS)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16687:2023 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online
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