WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.299
30 June 1998
(98-2589)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Department of Standards
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above: Standards Development Unit, SIRIM Bhd
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Liquid iron-based coagulants
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Methods of Analysis for
Liquid Iron-Based Coagulants (21 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  This draft Malaysian Standard prescribes the analytical methods for
iron-based coagulants with the following methods i.e. determination of total iron,
determination of Fe(11) and Fe(111), determination of manganese, determination ofinsoluble matter, determination of toxic substances-preparation of sample solution,
determination of arsenic, antimony and selenium by atomic absorption spectrophotometry
hydride technique, determination of mercury by atomic absorption spectrophotometry cold-
vapour technique and determination of cadmium, chromium, nickel and lead by atomic
absorption spectrophotometry graphite furnace technique or flame technique.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Methods
of analysis for liquid iron-based coagulants
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }   To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Standards Development Unit, SIRIM Berhad, 1 Persiarian Dato' Menteri,
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam, Malaysia. Fax: 603 5506389