BRITISH STANDARD BS ISO. 15593:2001 Environmental tobacco smoke - Estimation of its contribution to respirable suspended particles - Determination of particulate matter by ultraviolet absorbanc and by fluorescence ICS 13.040.20; 65.160 ESI NO COPYING WITHOUT BSIPERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BYCOPYRIGHT LAW BSISO15593:2001 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim IS0 15593:2001 and implements it as the UK national standard. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee AW/40o, Tobacco and Tobacco Products, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation,or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue underthe section entitled"International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. HKUST, This British Standard, having been prepared under the Summary of pages e Products and Services Sector This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the IsO title page, Committee, was published pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 17, an inside back cover and a back cover. under the authority of the Standards Committee and The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the comes into effect on documentwaslastissued. 15 August 2001 Shau Amendments issued sincepublication copy:Lee Amd. No. Date Comments BSI08-2001 Licensed ISBN 0 580 37745 8 ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15593 First edition 2001-04-01 Environmental tobacco smoke- Estimation of its contribution to respirable suspended particles Determination of particulate matter by ultraviolet absorbance and by fluorescence Fumeedetabacambiante-Estimationdesacontributionauxparticules respirablessuspenduesdansIair-Déterminationdelamatiere particulaireparabsorptiondans /'ultravioletetparfluorescence Reference number ISO15593:2001(E) ISO ISO15593:2001(E) = ISO 15593:2001(E) Contents Page Foreword. N Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normativereferences. 3 Terms,definitions andabbreviated terms.. 4 Principle. 5 Limits and detection.. 6 Reagents 7 Apparatus 8 Sampling procedure... 6 Analytical procedure 10 Expression of results .. 11 Laboratoryperformancecriteriaandquality assurance. .12 12 Repeatabilityand reproducibility.. .12 13 Test report.. 13 AnnexA(informative)LaboratoryperformancecriteriaQualityassurancemeasures.. .14 Bibliography.. .16 ili ISO15593:2001(E) 2013 Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International StandardISO15