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The Trade Effluent (Asbestos) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

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Regulation 2(5)(c) and (8)

SCHEDULEDISCHARGE OF AQUEOUS EFFLUENT METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

1.  The reference method of analysis to determine total suspended matter (filterable matter from the non precipitated sample) as expressed in mg/l shall be filtering through a 0.45 μM filter membrane, drying at 105°C and weighing.

2.  Samples must be taken in such a way as to be representative of the discharge over a 24-hour period.

3.  This determination must be conducted to a precision of 5± per cent and an accuracy of ±10 per cent.

4.  In paragraph 3–

“precision” means the range within which 95 per cent of the results of measurements made on a single sample, using the same method, are located;

“accuracy” means the difference between the true value of the parameter examined and the average experimental value obtained.

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