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Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Prescribed amount for the purposes of the definition of sampled portion

  4. 3.Manner of taking, marking, sealing and fastening up of samples

  5. 4.Methods of sending part of a sample

  6. 5.Application of the methods of analysis

  7. 6.Form of certificate of analysis

  8. 7.Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970

  9. 8.Revocations

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Manner of taking, marking, sealing and fastening up of samples

      1. Part I Definitions

      2. Part II General instructions for the taking of samples

        1. 1.In the case of fertiliser in containers, only unopened containers...

        2. 2.The sample shall be taken and prepared as quickly as...

        3. 3.No sample shall be drawn from any part of the...

        4. 4.When stones are naturally present in a fertiliser, they shall,...

        5. 5.An inspector who intends to take a sample in accordance...

        6. 6.The sampling apparatus shall be made of materials which cannot...

        7. 7.In the case of a sampling spear its dimensions shall...

        8. 8.Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, a sampling spear shall...

        9. 9.Mechanical apparatus may be used for the sampling of moving...

        10. 10.Apparatus designed to divide the sample into approximately equal parts...

        11. 11.A sample taken in accordance with the methods described below...

      3. Part III Quantitative requirements

        1. 1.Sampled portion

        2. 2.Incremental sample

        3. 3.Aggregate sample

        4. 4.Final sample

      4. Part IV Taking and preparation of samples

        1. 1.Incremental samples

        2. 2.Aggregate sample

        3. 3.Reduced sample

        4. 4.Final samples

      5. Part V Marking, sealing and fastening up of the final sample

        1. 1.Each container of a final sample shall be so secured...

        2. 2.A label shall be attached to the container or receptacle...

        3. 3.The container or receptacle may also be sealed, or the...

      6. Part VI Sampling tables

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Methods of analysis

      1. Part I

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Reagents

        3. 3.Water

        4. 4.Apparatus

        5. 5.Methods of Analysis

        6. 1. PREPARATION OF THE SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 4.CHOICE OF TREATMENT TO BE USED

          5. 5.METHOD

          6. 6.SPECIAL CASES

          7. 7.FLUID FERTILISERS

        7. 2. DETERMINATION OF AMMONIACAL NITROGEN

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        8. 3a. DETERMINATION OF NITRIC AND AMMONIACAL NITROGEN-ULSCH METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        9. 3b. DETERMINATION OF NITRIC AND AMMONIACAL NITROGEN-ARND METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        10. 3c. DETERMINATION OF NITRIC AND AMMONIACAL NITROGEN-DEVARDA METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        11. 4a. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN IN CALCIUM CYANAMIDE — IN THE ABSENCE OF NITRATE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        12. 4b. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN IN CALCIUM CYANAMIDE — IN THE PRESENCE OF NITRATE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        13. 5. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN IN UREA

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        14. 6. DETERMINATION OF CYANAMIDE NITROGEN

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        15. 7. DETERMINATION OF BIURET IN UREA

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        16. 8a. DETERMINATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF NITROGEN IN THE SAME SAMPLE — IN THE PRESENCE OF CYANAMIDE NITROGEN

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.VERIFICATION OF RESULTS

        17. 8b. DETERMINATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF NITROGEN IN THE SAME SAMPLE — IN THE ABSENCE OF CYANAMIDE NITROGEN

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. Remarks

          9. 1.Remarks

          10. 2.The titration may also be carried out using an indicator...

          11. 8.VERIFICATION OF RESULTS

        18. 9a. EXTRACTION OF TOTAL PHOSPHORUS BY MINERAL ACIDS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        19. 9b. EXTRACTION OF TOTAL PHOSPHORUS BY MINERAL ACIDS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        20. 9c. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY 2% CITRIC ACID

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENT

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        21. 9d. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY NEUTRAL AMMONIUM CITRATE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 4.1.Neutral ammonium citrate solution (pH = 7.0)

          6. 5.APPARATUS

          7. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          8. 7.PROCEDURE

        22. 9e. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY ALKALINE AMMONIUM CITRATE (PETERMANN'S METHOD) AT 65°C

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        23. 9f. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY ALKALINE AMMONIUM CITRATE (PETERMANN'S METHOD) AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENT

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        24. 9g. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY ALKALINE AMMONIUM CITRATE (JOULIE'S METHOD)

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.NOTE

        25. 9h. EXTRACTION OF PHOSPHORUS BY WATER

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

        26. 10. DETERMINATION OF EXTRACTED PHOSPHORUS(Gravimetric method using quinoline phosphomolybdate)

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        27. 11. DETERMINATION OF WATER-SOLUBLE POTASSIUM

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        28. 12. DETERMINATION OF CHLORIDES IN THE ABSENCE OF ORGANIC MATERIAL

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        29. 13a. DETERMINATION OF FINENESS OF GRINDING — DRY METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        30. 13b. DETERMINATION OF THE FINENESS OF GRINDING OF SOFT NATURAL PHOSPHATES

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

          8. 8.REMARK

        31. 14. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR AMMONIUM NITRATE FERTILISERS CONTAINING MORE THAN 28% NITROGEN BY WEIGHT

        32. 14a. METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION OF THERMAL CYCLES

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE AND DEFINITION

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

        33. 14b. DETERMINATION OF THE OIL RETENTION VALUE

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.DEFINITION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENT

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        34. 14c. DETERMINATION OF COMBUSTIBLE INGREDIENTS

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.BLANK TEST

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        35. 14d. DETERMINATION OF THE pH VALUE

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        36. 14e. DETERMINATION OF THE PARTICLE SIZE

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 4.PROCEDURE

          5. 5.EVALUATION OF RESULTS

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        37. 14f. DETERMINATION OF THE CHLORINE CONTENT (AS CHLORIDE ION)

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        38. 14g. DETERMINATION OF COPPER

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        39. 15. EXTRACTION OF TOTAL CALCIUM, TOTAL MAGNESIUM, TOTAL SODIUM AND TOTAL SULFUR IN THE FORM OF SULFATES

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        40. 16. EXTRACTION OF TOTAL SULFUR

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        41. 17. EXTRACTION OF WATER-SOLUBLE CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, SODIUM AND SULFUR (IN THE FORM OF SULFATES)

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION This method applies solely to fertilisers for...

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        42. 18. EXTRACTION OF WATER-SOLUBLE SULFUR

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

        43. 19. EXTRACTION AND DETERMINATION OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR

          1. WARNING

          2. 1.SCOPE

          3. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          4. 3.PRINCIPLE

          5. 4.REAGENTS

          6. 5.APPARATUS

          7. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          8. 7.PROCEDURE

          9. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        44. 20. MANGANIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF EXTRACTED CALCIUM FOLLOWING PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF OXALATE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE ALIQUOT PORTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PRECIPITATION OF THE CALCIUM OXALATE

          8. 8.TITRATION OF THE OXALATE PRECIPITATE

          9. 9.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        45. 21. DETERMINATION OF MAGNESIUM BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        46. 22. DETERMINATION OF MAGNESIUM BY COMPLEXOMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.CONTROL TEST

          7. 7.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

          9. 9.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

          10. 10.REMARKS

        47. 23. DETERMINATION OF SULFATES

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        48. 24. DETERMINATION OF THE SODIUM EXTRACTED

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.CALIBRATION SOLUTIONS

          7. 7.PREPARATION OF SOLUTIONS TO BE MEASURED

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

          9. 9.CALCULATION OF RESULTS

        49. 25. TRACE ELEMENTS AT A CONCENTRATION LESS THAN 10%

        50. 25a. EXTRACTION OF TOTAL TRACE ELEMENTS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

        51. 25b. EXTRACTION OF WATER-SOLUBLE TRACE ELEMENTS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

        52. 25c. REMOVAL OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM FERTILISER EXTRACTS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

        53. 25d. DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (GENERAL PROCEDURE)

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        54. 25e. DETERMINATION OF BORON IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY MEANS OF SPECTROMETRY WITH AZOMETHINE-H

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        55. 25f. DETERMINATION OF COBALT IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        56. 25g. DETERMINATION OF COPPER IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        57. 25h. DETERMINATION OF IRON IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        58. 25i. DETERMINATION OF MANGANESE IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        59. 25j. DETERMINATION OF MOLYBDENUM IN FERTILISER EXTRACTS BY SPECTROMETRY OF A COMPLEX WITH AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        60. 25k. Determination of ZINC in Fertiliser Extracts by ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        61. 26. TRACE ELEMENTS AT A CONCENTRATION GREATER THAN 10%

        62. 26a. Extraction of Total Trace Elements

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

        63. 26b. Extraction of Water-Soluble Trace Elements

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.DETERMINATION

        64. 26c. REMOVAL OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM FERTILISER EXTRACTS

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

        65. 26d. Determination of Trace Elements in Fertiliser Extracts by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (General Procedure)

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        66. 26e. Determination of BORON in Fertiliser ExtrACTS BY MEANS OF ACIDIMETRIC TITRATION

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.BLANK SOLUTION

          9. 9.BORON (B) VALUE OF THE SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION (4.4)

          10. 10.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        67. 26f. Determination of COBALT in Fertiliser Extracts by THE GRAVIMETRIC METHOD WITH 1-NITROSO-2-NAPHTHOL

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        68. 26g. Determination of COPPER in Fertiliser Extracts by THE TITRIMETRIC METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        69. 26h. Determination of IRON in Fertiliser Extracts by ATOMIC ABSORPTION Spectrometry

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        70. 26i. Determination of MANGANESE in Fertiliser Extracts by TITRATION

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        71. 26j. Determination of MOLYBDENUM in Fertiliser Extracts by THE GRAVIMETRIC METHOD WITH 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        72. 26k. Determination of ZINC in Fertiliser Extracts by ATOMIC ABSORPTION Spectrometry

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.REAGENTS

          5. 5.APPARATUS

          6. 6.PREPARATION OF THE SOLUTION TO BE ANALYSED

          7. 7.PROCEDURE

          8. 8.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

      2. Part II

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Reagents

        3. 3.Water

        4. 4.Apparatus

        5. 5.Methods of Analysis

        6. 1. PREPARATION OF THE SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS

          1. 1.INTRODUCTION

          2. 2.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          3. 3.PRINCIPLE

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. WARNING

          7. 6.SPECIAL CASES

          8. 7.FLUID FERTILISERS

        7. 2. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 6.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULT

        8. 3. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN CHROMIUM POWDER REDUCTION METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        9. 4. DETERMINATION OF UREA

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        10. 5. DETERMINATION OF POTASSIUM-GRAVIMETRIC METHOD

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.APPARATUS

          5. 5.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          6. 6.PROCEDURE

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        11. 6. DETERMINATION OF THE NEUTRALISING VALUE IN LIMING MATERIALS

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.REAGENTS

          4. 4.PREPARATION OF SAMPLE

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        12. 7. DETERMINATION OF FINENESS OF PRODUCTS OTHER THAN POTASSIC BASIC SLAG

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 4.PROCEDURE

          5. 5.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        13. 8. DETERMINATION OF FINENESS OF POTASSIC BASIC SLAG

          1. 1.SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 4.PROCEDURE

          5. 5.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

        14. 9. DETERMINATION OF FINENESS OF CERTAIN LIME PRODUCTS BY WET SIEVING

          1. 1.SCOPE

          2. 2.PRINCIPLE

          3. 3.APPARATUS

          4. 4.SAMPLING

          5. 5.PROCEDURE

          6. 6.DRY MATTER CONTENT

          7. 7.EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

      3. APPENDIX TO SCHEDULE 2

        1. Part I, Method 2

        2. Part I, Method 2

        3. Part I, Method 2

        4. Part I, Method 2

        5. Part I, Method 3c

        6. Part I, Method 8a & b

        7. Part I, Method 8a & b

        8. Part I, Method 9d

        9. Part I, Method 14c

    3. SCHEDULE 3

  12. Explanatory Note

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