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Soil, sediment and sludge — Sampling, pre-treatment and analysis of microplastics

General information

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CEN

CEN/TC 444 Environmental characterization of solid matrices

Technical Specification

Scope

This European Technical Specification specifies procedures for sampling soil, sludge and sediment for the consequent pre-treatment and analysis on the content of microplastics.
Sampling, pre-treatment and preparation/extraction are described in detail. For the analytical procedures
reference is made to other existing standards

Life cycle

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