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AS 4439.3:2019
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Wastes, sediments and contaminated soils, Part 3: Preparation of leachates – Bottle leaching procedure
This Standard provides a method for the preparation of leachates from liquid and solid wastes, sediments, sludges and soils for assessing the potential of non-volatile inorganic and semi-volatile organic contamination of groundwater, in a variety of disposal-to-land scenarios.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
5.1 General requirement
5.2 Reagent water
5.3 Leaching fluid
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Leaching fluid pH 2.9
5.3.3 Leaching fluid pH 5.0
5.3.4 Leaching fluid pH 9.2
5.4 Compressed gas
6 Apparatus
6.1 General
6.2 Agitation apparatus
6.3 Extraction bottles
6.4 Filters
6.5 Glassware
6.6 Laboratory balance
6.7 Liquid collection vessels
6.8 pH meter
6.9 Pressure filtration device
6.10 Sieve
7 Preparation of test samples
7.1 Collection
7.2 Storage
7.3 Determination of percentage solids
7.4 Reduction of sample particle size
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Large particles
7.4.3 Minimal “limited sample mass” submissions
8 Procedure
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Selection of leaching fluid
8.3 Number of determinations
8.4 Blank test
8.5 Leaching of samples
8.6 Leaching of solids
9 Analysis and reporting
10 Test report
Appendix A
A.1 Scope
A.2 List of pollutants
Appendix B
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
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Published | 04/10/2019 |
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Pages | 22 |
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