Properties:
RelatedCategories | AdditionalStandards,AnalyticalStandards,Analytical/Chromatography,ProficiencyTesting,Solids/SoilsHazardousWasteOrganicPTs, |
packaging | ampuleof1×225 g |
mfr.no. | RTC,SPE-005 |
matrix | soil |
Description:
Generaldescription
ThisproficiencytestingsampleisproducedinaccordancewithISO/IEC17043:2010.Allinformationregardingtheuseofthismaterialcanbefoundinthereportingpacketsuppliedforeachsample.
OtherNotes
Proficiencytestingsamplesarepresentedassingleblind.Novaluesforthesamplesarereleaseduntilthetestingperiodconcludes.Valuesofanalytesvarylottolot.
ProficiencyTestingSchedule(2017-2018)
Soils
LPTP17-S1February1-March17,2017
LPTP17-S2April12-May26,2017
LPTP17-S3July26-September8,2017
LPTP17-S4October11-November24,2017
LPTP18-S1January31-March16,2018
LPTP18-S2April11-May25,2018
LPTP18-S3July25-September7,2018
LPTP18-S4October10-November23,2018
Quick-TurnStudy-(non-scheduledproficiencytestthatisavailableatanytime)
PreparationNote
ThePTsampleissuitableforanalysisfortheeightTCLPmetals.Atotalsamplesizeof225gisprovided.
ThePTsamplehasbeensterilized.
Recommendedstorageconditionis4ºC,butthissamplehasbeendeterminedtobestableifstoredatroomtemperature.
Theevaluationofresultswillbebasedonstudystatisticsforequivalentmethods.Atleasttwoanalytesareabovetheregulatorylimit.Someanalytesmaynotbepresentatrecoverablelevels.Ifananalyteisbelowyourdetectionlimitreportalessthan“<”andyourdetectionlimitor“0”.
SamplePreparation
ExtractionProcedure:Thoroughlymixthesampleandextractanaccuratelyweighedportion(approximately100grams)ofthematerialusingSW846Method1311;ToxicityCharacteristicLeachingProcedure.
Preparetheextractformetalsanalysisbyusingtheappropriatedigestionprocedurefortheanalysistechniqueselected.
Thesamplemaybeanalyzedbyanycombinationofinductivelycoupledplasma(ICP)andatomicabsorption(AA)methods.
Providealloftherequestedinformationontheprovidedreportform;includingpercentsolids,thedigestionmethodusedfortheextractionfluid,andtheanalysismethodusedforeachmetal.
Inadditiontoallrequestedinformation,noteanyunusualproblemsencounteredintheextraction,digestion,oranalysisofthesampleonthereportform.Donotcorrecttheanalyticalresultsformatrixspikerecoverybias.
DigestionProcedures:PreparetheTCLPextractsformetalsanalysisusingthemethodsforwhichyouareseekingaccreditation.ThereissufficientTCLPextracttoperformalldigestions.Ifasampledigestatecontainsparticulatesthatmayclogyourinstrument,removethembyfiltration,orbycentrifugation(seeappropriatemethodforguidance).
Analyzethedigestatesolutionsusingtheappropriatedeterminativemethodsforwhichyouareseekingaccreditation.Themethodusedmustbereportedforeachanalyte.Ifmultiplemethodsareusedforpreparationand/oranalysis,aseparatereportformmustbeusedforeachpreparationandanalysismethod.