perhaps this standard material is of help:

http://www.lgcstandards.com/CN/en/Trace-Metals-Sand-1/p/RTC-CRM048-50G

Did you check in the websites of IAEA, NRC canada, NIST etc? They all have several soil reference materials.

I join my reply to Dr Praveen R Sarojam: IAEA, NCR and add USEPA also.

Not sure what a CRM is....but trace level metal analysis is typically done using ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry).  You will need an extraction procedure for sample prep.  You can look up ISO and USEPA methods online.  For USEPA, it might be the 6010 series of methods.  If you are in Dubai, you can call up the Al Futtaim Exova commercial labs.  They run an ISO series ICP-MS method after an aqua regia extraction.  The MS provides added confirmation of the element - you might be able to get by with just ICP-OES.  Good luck!

Use Sigmaaldrich CRM033. it is good if you are using EPA 3050  hotblock or 3051 microwave

also see CRM048

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/crm048?lang=en®ion=GB&cm_sp=Insite-_-prodRecCold_xorders-_-prodRecCold2-1

Thanks  Mohammad I Al-Wabel

Did you use it yourself? Again I need a beach sand sample (Dubai) to investigate vanadium presence.

Sigma aldrich did not mention details about the exact nature of the sand CRM.

 Salam

Regarding the 033 yes we used it plus we used Till 1,2,3,4 for HM studies.  Also I would like to mention as long as you are going to use heavy metals protocol digestion such as EPA 3051 microwave digestion, then it will be OK.

Sandy samples will contain high amount of silica and you will not face any interference by using any sand CRM material with 3051because you are going to use HCl and HNO3, no HF

also this thesis may help on Vandium bioavilabilty 

http://pub.epsilon.slu.se/11653/1/larsson_ma_141117.pdf

hope this will help

Indeed, I am going to use EPA 3051A-24X digestion and with that said I will go a head and order the 033.

Thanks so much everybody and special thanks to Mohammad

You are welcome also if you need any analysis, cross-check analysis, or anything related to HM in soils we are more than happy for this.

Thanks,

Did you investigate other samples? I am also investigating sea water samples and any help in this axe will be welcome.

Dear Mohammed.

I was in the process of ordering the soil CRM. But no where they mention in Sigma aldrich that this is a beach sand CRM.

Was yours (The one you used on HM) a beach sand CRM or simply a sand CRM?

Dear Iman

In case you need to evaluate total vanadium in your study, using HF, you can take HISS-1 from NRCC. It is a sandy marine sediment that will validate your method for total digestion of "sand" (high silicate). As vanadium is a refractory element the total content is strongly linked with your digestion.

Of course if you only need nitric leachable content then the sigma sand is ok.