CEN/TS 16190:2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus and materials
7 Sample storage and sample pretreatment
8 Extraction and clean-up
9 HRGC/HRMS analysis
10 Precision
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Toxic equivalent factors
Annex B (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
        data
Annex C (informative) - Examples of extraction and
        clean-up methods
Annex D (informative) - Examples of operation of GC/HRMS
        determination
Bibliography

This Technical Specification specifies a method for quantitative determination of 17 2,3,7,8-chlorine substituted dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in sludge, treated biowaste and soil using liquid column chromatographic clean-up methods and GC/HRMS.The analytes to be determined with this Technical Specification are listed in Table 2.(...)The limit of detection depends on the kind of sample, the congener, the equipment used and the quality of chemicals used for extraction and clean-up. Under the conditions specified in this Technical Specification, limits of detection better than 1 ng/kg (expressed as dry matter) can be achieved.This method is "performance based". It is permitted to modify the method if all performance criteria given in this method are met.NOTEIn principle this method can also be applied for sediments, mineral wastes and for vegetation. It is the responsibility of the user of this Technical Specification to validate the application for these matrices.