This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of dissolved elements; elements bound to particles (“particulate”) and total content of elements in different types of water (e.g. ground; surface; raw; potable and waste water) for the following elements: aluminium; antimony; arsenic; barium; beryllium; bismuth; boron; cadmium; calcium; chromium; cobalt; copper; gallium; indium; iron; lead; lithium; magnesium; manganese; molybdenum; nickel; phosphorus; potassium; selenium; silicon; silver; sodium; strontium; sulfur; tin; titanium; tungsten; vanadium; zinc and zirconium.