EN 16377:2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Interference
5 Reagents and standards
6 Equipment
7 Sample pretreatment
8 Procedure
9 Calibration
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Clean-up procedures
Annex B (informative) - Examples of separation conditions in
        gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
Annex C (informative) - Typical ions and time windows for
        electron impact ionisation detection
Annex D (informative) - Examples of chromatograms
Annex E (informative) - Precision data
Annex F (informative) - Summary of general requirements
        and recommendations
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of selected polybrominated flame retardants (BFR), chemically known as polybrominated diphenylethers (BDE), in waste materials using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in the electron impact (EI) ionisation mode (GC-EI-MS).When applying GC-EI-MS, the method is applicable to samples containing 100 µg/kg to 5 000 µg/kg of tetra- to octabromodiphenylether congeners and 100 µg/kg to 10 000 µg/kg of decabromo diphenylether (see Table 1). It is also possible to analyse other brominated flame retardants applying the method described in this European Standard, provided the method's applicability has been proven.(...)