CEN/TS 17769:2022

Organic and organo-mineral fertilizers - Determination of the mercury content

Publication date:   Aug 17, 2022

General information

60.60 Standard published   Apr 6, 2022

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CEN/TC 260 Fertilizers and liming materials

Technical Specification

65.080   Fertilizers

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This document specifies a method for determination of the content of mercury (Hg) in organic fertilizers and organo-mineral fertilizers using (cold) vapour generation apparatus coupled to an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and a method using a direct amalgamation technique. It is applicable to aqua regia digests prepared according to CEN/TS 17768.
NOTE It is also possible to use other suitable methods for the determination of mercury described in Annex A if users prove that the method gives the same results as the methods described in this standard.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2019/1009

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)

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CEN/TS 17769:2022
60.60 Standard published
Apr 6, 2022