Abstract

Specifies a method on the principle of dissolution of a test portion in hot sodium carbonate, sodium polyphosphate or disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate solution, or in sodium hydroxide solution at room temperature or at 60 degrees centigrade, filtration of the solution through a filtering disk and visual comparison of dried disk with scorched particle standard disks. The testing of filtering disks is described in Annex A and Annex B gives information on the preparation of scorched particle standard disks.