# ISO 23380:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 23380:2008, item title is Selection of methods for the determination of trace elements in coal; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 23380:2013; withdrawn / published date is 2008-10-02, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 23380:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Selection of methods for the determination of trace elements in coal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 23380:2013 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-10-02 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 41486,IS,,ISO 23380:2008,Selection of methods for the determination of trace elements in coal,Sélection des méthodes de détermination des éléments en traces dans le charbon,2008-10-02,1,['73.040'],ISO/TC 27/SC 5,9599,,[63443],['en'],9,"

ISO 23380:2008 provides guidance on the selection of methods used for the determination of trace elements in coal and coal ash. The trace elements of environmental interest include arsenic, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chlorine, chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, vanadium and zinc. To this list can be added the radioactive trace elements, thorium and uranium.

ISO 23380:2008 does not prescribe the ## Source - https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01. Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).