European foreword

This document (EN 15560:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 260 “Fertilizers and liming materials”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2024.

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This document supersedes EN 15560:2009.

In comparison with the previous edition EN 15560:2009, the following technical modifications have been made:

— deletion of former tables and addition of a technically revised Table (8.2);
— rewording of the control test (8.4);
— deletion of distillation apparatus drawings;
— rewording of the Expression of the result (Clause 8).

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BS EN 15560:2023

Inorganic fertilizers - Determination of total nitrogen in calcium cyanamide nitrate free

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Published:

31 Aug 2023