1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of selenium in animal
feeding stuffs by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after
microwave pressure digestion.
The method was successfully tested by an inter-laboratory study of CEN/TC 327/WG 4 in
the range of 0,25 mg/kg to 74 mg/kg.
The limit of quantification is 0,5 µg/l of the test solution which corresponds to
the calibration standard 2. Using a test portion of 0,5 g and a volume of the test
solution of 25 ml after pressure digestion the limit of quantification is calculated
as 0,125 mg/kg in the feed material.
NOTE A lower limit of quantification could be achieved – each laboratory has to prove it.