BS EN 1948-3:2006

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Principles of identification and quantification
6 Reagents, materials and equipment
7 Safety measures
8 Quality control requirements for identification and
   quantification
9 Quality assurance criteria for extraction/clean-up/quantification
   procedure blanks
10 Calibration of the HRGC/HRMS
11 Quantification of HRGC/HRMS results
12 Calculation of the measurement results
13 Analytical report
14 Performance characteristics
15 Interferences
Annex A (informative) Examples of operation of gas
         chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of
         PCDDs/PCDFs in emission samples
Annex B (informative) Estimation of the measuring
         uncertainty and precision of the determination of
         polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
Annex C (informative) Mass of ions monitored for PCDDs and PCDFs
Annex D (informative) Relative abundance of chlorine isotope ions
         and their ratio for PCDD/PCDF congeners containing 4 to
         8 chlorine substituents
Annex E (informative) Further general recommendations for
        separation, detection and quantification of PCDDs/PCDFs
Annex F (informative) Variability determination based on the
         results of the validation tests
Annex G (informative) Relation to EU Directives
Bibliography

Describes the identification and quantification procedures of the sampled PCDDs/PCDFs.

This European Standard specifies the identification and quantification procedures of the sampled PCDDs/PCDFs. It is an integral part of the complete measurement procedure. The use of the other two parts of this standard, prEN 1948-1:2005 and prEN 1948-2:2005, describing sampling and extraction and clean-up, respectively, is necessary for the determination of the PCDDs/PCDFs. This European Standard has been designed to measure PCDD/PCDF concentrations at about 0,1 ng I-TEQ/m3 in stationary source emissions. This European Standard specifies both method validation and a framework of quality control requirements which shall be fulfilled by any PCDD/PCDF identification and quantification methods to be applied. Some methods are described in detail in Annex A as examples of proven procedures. Each of the three sampling methods (Part 1) can be combined with the extraction and clean-up (Part 2) and the identification and quantification (Part 3) to complete the measurement procedure. During comparison measurements of the three sampling methods on municipal waste incinerators at the level of about 0,1 ng I-TEQ/m3 these methods have been deemed comparable within the expected range of uncertainty. Validation trials were performed on the flue gas of municipal waste incinerators at the level of about 0,1 ng I-TEQ/m3 and a dust loading of from 1 mg/m3 to 15 mg/m3. Although this European Standard is primarily developed and validated for gaseous streams emitted by waste incinerators, the practical experience shows that it can be applied for wide concentration ranges and various emission sources. The procedure described in the three parts of prEN 1948:2005 specifies requirements in order to measure every 2,3,7,8-chlorine substituted PCDD/PCDF congener required to calculate the total I-TEQ (see Table A.1 of prEN 1948-1:2005). Besides the determination of PCDDs/PCDFs the described measurement methods are suitable for determination of other low-volatile substances, e.g. of dioxin-