Recovery test of pure concrete or pure brick (843/2017)

The Finnish Government Decree on the Recovery of Certain Wastes in Earth Construction (843/2017) is specifying the conditions within which the use of certain waste in earth construction does not require an environmental permit in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014). This requires the measurement of a specific set of analyzes from the waste material. Our recovery testing of pure concrete or brick includes the following set of analyzes: • Sample crushing to 4 mm • Dry matter (%) • Leaching test (EN 12457-3:2002) • Soluble metals (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, V, Pb, Sb, Se, Zn) (mg / kg) • PAH compounds (mg / kg) • PCB compounds (mg / kg) • Mineral oil, C10-C40 (mg / kg) • Chloride, Cl (mg /kg) • Fluoride, F (mg / kg) • Sulphate, SO₄ (mg / kg) • Dissolved organic carbon, DOC (mg / kg)