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AS 4479.

3—1999

Australian Standard™
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Analysis of soils

Part 3: Determination of metals in aqua


regia extracts of soil by flame atomic
absorption spectrometry
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee EV/9, Sampling and Analysis
of Soils and Biota. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia
on 30 June 1999 and published on 5 August 1999.

The following interests are represented on Committee EV/9:


Agriculture Victoria
Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (ACLEP)
Australian Government Analytical Laboratories
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Australian Institute of Environmental Health


Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation
Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated
CSIRO Land and Water
Department of Mineral Resources, N.S.W.
Department of Natural Resources, Qld
Environment Institute of Australia
Environment Protection Authority of N.S.W.
Environment Protection Authority of Victoria
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit
Queensland Health Scientific Services
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
University of Sydney

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AS 4479.3—1999

Australian Standard™
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Analysis of soils

Part 3: Determination of metals in aqua


regia extracts of soil by flame atomic
absorption spectrometry

First published as AS 4479.3 — 1999.

Published by Standards Australia


(Standards Association of Australia)
1 The Crescent, Homebush, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 2826 X
AS 4479.3 — 1999 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee EV/9, Sampling and Analysis of Soils and Biota. This Standard is the result of
a consensus among the representatives of the Joint Committee to produce it as an
Australian Standard.
This Standard provides a method of test for the determination by flame atomic absorption
spectrometry of metals extracted from soil by digestion with aqua regia. This Standard
should be read in conjunction with AS 2134.1, Recommended practice for chemical
analysis by atomic absorption spectrometry, Part 1: Flame atomic absorption
spectrometry.
This Standard is part of a series which, when complete, will comprise:
AS
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4479 Analysis of soils


4479.1 Part 1: Pretreatment of potentially contaminated soil samples for heavy metal
and metalloid analysis
4479.2 Part 2: Extraction of heavy metals and metalloids from soil by aqua
regia — Hotplate digestion method
4479.3 Part 3: Determination of metals in aqua regia extracts of soil by flame atomic
absorption spectrometry
4479.4 Part 4: Determination of metals in aqua regia extracts of soil by inductively
coupled plasma — Atomic emission spectrometry
It has been assumed that executing the provisions of this document is restricted to
appropriately qualified chemists, familiar with the use of atomic absorption spectrometers.
This Standard calls for the use of procedures that may be hazardous or injurious to health,
if adequate provisions are not taken.

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CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 PRINCIPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 REAGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8 CALCULATION OF RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9 QUALITY CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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10 PRECISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11 TEST REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AS 4479.3 — 1999 4

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Analysis of soils

Part 3: Determination of metals in aqua regia extracts of soil


by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

1 SCOPE This Standard specifies a flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FAAS)


method for the determination of metals in aqua regia extracts of soils or related materials.
Working solution concentration ranges for a number of metals are set out in Table 1.
NOTE: This procedure should be performed only by an analyst familiar with the chemistry of
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the technique and the operational procedures of the instrument used.

TABLE 1
PRACTICAL WORKING RANGES
OF APPLICATION

Working range
Analyte
mg/L
Cadmium 0.02–2.0
Chromium 0.2–10.0
Cobalt 0.2–10.0
Copper 0.1–10.0
Lead 0.5–20.0
Manganese 0.1–5.0
Nickel 0.2–10.0
Zinc 0.1–2.0

NOTE: These working ranges approximately cover


from 10 standard deviations of a blank solution up
to a solution concentration which produces 0.7
absorption units. When the analyte concentration is
outside the working range given in Table 1,
dilution or other analytical techniques may be
more appropriate.

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this


Standard:

AS
2134 Recommended practice for chemical analysis by atomic absorption spectrometry
2134.1 Part 1: Flame atomic absorption spectrometry
2162 Verification and use of volumetric apparatus
2162.1 Part 1: General — Volumetric glassware
2162.2 Part 2: Guide to the use of piston-operated volumetric apparatus (POVA)
2164 Laboratory glassware — One-mark volumetric flasks
2166 One-mark pipettes

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