ALS Product catalogues WASTE

BIOWASTE Many packages are available for testing of biowaste, depending on the local legislation. Please ask us for a customised range. Biowaste package Parameter LOQ (mg/kg DW) LOQ (mg/kg DW) Parameter As 5 antracene 0.01 Cd 0.4 benzo(a)antracene 0.01 Cr 0.5 benzo(a)pyrene 0.01 Cu 0.5 benzo(b)fluoranthene 0.01 Hg 0.3 benzo(ghi)perylene 0.01 Ni 0.5 benzo(k)fluoranthene 0.01 Pb 5 fluoranthene 0.01 Zn 0.5 phenanthrene 0.01 PCB 28 0.02 chrysene 0.01 PCB 52 0.02 indeno(123cd)pyrene 0.01 PCB 101 0.02 naphtalene 0.01 PCB 118 0.02 pyrene 0.01 PCB 138 0.02 sum of 12 PAH 0.12 PCB 180 0.02 AT4 - respiration activity test PCB 153 0.02 sum of 7 PCB 0.14 1 mg/g O 2 sample preparation, homogenization, dry matter determination Minimum sample amount: Method: plastic, 1000 g + plastic, 2000 g (for AT4) ICP-OES, AAS-AMA, GC-ECD, GC-MS Biowaste - quality characteristics of reclaimed compost Parameter humidity LOQ (unit) 0.1 % combustible matters total nitrogen LOQ (unit) Parameter ratio C:N 0.1 % DW 0.1 pH 0.005 % DW 1 indecomposable additives (>5 mm and >2 mm) 0.1 % sample preparation, homogenization, dry matter determination Minimum sample amount: plastic, 1000 g Biowaste - biological stability of compost Parameter Sample amount seed germination index GI - Lepidium sativum + homogenization and leachate preparation plastic, 500 g relative seed germination G - Lepidium sativum + homogenization and leachate preparation plastic, 500 g degree of compost rotting - self-heating test plastic, 500 g Biowaste - microbiology Parameter Parameter thermotolerant coliform bacteria Salmonella sp. Minimum sample amount: sterile glass, 5x 200 g Parameter enterococci 11

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