PREN 15934 : DRAFT 2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety remarks
5 Principle
6 Interferences and sources of errors
7 Apparatus
   7.1 Drying oven
   7.2 Desciccator
   7.3 Temperature tolerant evaporating dish
       or crucible
   7.4 Analytical balance
8 Sampling and sample pre-treatment
9 Procedure
10 Quality control
11 Calculation and expression of results
12 Precision data
13 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility data
  A.1 Materials used in the interlaboratory study
  A.2 Interlaboratory study results
  A.3 Repeatability and reproducibility limits
Annex B (informative) - Comparison of validation results with
        earlier validation studies using the same method
Bibliography

Defines a method for the determination of dry matter on a mass basis of samples of: - sludges, including liquid, paste-like or solid sludges, - all types of air-dried soil samples and field moist soil samples, - sediment, - waste and - treated biowaste.