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  • BS EN 896:2012

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    Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. Sodium hydroxide

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-2013

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Description
    4 Purity criteria
    5 Test methods
    6 Labelling - Transportation - Storage
    Annex A (informative) - General information on sodium
            hydroxide
    Annex B (normative) - Analytical methods
    Annex C (normative) - General rules relating to safety
    Bibliography

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    Pertains to sodium hydroxide used for treatment of water intended for human consumption.

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    This European Standard is applicable to sodium hydroxide used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium hydroxide. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use (see Annex C).

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    Committee B/504/10
    Development Note Supersedes 92/57693 DC. (08/2005) Supersedes 12/30257898 DC. (02/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 3165:1976 Sampling of chemical products for industrial use — Safety in sampling
    ISO 3195:1975 Sodium hydroxide for industrial use — Sampling — Test Sample — Preparation of the main solution for carrying out certain determinations
    EN ISO 12846:2012 Water quality - Determination of mercury - Method using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) with and without enrichment (ISO 12846:2012)
    ISO 12846:2012 Water quality — Determination of mercury — Method using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) with and without enrichment
    ISO 979:1974 Sodium hydroxide for industrial use — Method of assay
    ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
    EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
    ISO 6206:1979 Chemical products for industrial use — Sampling — Vocabulary
    ISO 8213:1986 Chemical products for industrial use — Sampling techniques — Solid chemical products in the form of particles varying from powders to coarse lumps
    ISO 3196:1975 Sodium hydroxide for industrial use — Determination of carbonates content — Titrimetric method
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