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This standard describes a method for the measurement of 40 elements in acqueous solutions by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry: aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, bismuth, boron, cadmium, calcium, cerium, chromium, cobalt, phosphorus, iron, lanthanum, lead, lithium, potassium, copper, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, sodium, neodymium, praesodynium, samarium, scandium, selenium, silicon, strontium, tellurium, tin, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, silver, zinc, zirconium, sulphur. This standard is applicable to liquids and destillates of water containing sludge and solid materials.