ISO 16265:2009 specifies a procedure for the determination of the methylene blue active substances (MBAS) index, in the ranges 0,05 mg/l to 0,5 mg/l and 0,5 mg/l to 5,0 mg/l, in various water samples (e.g. ground water, drinking water, surface water, waste water and leachates). Anionic surfactants are the most important substances showing methylene blue activity. This method is therefore useful for estimating the anionic surfactant content [including anionic surfactants with carboxylate groups (e.g. soaps)] of water. Other types of substance may also show methylene blue activity and contribute to the result. On a case-by-case basis, the range of the analysis may be changed and the method used for other concentration ranges provided they cover exactly one decade of concentration units.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Interferences
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling and sample pretreatment
8 Procedure
8.1 Preparations for measurement
8.2 Checks on the measurement system
8.3 Calibration
8.4 Measurement
9 Calculation of the results
10 Expression of results
11 Precision
12 Test report
Annex A Example of a flow diagram for the determination of MBAS index by continuous flow analysis (CFA) (informative)
ISO 1042:1998 Laboratory glassware -- One-mark volumetric flasks
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ISO 1042:1998 Laboratory glassware -- One-mark volumetric flasks
ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use -- Specification and test methods
ISO 648:2008 Laboratory glassware -- Single-volume pipettes