SIST-TS CEN/TS 16175-2:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 16175-2:2013
01-julij-2013
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Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of mercury - Part 2: Cold vapour
atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS)
Schlamm, behandelter Bioabfall und Boden - Bestimmung von Quecksilber - Teil 2:
Kaltdampf-Atomfluoreszenzspektrometrie (CV-AFS)
Boues, biodéchets traités et sols - Détermination du mercure - Partie 2: Spectrométrie de
fluorescence atomique de vapeur froide (CV-AFS)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16175-2:2013
ICS:
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SIST-TS CEN/TS 16175-2:2013 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 16175-2

SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE

TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
January 2013
ICS 13.030.01; 13.080.10
English Version
Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of mercury -
Part 2: Cold-vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS)
Boues, bio-déchets traités et sols - Détermination du Schlamm, behandelter Bioabfall und Boden - Bestimmung
mercure - Partie 2: Spectrométrie de fluorescence von Quecksilber - Teil 2: Kaltdampf-
atomique de vapeur froide (SFA-VP) Atomfluoreszensspektrometrie (CV-AFS)
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 23 July 2012 for provisional application.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Principle .4
4 Interferences .4
5 Reagents .5
6 Apparatus .6
7 Procedure .7
7.1 Test solution .7
7.2 Test blank solution .7
7.3 Preparation of the calibration solutions .7
7.4 Calibration .7
7.5 Measurement of test sample .7
8 Calculation and expression of results .8
8.1 Calculation .8
8.2 Expression of results .8
9 Test report .9

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Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16175-2:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 400 “Project
Committee - Horizontal standards in the fields of sludge, biowaste and soil”, the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
The preparation of this document by CEN is based on a mandate by the European Commission (Mandate
M/330), which assigned the development of standards on sampling and analytical methods for hygienic and
biological parameters as well as inorganic and organic determinants, aiming to make these standards
applicable to sludge, treated biowaste and soil as far as this is technically feasible.
CEN/TS 16175, Sludge, treated biowaste and soil — Determination of mercury, is comprised of the following
parts:
 Part 1: Cold-vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS);
 Part 2: Cold-vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS).
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
WARNING — Persons using this Technical Specification should be familiar with usual laboratory
practice. This Technical Specification does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any,
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and to ensure compliance with any national regulatory conditions.
IMPORTANT — It is absolutely essential that tests conducted according to this Technical
Specification be carried out by suitably trained staff.
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1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies a method for the determination of mercury in aqua regia or nitric acid
digests of sludge, treated biowaste and soil, obtained according to EN 16173 or EN 16174 using cold-vapour
atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AVS). The lower working range limit is 0,003 mg/kg (dry matter basis).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15934, Sludge, treated biowaste, soil and waste — Calculation of dry matter fraction after determination of
dry residue or water content
EN 16173, Sludge, treated biowaste and soil — Digestion of nitric acid soluble fractions of elements
EN 16174, Sludge, treated biowaste and soil — Digestion of aqua regia soluble fractions of elements
EN ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods (ISO 3696)
3 Principle
Mono- and divalent mercury is reduced to the elemental form by tin(II) chloride solution or sodium borohydride
in acid medium. Elemental mercury is stripped off from the solution in a closed system, by means of a stream
of argon or nitrogen. The mercury vapour is injected into the cell of an atomic fluorescence spectrometer
where the mercury atoms are excited by radiation of a specific wavelength, usually about 254 nm. The
intensity of the fluorescence radiation is a function of mercury concentration. The concentrations are
calculated using a calibration curve.
NOTE The matrix of the solution analysed is dominated by the acids used in the digestion step. Tin(II) chloride as a
reduction substance is recommended in this Technical Specification, because sodium borohydride reduces many
elements commonly found in soil, sludge and waste extract solutions, to the elemental state, which may cause matrix
problems under particular circumstances. However, it is still possible to use sodium borohydride as reduction agent. The
concentration range 0,1 µg/l to 10 µg/l in the digested solution, corresponding to 0,003 µg/g to 0,3 µg/g of mercury, when a
3,0 g sample has been digested, can be determined directly. Higher concentrations can be determined if the digested
solution is diluted.
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