COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES BCR information The certification of nitrogen in non-ferrous metals Nitrogen in zirconium (BCR - No 21-56-57) Blow-up from microfiche original EUR 6939 EN 1980 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES BCR information The certification of nitrogen in non-ferrous metals Nitrogen in zirconium (BCR - No 21-56-57) J. PAUWELS Joint Research Centre Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements Geel, Belgium and L. HAEMERS Joint Research Centre CETIS Ispra, Italy 1980 EUR 6939 EN Published by the COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Directorate-General Information Market and Innovation Bâtiment Jean Monnet LUXEMBOURG LEGAL NOTICE Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of then is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information )ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels and Luxembourg, 1980 ABSTRACT This report describes the certification of nitrogen in three zirconium reference materials for oxygen (BCR N°. 21, 56 and 57) currently certified. Details of both the analytical methods and the statistical evaluation of the results are given. The certified values for nitrogen are respectively (26.6 + 2.7), (11.7 + 1.8) and (12.0 + 1.7) Mg/g. RESUME Ce rapport décrit la certification de l'azote dans trois matériaux de référence existants pour l'oxygène dans le zirconium (BCR N°. 21, 56 et 57).