BSI PAS 61:2006
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Determination of priority pollutants in surface water using passive sampling
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2006 | 24 |
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3 | Contents 1 Scope 3 2 Normative references 3 3 Terms and definitions 3 4 Principle 4 5 Handling sampling devices 5 5.1 General 5 5.2 Organics sampling devices 5 5.3 Metals sampling devices 5 6 Estimation of appropriate field deployment time 5 7 Sampling device preparation and assembly 6 7.1 Sampling device preparation 6 7.2 Sampling device assembly 6 7.3 Sampling device storage 6 8 Quality assurance 6 8.1 General 6 8.2 Replicate quality control sampling devices 7 8.3 Sampling device controls 7 9 Selection of sampling site and safety precautions 9 9.1 Selection of sampling site 9 9.2 General safety precautions 9 10 Sampling device deployment and retrieval 10 10.1 Materials and apparatus 10 10.2 Deployment procedure 10 10.3 Retrieval procedure 11 11 Extraction of analytes from sampling devices and preparation for analysis 12 12 Analysis 12 13 Calculation 13 14 Test report 14 Bibliography 18 Annexes Annex A (informative) Relevant analytical methods (European and international standards) 15 Annex B (informative) Quality control measures 16 B.1 Recovery 16 B.2 Method detection limits (LoD) 17 B.3 Precision 17 List of figures Figure 1 Schematic representation of a passive sampling device 2 Figure 2 Quality control samples involved in passive sampling 7 List of tables |
4 | Foreword |
6 | Figure 1 Schematic representation of a passive sampling device |
7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 analytical recovery standard 3.2 fabrication control 3.3 field control 3.4 passive sampling |
8 | 3.5 priority pollutant 3.6 performance reference compound (PRC) 3.7 reagent control 3.8 recovery spike 3.9 sampling device class 3.10 shipping control (optional) 4 Principle |
9 | 5 Handling sampling devices 5.1 General 5.2 Organics sampling devices 5.3 Metals sampling devices 6 Estimation of appropriate field deployment time |
10 | 7 Sampling device preparation and assembly 7.1 Sampling device preparation 7.2 Sampling device assembly 7.3 Sampling device storage 8 Quality assurance 8.1 General |
11 | 8.2 Replicate quality control sampling devices 8.3 Sampling device controls Figure 2 Quality control samples involved in passive sampling |
12 | Table 1 Sampling device control requirements |
13 | 9 Selection of sampling site and safety precautions 9.1 Selection of sampling site a) sources of vapour-phase contaminants, including engine fumes, oils, tars, gasoline, diesel fuel, paints, solvents, cigarette smoke and asphalt pavement, if organics sampling devices are to be used; b) sources of metallic contamination, if metals sampling devices are to be used; c) oily films or biofilms on the surface of the water; d) adequate water depth to keep the sampling device submerged throughout deployment under all conditions; 9.2 General safety precautions |
14 | 10 Sampling device deployment and retrieval 10.1 Materials and apparatus 10.2 Deployment procedure |
15 | 10.3 Retrieval procedure |
16 | 11 Extraction of analytes from sampling devices and preparation for analysis 12 Analysis |
17 | 13 Calculation |
18 | 14 Test report a) sampling device manufacturer; b) sampling device batch number; c) sampling device field identification; d) sampling device uptake rate and the method used to determine it; e) sampling location, date and time of deployment and retrieval of sampling devices, site characteristics and name of person deploying and retrieving the device; f) where applicable, further information on the sample site, e.g. previous levels of any pollutants found; g) water quality parameters recorded at deployment and retrieval; h) any performance reference compounds used and their levels in sampling devices before and after exposure; i) analytical performance compounds used; j) sample preparation method; k) analytical method; l) levels of target analytes quantified in quality control samples; m) time weighted average concentration of analyte in the surface water, with its estimated uncertainty. |
19 | Annex A (informative) Relevant analytical methods (European and international standards) |
20 | Annex B (informative) Quality control measures B.1 Recovery |
21 | B.2 Method detection limits (LoD) B.3 Precision |
22 | Bibliography |