BS 6068-2.77(2002) : 2002
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
WATER QUALITY - DIGESTION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SELECTED ELEMENTS IN WATER - NITRIC ACID DIGESTION
23-11-2012
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Term and definition
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Procedure
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) Digestion is an open system using electrical
heating
Annex B (informative) Digestion is an open system using
microwave-assisted heating
Annex C (informative) Digestion is a closed system using
microwave-assisted heating
Annex D (informative) Digestion is a closed system using an
autoclave
Annex E (informative) Performance checks
Bibliography
Specifies a method for extracting trace elements from a water sample using nitric acid as a digestion agent. The method is applicable to all types of waters with a suspended solids concentration of less than 20 g/l and a total organic carbon (TOC) concentration expressed as carbon of less than 5 g/l.
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EH/3/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Also numbered as BS EN ISO 15587-2. Supersedes 99/565774 DC. (04/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2007. (06/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN ISO 15587-2:2002 | Identical |
| ISO 15587-2:2002 | Identical |
| ISO 5667-3:2012 | Water quality — Sampling — Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples |
| ISO 3696:1987 | Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods |