PPS 3178
Project Plan 2026
Soil quality — Determination of arsenic, antimony and selenium in aqua regia soil extracts with electrothermal or hydride-generation atomic absorption spectrometry
Sector:
Environment
Project Method:
Adoption with modification
Project Type:
Update
International Classification for Standards (ICS)
| Code | Classification |
|---|---|
| 13.080.10 | Chemical characteristics of soils |
Adopted Standard
| Standards / Amendment / Corrigendum | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ISO 20280:2007 |
Replaces
| Will Replace |
|---|
| PS 3178-2015 |
Scope
This Standard specifies methods for the determination of arsenic, antimony and selenium, in an aqua regia extract of soil obtained in accordance with PS 3141, by electrothermal or hydride-generation atomic absorption spectrometry.