EN 15980:2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Principle
6 Apparatus, reagents and materials
7 Sampling
8 Sample preparation and analysis
9 Quality assurance
10 Calculation of results
11 Performance characteristics
12 Uncertainty
13 Reporting of results
Annex A (informative) - Collectors used in the field trial
Annex B (normative) - Work-up of deposition samples
        for PAH analysis
Annex C (normative) - Analytical conditions
Annex D (informative) - Performance characteristics
        determined in laboratory and field tests
Annex E (informative) - Relationship between this European
        Standard and the essential requirements of EU
        Directives
Bibliography

This document specifies a method for the determination of the bulk deposition of benz[a]anthracene (BaA), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjF), benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBahA) and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (INP), which can be used in the framework of Directive 2004/107/EC. This European Standard specifies performance requirements with which the method has to comply in order to meet the data quality objectives given in this Directive.This document specifies methods for sampling, sample preparation and analysis using gas chromatography with mass spectroscopic detection (GC/MS) or high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC/FLD). The funnel-bottle bulk collector is used as the standard collector.The method is applicable for deposition measurements in-rural and remote areas,-industrial areas,-urban areas.The standard is applicable in the range from a few ng/(m2 d) to a few hundred ng/(m2 d).