Designation:E2316−14StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofParticlesResultingfromtheAttritionofGranularPesticides1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2316;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisusedtodeterminetheamountandparticlesizedistributioncurveofparticleswithdiameter106micrometersorsmallerresultingfromtheattritionofgranularpesticides.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatement,seeSection8.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesE725TestMethodforSamplingGranularCarriersandGranularPesticides2.2CIPACStandard:CIPACTestMethodMT18733.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1fines—asynonymforparticleswithdiameterof106micrometersorsmaller.3.1.2micronandµm—synonymsformicrometer.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Theinitialweightofatestsampleofgranularpesticideisdetermined.Thesampleisthenairjetsievedusing106micronopeningstoremovetheinherentfines.Thefines-freegranulesarethencombinedwithglassbeadsinaglassjar,thelidisplacedonthejar,andthejarisplacedonarollersystemwithadrivebedcapableofrotatingthejarataknownrpm.Afterrollingforaspecifiedtimeperiod,thejarisremovedfromtherollersandthecontentsofthejararepouredthroughasievesizedtoremovetheglassbeads.Thesampleminustheglassbeadsisagainairjetsievedusing106micronopeningstoremovethefinesattritedduringtherollingofthejar.Thetotalofparticlessmallerthan106micronsforthetestsampleistheinherentfinesplustheattritedfines.Theparticlesizedistribu-tioncurveofthecombinedinherentandattrited...
