This European Standard specifies a procedure for complete digestion of raw/digested sludge, suitable for the
subsequent determination of phosphorus.
NOTE Phosphorus in environmental samples can be present in many forms. This method of pre-treatment enables
the analyst to determine all forms - i.e. total phosphorus, by quantitative oxidation yielding an aqueous solution of
orthophosphate which should be analysed for phosphate according to method EN ISO 6878, EN ISO 10304~2 or an
equivalent validated method.
The range of the method is up to 50 g/kg P assuming appropriate dilution of the digest in the final
measurement step.
DIN EN 14672:2005 Referenced Document
EN 12880:2000 Characterization of sludges - Determination of dry residue and water content
EN ISO 10304-2 Water Quality - Determination of Dissolved Anions by Liquid Chromatography of Ions - Part 2: Determination of Bromide, Chloride, Nitrate, Nitrite, Orthophosphate and Sulfate in Waste Water ISO 10304-2: 1995
EN ISO 3696 Water for Analytical Laboratory Use- Specification and Test Methods (ISO 3696 : 1987)
EN ISO 6878 Water quality - Determination of phosphorus - Ammonium molybdate spectrometric method (ISO 6878:2004)
DIN EN 14672:2005 history
2005DIN EN 14672:2005-10 Characterization of sludges - Determination of total phosphorus; German version EN 14672:2005
2005DIN EN 14672:2005 Characterization of sludges - Determination of total phosphorus; English version of DIN EN 14672