This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of particulate lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic
(As) and nickel (Ni) in ambient air that can be used in the framework of the European Council Directive on Ambient
Air Quality Assessment and Management [1] and the 1st [2] and 4th [3] Daughter Directives. Performance
requirements with which the method has to comply are specified in this European Standard. The performance
characteristics of the method were determined in comparative field validation tests carried out at four European
locations (see [4]).
This European Standard specifies a method for sampling of Pb, Cd, As and Ni as part of the PM10 aerosol,
microwave digestion of the samples and analysis by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry or by
inductively coupled plasma (quadrupole) mass spectrometry.
This European Standard is applicable for the measurement of Pb, Cd, As and Ni as part of the PM10 aerosol
fraction in the concentration ranges listed in Table 1.
Table 1 Working ranges of the method in ng/m³
From To
Pb 1 4 000
Cd 0,1 50
As 0,5 350
Ni 2 100
The actual lower limits of the working ranges depend upon the variability of the laboratory filter blank (5.3.1). The
lower limits of the working ranges given in Table 1 are expected values based upon performance achieved in the
field validation tests. Similarly the upper limits of the working ranges have been set arbitrarily based upon the
maximum daily values measured during the field validation tests. The method can be applied to higher
concentrations provided the PM10 collection characteristics of the sampler are not compromised.
Diese Europäische Norm legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung von partikelgebundenem Blei (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Arsen (As) und Nickel (Ni) in der Außenluft fest. Verfahrensanforderungen, denen dieses Verfahren genügen muss, sind in dieser Norm spezifiziert. Die Verfahrenskenngrößen wurden in vergleichenden Feldvalidierungstests an vier europäischen Messorten bestimmt. Die Norm legt ein Probenahmeverfahren für Pb, Cd, As und Ni als Bestandteil des PM10-Aerosols, einen Mikrowellenaufschluss der Probe und die Analyse mittels Graphitrohr-Atomabsorptionsspektrometrie oder mittels Massenspektrometrie mit induktiv gekoppeltem Plasma (ICP-MS) fest. Diese ÖNORM enthält die Europäische Berichtigung AC:2006 mit der die Gleichung (5) ersetzt wurde.