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IS 13922 (1994): Chelated Iron (Fe-EDTA), Agricultural
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CHELATEDIRON(Fe-EDTA),AGRICULTURAL 
GRADE-SPECIFICATION 
UDC 
631.811.944 
 
 
 
 
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 noisiviD  .licnuoC
 sihT standard  is   tcejbus  ot  eht  snoisivorp  desopmi  rednu  rezilitreF  lortnoC  redrO  reverehw  .elbacilppa
 roF  eht  esoprup  fo  gnidiced  rehtehw a   ralucitrap  tnemeriuqer  fo this  standard  is   deilpmoc  ,htiw  eht  lanif
 ,eulav  devresbo  ro  ,detaluclac  gnisserpxe  eht  tluser  fo a   tset  ro  ,sisylana shall   eb  dednuor  ffo  ni  ecnadrocca
 htiw  SI 2   : 1960   seluR‘  rof  gnidnuor  ffo  laciremun  seulav  .‘)~kver(  ehT  rebmun  fo  tnacifingis  secalp
 deniater  ni  eht  dednuor  ffo  eulav  dluohs  eb  eht  emas as  that   fo  eht  deificeps  eulav  ni this  standard.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 MAY 2012 
TO 
IS 13922: 1994 CHELATED IRON (Fe-EDTA), 
AGRICULTURAL GRADE — SPECIFICATION 
 
[Page 1, clause 4.2(d)] — Substitute ‘Gross and net quantity of contents 
in kg;’ for ‘Gross and net mass of contents in Kg;’ 
 
 
 
(FAD 7) 
 
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India
SI 13922   : 1994 
Indian  Standard 
CHELATEDIRON(Fe-EDTA),AGRICULTURAL 
GRADE-SPECIFICATION 
1   EPOCS 4   GNIKCAP AND   GNIKRAM
 sihT standard   sebircserp  eht  stnemeriuqer and  4.1   gnikcaP
 sdohtem  fo sampling  and   tset  rof  nori  setalehc
 tI is   laitnesse that   eht  gnikcap  dluohs  eb  elbapac  fo
 ,)ATDE-eF(  larutlucirga  .edarg
 gnidivorp  etauqeda  noitcetorp  ot  eht  stnetnoc  morf
2   SECNEREPER  *  noitprosba  fo  erutsiom  yb  eht  esu  fo  renni plastics 
 .renil  rehtruF  eht  gnikcap  dluohs  yb  yllacisyhp
 ehT  gniwollof  naidnI Standards   era  yrassecen
 gnorts  hguone  ot withstand   eht  lamron  sesserts  fo
 stcnujda  ot this  standard: 
handling   ni  ,gnikcats  tropsnart and   .egarots
 SI No.  Title  4.1.1   tI‘ is   dednemmocer that   eht  lairetam is   -kcap
1070   :  2991  ,retaW  tnegaer  edarg  -  de  ni 100  g   ot  gOo5  sgnikcap  ro as   deerga  ot  neewteb
 noitacificepS  ( third revision )   eht  resahcrup and   eht  .reilppus
 :1475 1970   dohteM  rof  noitanimreted  fo  Hp
4.2  Marking 
 demriffeR(  )7791
5985   : 1985   edoC  fo  ecitcarp  rof handling  and   ehT  gnikcap shall   eb  yleruces  desolc and   dekram
 egarots  fo  deggab  srezilitref  tsrifC  htiw  eht  gniwollof  :noitamrofni
revision)  demriffeR(  )0991  )a  emaN  fo  eht  ;lairetam
6092   traP(  )1  :  sdohteM  fo sampling  and   tset  rof b)   noitacidnI  fo  ecruos  fo  ;erutcafunam
1985   srezilitref  :  traP 1   gnilpmaS  tSrifC C)   egatnecreP  fo  nori  yb mass; 
revtiion)  demriffeR(  )0991  )d  ssorG and   ten mass   fo  stnetnoc  ni  ;gK
 >e
7017   : 1973   dohteM  fo  cirtemirolac  -reted  htnoM and   raey  fo  ;gnikcap
 noitanim  fo  secart  fo  yvaeh  slatem f)   hctaB  rebmun  .ni  edoc  ro  esiwrehto  ot
 yb  enozihtid  demriffeR(  )1991  elbane  eht  tol  fo  erutcafunam  ot  eb  decart
 kcab  morf  ;sdrocer and 
 ehT  evoba  denoitnem standards   niatnoc  snoisivorp
 ,hcihw  hguorht  ecnerefer  ni this   ,txet  etutitsnoc g)   ynA  rehto  noitamrofni as   rep  selur  rednu
 snoisivorp  fo this  standard.  At   eht    emit  fo  -acilbup FCO. 
 ,noit  eht  snoitide  detacidni  erew   .dilav   llA stand-  43.1   ehT  segakcap  yam  osla  eb  dekram  htiw  eht
ards   era  tcejbus  ot  ,noisiver and   seitrap  ot  dradnatS Mark 
 stnemeerga  desab  no this  standard   era  degaruocne
5   GNILDNAII AND   EGAROTS
 ot  etagitsevni  ytilibissop  fo  gniylppa  eht  tsom
 tnecer  snoitide  fo  eht standards   detacidni  .evoba  srotcaF  ot  eb  enrob  ni  weiv  ni  eht handling 
and   egarots  fo  eht  lairetam shall   eb as   debircserp
3   STNEMERIUQER
 ni  SI 5985   : 1985. 
3.1   noitpircseD
6   GNILPMAS
 ehT  lairetam shall   eb  ni  eht  mrof  fo  gniwolf-eerf
6.1   ehT  dohtem  rof  gniward  evitatneserper
 enillatsyrc  ro  .redwop
samples   fo  eht  lairetam shall   eb as   debircserp  ni
3.2   ehT  lairetam shall   osla pass   eht  stnemeriuqer  SI 6092   traP(  )1  : 1985. 
 nevig  ni  elbaT 1. 
 elbaT 1   stnemeriuqeR  rof  detalehC  norI  ,)ATDE-eF(  larutlucirgA  edarG
 ( Clauses 3.2,6.2.2,6.2.3,6.2.4  and 7 ) 
SI No.  Chnracterislic  Requirement  Melhod of Test, Ref to 
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 
i)  Iron content (expressed as Fe). percent by  12.0  Anna  A 
mass, Min in the form of Fe-EDTA 
ii)  Lead (as Pb), percent by mass, Mar  0.003  Annex B   I(
iii)  pH  5.5 - 6.5  Annex C 
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13922   : 1994 
IS 
6.2   rebmuN  fo  stseT 6.3   ehT  tol  llahs  eb  deralced as   gnimrofnoc  ot  eht
 stnemeriuqer  fo  eht  noitacificeps  fi 6.2.3   dna 6.2.4 
6.2.1   norI  tnetnoc  llahs  eb  detset  no  hcae  fo  eht are   .deifsitas
 laudividni  .selpmas
7   TSET  SDOHTEM
 stseT  rof  eht  detsil’stnemeriuqer  rednu  1oc 4   fo
6.2.2   ehT  gniniamer  scitsiretcarahc  nevig  ni
 elbaT 1   llahs  eb  detset  no  eht  etisopmoc  .elpmas  elbaT 1   llahs  eb  deirrac  tuo  gnidrocca  ot  sdohtem
 debircserp  ni  xennA  A  ot  xennA  .C
6.2.3   ehT  tol  llahs  eb  deredisnoc  ot  evah  deifsitas 8 
q&4IJTy  OF REU3$ITS 
 eht  tnemeriuqer  rof  ,nori  fi  tset  stluser  hcae  fo
on   deificepssselnJI  ,esiwrehto  erup  slacimehc  dna  -sid
 eht  laudividni  selpmas  teem  eht  gnidnopserroc
 dellit  retaw  ees(  SI 1070   : 1992)   llahs  eb  deyolpme
 tnemeriuqer  nevig  ni  elbaT 1. 
 ni  .stset
 ?ETON - 
6.2.4   ehT  tol  llahs  eb  deredisnoc  ot  evah  tem  eht ‘Pure chemiwls’ shall mean chemicals that do not 
 gniniamer  stnemeriuqer  nevig  ni  elbaT 1   fi  hcae  fo contain  impurities which  affect  the results of analysis. 
‘Demineralised Water’ means the water obtained after pass- 
 eht  tset  stluser  no  eht  etisopmoc  elpmas  seifsitas
ing distilled water through a cation and an anion exchange 
 eht  gnidnopserroc  tnemeriuqer  nevig  ni  elbaT 1.   sniser
or a combined cation -anion  exchange resin. 
ANNEX  A 
 dna
(Table  1  Clause 7) 
 NOITANIMRETED  FO  DETALEIIC  NORI
 ,l-A  STNEGAER  hgieW  elpmas  gniniatnoc  yletamixorppa 40   gm  fo
 nori  otni 200   ,lm  llat  mrof  .rekaeb  teW  htiw 2-3 
A-l.1  Sodium Hydroxide Solution -  0.5 N.   spord  fo  lohocla  dna  evlossid  ni 100   lm  fo  .retaw
 evlossiD 20   g  muidos  edixordyh (NaOH)   ni  retaw  ddA 4   spord  fo 30   tnecrep Hz@2   xim  dna  Hptsujda
 dna  etulid  ot 1   .ertil  fo  noitulos  ot 8.5   htiw 0.5N  NaOH.   fI pH   stfird
 evoba 8.8   dracsid  noitulos  dna  taeper  .sisylana
 2.l-A  muidosiD  ATDE  noituloS -  0.66   tnecrep
 refsnarT  noitulos  ot 200   lm  cirtemulov  ,ksalf  etulid
 evlossiD 0.73   g  fo  IIzaN  .ATDE 2H20   ni  ,retaw  ot  emulov  htiw  retaw  dna  .xim  retliF  noitulos
 etulid  ot 100   .lm  hguorht  evitatitnauq  .repap  ettepiP 10   lm  etartlif
 otni 200   lm  cirtemulov  ksalf  dna  etulid  ot  emulov
 3.1-A  norI  dradnatS  noituloS
 htiw 0.5  N   .lCH
 1.3.1-A  %.X&S Solution -  (1  000   )mpp
A.3.2 Flaming the Solution 
 
 evlossiD  gOOO.l  erup  nori  eriw   ni  -amixorppa
 emalF  eht  dradnats  dna  eht  elpmas  noitulos  ni
 ylet 30   lm 6N   lCH  htiw  .gniliob
 cimota  noitprosba  retemotohportceps at  a   evaw
 etuliD  ot 1   ertil  ni a   cirtemulov  ksalf  htiw  dellitsid  htgnel  fo 248.3   mn  gnisu air   enelyteca  .emalf  nI
 .retaw  emas  rennam  enimreted  nori  )eF(  knalb  no all 
 stnegaer  .desu
 2.3.1-A 100   .mpp
Intermediuce Solurion - 
 ettepiP 10   lm  nori  kcots  noitulos  dna 10   lm Flask No.  Volume of 1 OOppm  Concentration of Fe 
 muidosid  ATDE  noitulos  ni 100   lm  cirtemulov standard iron  after making volume 
 ksalf  dna  etulid  ot  .emulov solution taken (ml)  to 50 ml (ppm) 
‘1  1.0  2.0 
 -A 1.3.3 
Working Solution 
 ?  02 4.0 
 ettepiP  eht  gniwollof  semulov 100   mpp  -retni
3  3.0  6.0. 
 etaidem  noitulos  ni 50   ,lm  derebmun  cirtemulov
 ksalf  dna  ekam  eht  emulov  htiw 0.5N   .lCH 4  4.0  8.0 
5  5.0  10.0 
 2-A  SUTARAPPA
6  6.0  12.0 
 cimotA  noitprosba  retemotohportceps  htiw
7  7.0  14.0 
 enelyteca/ria  .emalf
8  8.0  16.0 
 3-A  ERUDECORP
9  9.0  18.0 
 1.3-A  noltaruperP  fo  elpmaS  noituloS 10  10.0   .  0.02
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A-4  CALCULATION   detalehC  ,nori  tnecrep  yb mass  = 
 eraperP a  standard   evruc  fo  nwonk  noitartnecnoc  fo  mpp(  eF  ni  elpmas  -  mpp  eF  ni  )knalb  x 0.4 
 eF  noitulos  yb  gnittolp  eht  ecnabrosba value  no  sixaY mass   ni g   fo  elpmas  nekat
against   eht  evitcepser  eF  noitartnecnoc  .sixaXno
ANNEX B 
( Table 1  and  Clause 7 ) 
DETERMINATION Ol? LEAD 
B-l  PROCEDURE 
B-l.1   hgieW  yletarucca  tuoba 5  g   fo  eht  ,elpmas
 evlossid  ni  retaw and  add  1   lm  fo  etulid  ciruhplus  evlossiD  eht  rof.eudiser  noitanimreted  fo  ,dael  ni
 .dica  retliF  eht  noitulos and   ekam up   ot 250   htiwlm  etulid  cirtin  ,dica and   ekam up   ot a   nwonk  emulov
 retaw  ni a   cirtemulov  .ksalf  ekaT 50   lm  fo  eht  evoba  htiw  retaw  ni a   cirtemulov  ksalf  ekaT a   elbatius
 noitulos  ni a   ,rekaeb  ,taeh pass   negordyh  edihplus  touqila  fo  eht  noitulos and   enimreted  dael  yb  eht
gas   ro add   muidos  edihplus  noitulos and   erusne  cirtemirolac  dohtem using   enozihtid as   debircserp
 etelpmoc  .noitatipicerp  ni  SI 7017   : 1973. 
ANNEX C 
( Table 1 and  Clause 7 ) 
DETERMINATION OF  llp
C-l  PROCEDURE 
 evlossiD 5  g   fo  eht  lairetam  ni  ylhserf  deliob and   Hpeht  eulav  fo  eht  noitulos  htiw a   3ip  retem as 
 delooc  ,retaw  etulid  ot 100   lm and   .xim  enimreteD  debircserp  ni  SI 5741   : 1970.
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