State Standard No. AZS 807-2015 for Water quality – determination of mercury. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Miscellaneous Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Environmental standards Groundwater Inspection Potable water Rainwater Surface water Effluent waste water/discharge Hazardous substances Equipment Enforcement/compliance Pollution control Freshwater pollution Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This State Standard has been set by Technical Committee (TK 09) on ecology and has been registered by the Decision No. 006 of the Collegium of the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patent. This State Standard is authentic translation of ISO 5666:1999 Water quality – determination of mercury. The initial inspection shall be in 2020 to determine the requirements of the standard to comply with the international standards, norms, rules and recommendations. The State Standard specifies two methods for the determination of mercury in drinking, surface, ground, rain and waste water after appropriate pre-digestion. The choice of method depends on the equipment available, the matrix and the concentration range of interest. Both methods are suitable for the determination of mercury in water. In addition, this Standard may be applied to industrial and municipal waste water after an additional digestion step performed under appropriate conditions and after suitable method validation. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az References - Legislation Implements Presidential Decree No. 155 on the approval of the statute and committee structure of the Azerbaijani State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2009 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental standards, Institution, Public health, Standards, Protection of environment, Intellectual property rights/patents, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX