# Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Paragraph 2: FIELD OF APPLICATION


This procedure is applicable to analysing samples of fertilisers extracted by Methods 25a and 25b for which a declaration of total and/or water-soluble element is required.
Adaptations of this procedure for the various trace elements are detailed in the methods defined specifically for each element.
Note:
In most cases the presence of small quantities of organic matter will not affect determinations by atomic absorption spectrometry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/2/part/I/chapter/25d./paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2/part-I/chapter-25d./paragraph-2
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