A supply of dried soil was purchased from a supplier in Germany.
This material is intended for use as a quality control material for analytical methods
used in the investigation of soil for contamination.
Textural Classification- Loamy Sand
Sand 2.00-0.063 mm ............. 81 % m/m Clay <0.002 mm .................... 10 % m/m
Silt 0.063-0.002 mm ................9 % m/m
Indicative Values
Antimony .................................. 9 mg/kg Manganese ........................... 150 mg/kg
Arsenic ................................... <5 mg/kg Mercury.................................. <3 mg/kg
Barium .................................. 180 mg/kg Molybdenum .............................7 mg/kg
Beryllium ................................ <2 mg/kg Nickel ...................................... 14 mg/kg
Cadmium ................................ <1 mg/kg Selenium ................................ <3 mg/kg
Chromium ............................. 180 mg/kg Thallium ................................. <1 mg/kg
Cobalt ....................................... 3 mg/kg Vanadium ............................... 13 mg/kg
Lead ..................................... 520 mg/kg Zinc ....................................... 220 mg/kg
Acenaphthene ....................... <60 µg/kg Chrysene ............................ <300 µg/kg
Acenaphthylene ................... <140 µg/kg Cyclopenta(cd)pyrene ........... <10 µg/kg
Anthracene .......................... <210 µg/kg Dibenzo(ah)anthracene......... <80 µg/kg
Anthanthrene ....................... <140 µg/kg Fluoranthene....................... <370 µg/kg
Benz(a)anthracene .............. <180 µg/kg Fluorene ............................. <140 µg/kg
Benzo(b)fluoranthene .......... <390 µg/kg Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene ....... <210 µg/kg
Benzo(k)fluoranthene .......... <160 µg/kg Naphthalene ....................... <110 µg/kg
Benzo(ghi)perylene ............. <310 µg/kg Phenanthrene ..................... <500 µg/kg
Benzo(a)pyrene ................... <220 µg/kg Pyrene ................................ <340 µg/kg
Benzo(e)pyrene ................... <230 µg/kg
Water Soluble Boron .............. <2 mg/kg Water Soluble Chloride ........... 54 mg/kg
Water Soluble Sulfate ................. 0.1 g/L Total Sulfate.......................... 850 mg/kg
Total Sulfur ......................... 0.02 % m/m Loss on Ignition ....................... 2 % m/m
pH ................................................... 8.1
This material was prepared from a soil sample obtained from a contaminated
electricity sub-station site in the UK.
This material is intended for use as a quality control material for analytical methods
used in the investigation of soil for contamination.
Textural Classification- Loamy Sand
Sand 2.00-0.063 mm ............. 87 % m/m Clay <0.002 mm ...................... 7 % m/m
Silt 0.063-0.002 mm ................6 % m/m
Indicative Value
TPH (C
10
-C
40
) .................... 4100 mg/kg