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Item
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Unit
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Standard
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Particle Size
|
Mesh
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80,200, or as required
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|
Loss on drying
|
%
|
≤ 15
|
|
PH (1% KCL)
|
|
6.0 – 8.0
|
|
Viscosity (1% KCL)
|
cps
|
1200 - 1700
|
|
Shearing ratio
|
|
≥ 6.0
|
|
Ashes
|
%
|
≤ 16
|
|
Total Nitrogen
|
%
|
≤ 1.5
|
|
Total heavy metals
|
ppm
|
≤ 20
|
|
As
|
ppm
|
≤ 3
|
|
Pb
|
ppm
|
≤ 2
|
|
Total plate count
|
Cfu/g
|
≤ 2000
|
|
Mounds and Yeasts
|
Cfu/g
|
≤ 100
|
|
Staphylococcus
|
|
Negative
|
|
Salmonella
|
|
Negative
|
|
E. coliform
|
|
Negative
|