BS ISO 30011:2010

1   Scope This International Standard specifies a procedure for the use of quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ( ICP -MS) for analysing test solutions prepared from samples of airborne particulate matter collected as specified in ISO 15202-1. Method development, performance checks, and a routine analysis method are specified.

 Test solutions  for  analysis  by this International Standard are prepared as specified in [ISO 15202-2](/search?q=ISO%C2%A015202-2). 

This International Standard is applicable to the assessment of workplace exposure to metals and metalloids for comparison with limit values (see e.g. EN 689 [10] , ASTM E1370 [8] ). The following is a non-exclusive list of metals and metalloids for which limit values have been set (see Reference [15]) and for which one or more of the sample preparation methods specified in ISO 15202-2 and the analytical procedure described in this International Standard are applicable. However, there is no information available on the effectiveness of any of these sample preparation methods for those elements listed in italics.

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