ISO 13859:2014
Soil quality - Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Standard No.

ISO 13859:2014

Release Date

2014

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Latest

ISO 13859:2014

Scope

This International Standard specifies the quantitative determination of 16 PAH (see Table 2) in sludge, soil, and treated biowaste using GC-MS and HPLC-UV-DAD/FLD covering a wide range of PAH contamination levels (see also Annex B). When using fluorescence detection, acenaphthylene cannot be measured. Table 2 — Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which can be analysed using this International Standard Target analyte CAS-RNa Naphthalene 91-20-3 Acenaphthene 83-32-9 Acenaphthylene 208-96-8 Fluorene 86-73-7 Anthracene 120-12-7 Phenanthrene 85-01-8 Fluoranthene 206-44-0 Chrysene 218-01-9 Pyrene 129-00-0 Benz(a)anthracene 56-55-3 Benzo(b)fluoranthene 205-99-2 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 193-39-5 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 207-08-9 Benzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 Dibenz(a,h)anthracene Benzo(ghi)perylene a Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number. 53-70-3191-24-2 The limit of detection depends on the determinants, the equipment used, the quality of chemicals used for the extraction of the sample, and the clean-up of the extract. Typically, a lower limit of application of 0,01 mg/kg (expressed as dry matter) can be ensured for each individual PAH. This depends on instrument and sample.  1  Sludge, soil, and treated biowaste can differ in properties and also in the expected contamination levels of PAH and presence of interfering substances. These differences make it impossible to describe one general procedure. This International Standard contains decision tables based on the properties of the sample and the extraction and clean-up procedure to be used. Two general lines are followed, an agitation procedure (shaking) or use of Soxhlet/pressurized liquid extraction. NOTE Other PAH compounds can also be analysed with this method, provided suitability has been proven.

ISO 13859:2014 Referenced Document

• ISO 11465:1993 Soil quality; determination of dry matter and water content on a mass basis; gravimetric method
• ISO 14507:2003 Soil quality - Pretreatment of samples for determination of organic contaminants
• ISO 18512:2007 Soil quality - Guidance on long and short term storage of soil samples
• ISO 22892:2006 Soil quality - Guidelines for the identification of target compounds by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
• ISO 5667-15:2009 Water quality - Sampling - Part 15: Guidance on the preservation and handling of sludge and sediment samples
• ISO 8466-1:1990 Water quality; calibration and evaluation of analytical methods and estimation of performance characteristics; part 1: statistical evaluation of the linear calibration function

ISO 13859:2014 history

• 2014 ISO 13859:2014 Soil quality - Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)