The standard applies to water containing sodium and potassium in concentrations of 0.1 to 10 mg/l. Higher concentrations can be determined after dilution. Note Sodium and potassium can interfere with each other's determination (see 7.3). The interference by other ions can generally be neglected.
NEN 6442-1979 history
1979NEN 6442-1979 Water - Flame photometric determination of sodium and potassium content