scope:

This document specifies references to methods for the determination of the following contaminants: mercury, cadmium, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, chromium(VI), biuret, perchlorate and total chromium content in inorganic fertilizers.

This document is applicable to EU fertilizing products classified as PFC 1(C) and PFC 7 as long as the blend only consists of EU fertilizing products classified as PFC 1(C), PFC 2 and PFC 5 as specified in the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [3].

An overview of the references to methods for the determination of the specific contaminants is given in Table 1.

NOTE 1 The determination of copper and zinc in inorganic fertilizers as micronutrients is covered by CEN/TS 17754:2022.

NOTE 2 The determination of copper in ammonium nitrate fertilizers of high nitrogen content is covered by CEN/TS 17751:2022.