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Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling Bisphenol A
(4,4′ -Isopropylidinediphenol) Abstract: 3.1 This practice is issued to provide information useful in establishing sampling and handling procedures. It is expected that this information will only be utilized in conjunction with an existing health and safety program ... -
Standard Practice for Sampling Fish with Rotenone
Abstract: This practice covers determination of the quantitative and qualitative species composition of fish in a specified area. The successful use of this technique is dependent on: (1) preventing fish from escaping the sample ... -
Standard Guide for Measuring Anti-Soil Deposition Properties of Laundry Detergents
Abstract: 5.1 The guide can be used to compare anti-redeposition performance of products; however, there is no confirmed basis for correlation of this controlled laboratory technique with consumers’ ranking of anti-redeposition performance. -
Standard Test Method for Low-Molecular Weight Halogenated Hydrocarbons in Water
Abstract: 5.1 The incidental conversion of organic material to trihalomethanes and other volatile organohalides during chlorination of water is a possible health hazard and is the object of much research. This test method can be ... -
Standard Test Method for Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water Using Headspace Sampling
Abstract: 5.1 Purgeable organic compounds, including organohalides, have been identified as contaminants in raw and drinking water. These contaminants may be harmful to the environment and man. Dynamic headspace sampling is a generally ... -
Standard Practice for Calibration of Type S Pitot Tubes
Abstract: 5.1 The Type S pitot tube (Fig. 1) is often used to measure the velocity of flowing gas streams in industrial smokestacks and ducts. Before a Type S pitot tube is used for this purpose, its coefficients must be determined ... -
Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling Phenol, Cresols, and Cresylic Acid
Abstract: 3.1 This practice is issued to provide information useful in establishing sampling and handling procedures. It is expected that this information will only be utilized in conjunction with an existing health and safety program ... -
Standard Practices for Preparation of Sample Containers and for Preservation of Organic Constituents
Abstract: 4.1 There are four basic steps necessary to obtain meaningful analytical data: preparation of the sample container, sampling, sample preservation, and analysis. In fact these four basic steps comprise the analytical method ... -
Standard Test Methods for Lead in Water (Withdrawn 2024)
Abstract: 4.1 The test for lead is necessary because it is a toxicant and because there is a limit specified for lead in potable water in the National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations. This test serves to determine whether ... -
Standard Practice for Identification of Waterborne Oils
Abstract: 4.1 Oil from one crude oil field is readily distinguishable from another, and differences in the makeup of oils from the same crude oil field can often be observed as well. Refined oils are fractions from crude oil stocks, ... -
Standard Test Methods for Fibrous-Insulated Magnet Wire
Abstract: These test methods cover the testing of fibrous-insulated electrical conductors, commonly referred to as magnet wire, which are used in electrical apparatus. The test methods are intended primarily for evaluation of the ... -
Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Black Plate Electrolytic Chromium-Coated, Single and Double Reduced
Abstract: This specification covers single- and double-reduced tin mill black plate electrolytically coated with chromium and chromium oxide. The steel shall be furnished in coils and cut lengths for use in manufacture of cans, ... -
Standard Practice for Preparation of Samples for Identification of Waterborne Oils
Abstract: 4.1 Identification of a recovered oil is determined by comparison with known oils selected because of their possible relationship to the particular recovered oil, for example, suspected or questioned sources. Thus, samples ... -
Standard Guide for Measuring Soil Removal from Artificially Soiled Fabrics (Not Suitable for Detergent Ranking)
Abstract: 4.1 The guide, as now constituted, is not suitable for ranking of detergent products since no basis is available at this time for correlation of the detergency performance of any particular soiled cloth or clothes with ... -
Standard Index of Methods for Testing Elastomeric and Plastomeric Roofing and Waterproofing Materials
Abstract: 3.1 Where more than one test method or testing condition is listed for the same characteristic in this index, selection of the methods and conditions to be followed must be governed by experience and the requirements in ... -
Standard Specification for Lap Cement Used with Asphalt Roll Roofing, Non-Fibered, and Fibered
Abstract: This specification covers the physical requirements and testing of three types of lap cement for use with asphalt roll roofing. Type I is a brushing consistency lap cement intended for use in the exposed-nailing method of ... -
Standard Practice for Determination of Resistance of Factory-Applied Coatings on Wood Products to Stains and Reagents
Abstract: 3.1 When used in conjunction with Guide D333, this practice will provide a comprehensive evaluation of resistance to stains caused by chemical reagents and household chemicals. 3.2 This practice applies only to coatings ... -
Standard Practice for Measuring Volatile Organic Matter in Water by Aqueous-Injection Gas Chromatography
Abstract: 5.1 This practice is useful in identifying the major organic constituents in wastewater for support of effective in-plant or pollution control programs. Currently, the most practical means for tentatively identifying and ... -
Standard Test Method for Qualitative Tests for the Presence of Water Repellents and Preservatives in Wood Products
Abstract: 3.1 Although chlorinated phenol-treated wood has become less common due to environmental concerns, repellent-treated wood is commonly specified in construction. This test method provides a means to verify the presence of ...