# Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Paragraph 5: APPARATUS


5.1 Balance, capable of weighing to the nearest 0.01 gram.
5.2 Beakers, of capacity 500 ml.
5.3 Funnel, plastic, preferably with a cylindrical wall at the upper end, diameter approximately 200 mm.
5.4 Test sieve, aperture 0.5 mm, fitting into the funnel (5.3).
Note:
The size of the funnel and sieve is such as to ensure that only a few granules lie one above another and the oil is able to drain away.
5.5 Filter paper, rapid filtering grade, creped, soft, weight 150 g/m2.
5.6 Absorbent tissue (laboratory grade).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/2/part/I/chapter/14b./paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2/part-I/chapter-14b./paragraph-5
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