Customer Information
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Client: Mr Ziad Abichaker |
Phone: 03-293222 Fax: 09-235488 |
Email: ziad@cedarenv.com |
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Date Sample Submitted to ECL: |
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Sample Information
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Type/Matrix: Compost |
Label: “Composte organique,fleur legume
arbuste naturel” |
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Date Sample Collected: |
Sample Collected By: Mr Ziad Abichaker |
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Sample Location: N/A |
Sample Container provided by ECL: No |
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Further Sample Description: The plastic bag of 20L. capacity was brought sealed into the laboratory |
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References and
Abbreviations:
1.
EPA, 40 CFR
503:
2.
Interpretation of Waste and
Compost Tests, http://www.woodsend.org/pdf-files/compost.pdf.
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MCL: Maximum Contaminant Limit-Highest amount of a
specific contaminant allowed in the specific product.
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EU : European Union standards
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NLA: No limits applied as the specific measure may
vary with the origin, intended use, processing and type of compost product.
3.
Class
A+ compost, the class that must be achieved by farmers running organic farms in
keeping with Council Regulation (EEC) # 2092/91, on organic
production of agricultural product.
Bacteriological Analysis:
|
Analysis |
Compost Sample Result |
Method |
EPA CFR 503 MCL
(1) |
EU Standards MCL (2) |
Fecal Coliform
|
0 colonies in g |
Membrane Filtration (MF) |
<1000
CFU/g |
<1000
CFU/g |
Salmonella
|
0 colonies in 4 g |
XLD-SS, API and Antisera Agglutination |
Absent in 4 g |
Absent in 4 g |
Physical/Chemical Parameters
|
Analysis |
Compost Sample Result |
Method |
International
Standards MCL (1,2) |
Preferred Values |
pH
|
7.2 (10 g/100 ml) |
APHA 4500-H+- Electrode |
No Limit
Applied |
6.0 -7.5
and not > 8.5 |
Moisture
Content %
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12% |
Karl Fisher Titration |
No Limit
Applied |
40-60% |
Total Carbon %
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29.25 % |
Thermofinnigan- High combustion |
No Limit
Applied |
C/N £ 25:1 |
Total Organic Matter %
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27% |
Thermofinnigan- High combustion |
No Limit
Applied |
No Limit
Applied |
Total Nitrogen %
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2% |
Thermofinnigan- High combustion |
No Limit
Applied |
C/N £ 25:1 |
Mobile Phoshorus (P2O5) mg/kg
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0.45 g/kg |
HACH 8048- Spectrophotometer |
No Limit
Applied |
No Limit Applied |
Mobile Potassium (K2O) mg/kg
|
3.776 g/kg |
ICP-MS |
No Limit Applied |
No Limit Applied |
Mineral Nitrogen mg/kg
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3590 mg/kg |
APHA 4500-C, HACH 8039,
HACH 8507 Spectrophotometer |
No Limit Applied |
No Limit Applied |
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Analysis |
MDL (mg/Kg) |
Compost
Sample Results in mg/Kg |
Method |
EPA CFR 503.13
MCL (1) mg/kg |
EU Standards MCL (2) mg/kg |
EEC No. 2092/91 (Organic Farming) Class A+ Compost Conc. of Pollutant (3) mg/kg |
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Manganese |
0.002 |
2 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
NLA |
NLA |
NLA |
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Iron |
0.5 |
4.67 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
NLA |
NLA |
NLA |
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Calcium |
0.5 |
28.626 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
NLA |
NLA |
NLA |
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Magnesium |
0.5 |
1.75 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
NLA |
NLA |
NLA |
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Copper
(Cu) |
0.002 |
6.248 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
1500 |
100 |
70 |
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Analysis |
MDL (mg/Kg) |
Compost
Sample Result in mg/Kg |
Method |
EPA CFR 503.13 (1) MCL mg/kg |
EU Standards MCL (2) mg/kg |
EEC No. 2092/91 (Organic Farming) Class A+ Compost Conc. of Pollutant mg/kg |
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Arsenic
(As) |
0.002 |
0.013 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
41 |
NLA |
NLA |
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Cadmium
(Cd) |
0.002 |
0.002 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
39 |
2 |
0.7 |
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Lead (Pb) |
0.002 |
5.761 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
300 |
150 |
45 |
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Mercury
(Hg) |
0.0005 |
0.085 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
17 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
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Nickel
(Ni) |
0.002 |
1.287 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
420 |
50 |
25 |
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Zinc (Zn) |
0.002 |
20.22 |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
2800 |
400 |
200 |
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Selenium
(Se) |
0.002 |
<MDL |
EPA 3051-EPA 200.8 |
36 |
25 |
NLA |
Please note that samples are discarded one week
after delivery of report.
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extensions 4858 or 4860.
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Laboratory at AUB.
Sincerely
Dr. Zuheir Habbal Carol Sukhn
Director of
Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Environment
Core Laboratory
Director of
Environment Core Laboratory Supervisor