prEN 12457

Characterization of waste - Leaching - Compliance test for leaching of granular waste materials - Determination of the leaching of constituents from granular waste materials and sludges prEN 12457

Scope

This European standard shall be used as a compliance test to provide information on the leaching behaviour of key constituents from granular waste materials and sludges. The test procedure produces eluates which shall subsequently be characterized physically and chemically according to existing standards methods. It is a simplified test the limitations of which have to be understood.