English Abstract The joint research project 'Environmental implications
of useful applications of primary and secondary materials to be used on or
in the ground' was carried out by four institutes i.e. RIVM, ECN, TNO and
INTRON. In this research project an estimation is made of the environmental
implications when primary materials (natural materials) are replaced by
secondary materials (waste materials) in road constructions and building
materials. Moreover the results will be used in order to contribute to the
normalization of the application of secondary materials. This report
concerns the sampling and sample preparation of 21 secondary and 15 primary
materials. The sampling and sample preparation were carried out by the
Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the National Institute of Public Health
and Environmental Protection (RIVM). The samples were characterized
macroscopically by the Foundation Materialenbank
Nederland.
