ALS Product catalogues SOIL, SLUDGE and SEDIMENT | Page 22

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
FOR SEDIMENT
Local legislation or specific determinants can be matrix dependant and
therefore influence the type of analytical testing that may be required.
Here ALS Life Sciences highlight determinants specific to Sediments
likely to be used on agricultural land.
Sediment for use on agricultural land – risk parameters
LOQ
(unit)
Parameter
LOQ
(unit)
Parameter
LOQ
(unit)
Parameter
As 5 mg/kg DW Hg 0.5 mg/kg DW PAU 0.12 mg/kg DW
Be 0.1 mg/kg DW Ni 0.5 mg/kg DW PCB 0.14 mg/kg DW
Cd 0.3 mg/kg DW Pb 5 mg/kg DW Petroleum
hydrocarbons
C10-C40 Co 0.5 mg/kg DW V 0.5 mg/kg DW DDT – sum of
6 isomers 0.06 mg/kg DW
Cr 0.5 mg/kg DW Zn 0.5 mg/kg DW skeleton 2-4
mm 0.01 %
Cu 0.5 mg/kg DW BTEX 0.17 mg/kg DW skeleton over
4 mm 0.01 %
Minimum sample amount:
Method:
20 mg/kg DW
plastic, 250 g
ICP-OES, AAS-AMA, GC-MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID
Sediment for use on agricultural land – ecotoxicological tests
Parameter
Parameter
toxicity test on enchytraeids (Enchytraeus
crypticus) inhibition of nitrification
toxicity test na springtails (Folsomia candida) growth inhibition of higher plants (Lactuca
sativa)
Minimum sample amount:
plastic, 2 kg of sediment and 2 kg of soil
Sediment for use on agricultural land – microbiology
Parameter
Parameter
thermotolerant coliform bacteria
Minimum sample amount:
Parameter
enterococci
Salmonella sp.
5x sterile glass, 5x 200 g for one sample
Sediment for use on agricultural land – properties
Parameter LOQ
(unit) 1 Ca 5 mg/kg DW
Loss on ignition – organic matters 0.1 % DW Mg 5 mg/kg DW
pH (CaCl 2 )
Parameter
LOQ
(unit)
N – total nitrogen 50 mg/kg DW K 5 mg/kg DW
NH 4 -N – ammoniacal nitrogen 0.4 mg/kg DW P 5 mg/kg DW
NO 3 -N – nitrate nitrogen
Minimum sample amount:
Method:
4 mg/kg DW
plastic, 250 g
ICP-OES, spectrometry
Sediment for use on agricultural land – grain size analysis – fine particles and
texture
Parameter
LOQ (unit)
particles <0,01mm 0.01 %
texture -
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Product catalogue Soil/sludge/sediment
Sample amount
plastic, 100 g
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