This standard BS EN 16175-2:2016 Sludge, treated biowaste and soil. Determination of mercury is classified in these ICS categories:
13.080.10 Chemical characteristics of soils
13.030.01 Wastes in general
This European Standard 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-AFS). The lower working range limit is 0,003 mg/kg (dry matter basis).