This Performance Evaluation Standard is in the form of a concentrate prepared by weight and does not require digestion. Dilute to 1L before use.
Typical values:
Parameter | Unit | Consensus Value | Confidence Interval | Tolerance Interval |
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) | mg/l | 20.5 | 19.6 - 21.4 | 14.3 - 26.7 |
Nitrate-Nitrogen (as N) | mg/l | 17.7 | 17.6 - 17.9 | 16.7 - 18.7 |
Orthophosphate (as P) | mg/l | 11.9 | 11.2 - 12.6 | 7.45 - 16.3 |
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | mg/l | 28.2 | 27.5 - 28.8 | 24.1 - 32.2 |
Total Phosphorus (as P) | mg/l | 11.3 | 11.2 - 11.5 | 10.1 - 12.6 |
These values were the result of an inter-laboratory study involving 23 international laboratories. Each laboratory was asked to supply analysis data for a specific list of elements. Not all the laboratories supplied data for the different parameters.
Here is a summary of methods used by most of the participating laboratories for the inter-laboratory study:
Ammonia as N: Colorimetric method, FIA, ISE
Nitrate as N: Colorimetric method, FIA, IC
o-Phosphate as P: Colorimetric method, IC, SFA
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen: Colorimetric method, ISE, SFA
Total phosphorus: Colorimetric method, SFA, ICP
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