Analysis
Solids
There are various chemical and physical methods available to analyse the composition and pollution as well as to identify or determine special characteristics of solids like
- soil
- rock
- dust
- precipiations and scalings
- building material
- mortar
- food
- etc.
| Parameter | Method | Medium |
| chemical composition | IC after extraction, X-ray fluorescence, CNS analysis | soil, rock, dust, scalings, building material, mortar, food |
| trace elements | ICP-MS after extraction, X-ray fluorescence | soil, rock, dust, precipitations, building material, mortar, food |
| petrographic composition | thin-section microscopy, XRF | rock, soil, dust, precipiations |
| properties of materials | reflected-light microscopy, SEM | soil, rock, dust, precipitations, building material, mortar |
| characterisation of fluid inclusions | microthermometry, Raman, FTIR-spectroscopy | rock |
| porosity | Hg-porosimetry | rock |
| water content | gravimetry | rock, soil, building material, mortar |
| compressive resistence | DIN EN 12390-3 | building material |
| open porosity | DIN EN 1936 | building material |
| bulk density | DIN EN 1936 | building material |
| water penetration depth | DIN EN 12390-8 | building material |
| content of cement | DIN EN 52170 | building material |