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Description Unit Size
MISCELLANEOUS WATER MATERIALS
Collected from the Severn Estuary, UK, offshore from a heavily industrialised area
near Avonmouth.
This material is intended for use in development, validation or quality control of
analytical methods for the determination of metals in estuarine water.
Certified Values
Cadmium ......................... 101 ± 2 µg/kg Manganese .................... 976 ± 31 µg/kg
Copper ............................ 190 ± 4 µg/kg Nickel ............................... 186 ± 3 µg/kg
Lead ................................ 196 ± 3 µg/kg
Indicative Values
Calcium ................................. 220 mg/L Sodium ............................... 4700 mg/L
Magnesium ............................ 570 mg/L Zinc ........................................... 55 µg/L
Potassium .............................. 180 mg/L
A suitable supply of leachate was obtained and filtered through a 0.45 µm membrane
filter. This material was stabilised with concentrated nitric acid to provide a pH of <2.
This material is intended for use in development, validation or quality control of
analytical methods for the determination of elements in landfill leachates.
Certified Values
Boron ............................. 8.9 ± 0.5 mg/L Nickel .......................... 0.09 ± 0.03 mg/L
Calcium .......................... 148 ± 12 mg/L Potassium ....................... 385 ± 15 mg/L
Iron ............................. 1.05 ± 0.04 mg/L Sodium ........................... 860 ± 44 mg/L
Magnesium ....................... 221 ± 9 mg/L Zinc ............................. 0.28 ± 0.03 mg/L
Manganese................. 0.33 ± 0.02 mg/L
Reference material collected from a landfill site in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.
This material is intended for use in development, validation or quality control of
analytical methods for the determination of metals in landfill leachate. This material
may also be applicable to other matrices where suitable reference materials are not
available.
Assessed Values
Boron ...................................... 9.8 mg/L Manganese ........................... 0.14 mg/L
Calcium ................................. 74.8 mg/L Nickel .................................... 0.21 mg/L
Chromium .............................. 0.18 mg/L Phosphorus .......................... 11.5 mg/L
Iron .......................................... 3.8 mg/L Potassium .............................. 780 mg/L
Magnesium ............................ 73.5 mg/L Sodium ................................ 1750 mg/L