CEN/TS 15937:2013

Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of specific electrical conductivity

The determination of the specific electrical conductivity is carried out to obtain an indication of the content of water-soluble electrolytes in soil, treated biowaste and sludge.
WARNING — Persons using this Technical Specification should be familiar with usual laboratory practice. This Technical Specification does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to ensure compliance with any national regulatory conditions.
IMPORTANT — It is absolutely essential that tests conducted according to this Technical Specification be carried out by suitably trained staff.

Schlamm, behandelter Bioabfall und Boden - Bestimmung der spezifischen elektrischen Leitfähigkeit

Diese Technische Spezifikation legt ein Verfahren für die Bestimmung der spezifischen elektrischen Leitfähigkeit in wässrigen Suspensionen von Schlamm (frisch), behandeltem Bioabfall (frisch) oder Boden (frisch oder lufttrocken) fest.

Boues, biodéchets traités et sols - Détermination de la conductivité électrique spécifique

La présente Spécification technique spécifie une méthode de détermination de la conductivité électrique spécifique dans des suspensions aqueuses de boue (fraîche), de biodéchet traité (frais) ou de sol (frais ou séché à l’air).

Blato, obdelani biološki odpadki in tla - Določevanje specifične električne prevodnosti

Ta tehnična specifikacija določa metodo za določevanje specifične električne prevodnosti v vodnih suspenzijah blata (sveže), obdelanih bioloških odpadkih (sveži) ali tleh (sveža ali na zraku sušena).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-May-2013
• ICS: 13.030.01 - Wastes in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 444 - Environmental characterization
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 444/WG 5 - Physical tests
• Current Stage: 9020 - Submission to 2 Year Review Enquiry - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 15-Jul-2024
• Completion Date: 15-Jul-2024
• Directive: 86/278/EEC - Protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture
• Mandate: M/330 - Mandate given to CEN for the development of horizontal standards in the fields of sludge, biowaste and soil.
• Ref Project: SIST-TS CEN/TS 15937:2013 - Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of specific electrical conductivity

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2013
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Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of specific electrical conductivity
Schlamm, behandelter Bioabfall und Boden - Bestimmung der spezifischen elektrischen
Leitfähigkeit
Boue, biodéchet traité et sol - Détermination de la conductivité électrique spécifique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15937:2013
ICS:
13.030.20 7HNRþLRGSDGNL%ODWR Liquid wastes. Sludge
13.080.20 Fizikalne lastnosti tal Physical properties of soils
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15937
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
May 2013
ICS 13.030.01
English Version
Sludge, treated biowaste and soil - Determination of specific
electrical conductivity
Boues, biodéchets traités et sols - Détermination de la Schlamm, behandelter Bioabfall und Boden - Bestimmung
conductivité électrique spécifique der spezifischen elektrischen Leitfähigkeit
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 16 July 2012 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Principle .5
5 Interferences .5
6 Reagents .5
7 Apparatus .6
8 Procedure .6
8.1 Pretreatment .6
8.2 Extraction .7
8.3 Calibration .7
8.4 Measurement of the electrical conductivity .7
9 Expression of results .7
10 Precision .8
11 Test report .8
Bibliography .9

Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 15937:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 400 “Project
Committee - Horizontal standards in the fields of sludge, biowaste and soil”, the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The preparation of this document by CEN is based on a mandate by the European Commission (Mandate
M/330), which assigned the development of standards on sampling and analytical methods for hygienic and
biological parameters as well as inorganic and organic determinants, aiming to make these standards
applicable to sludge, treated biowaste and soil as far as this is technically feasible.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction
The determination of the specific electrical conductivity is carried out to obtain an indication of the content of
water-soluble electrolytes in soil, treated biowaste and sludge.
WARNING — Persons using this Technical Specification should be familiar with usual laboratory
practice. This Technical Specification does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any,
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and to ensure compliance with any national regulatory conditions.
IMPORTANT — It is absolutely essential that tests conducted according to this Technical
Specification be carried out by suitably trained staff.
1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies a method for the determination of the specific electrical conductivity in
aqueous suspensions of sludge (fresh), treated biowaste (fresh) or soil (fresh or air-dry).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated refer
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