ASTM_D_8272_-_19.pdf

Designation:D827219Standard Guide forDevelopment and Optimization of D19 Chemical AnalysisMethods Intended for EPA Compliance Reporting1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8272;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide identifies procedures for use in developingand optimizing new or modified Subcommitees D19.05 andD19.06 test methods intended for regulatory compliance re-porting in EPA drinking water and wastewater programs.Thisguide may also be useful for developing test methods foremerging contaminants that may not yet have regulatoryrequirements.1.2 This guide also cites statistical procedures that areuseful in the single laboratory characterization and optimiza-tion and in the inter-laboratory studies(ILSs).1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of informationor a series of options and does not recommend a specificcourse of action.This document cannot replace education orexperience and should be used in conjunction with professionaljudgment.Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in allcircumstances.This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy ofa given professional service must be judged,nor should thisdocument be applied without consideration of a projects manyunique aspects.The word“Standard”in the title of thisdocument means only that the document has been approvedthrough the ASTM consensus process.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD1141 Practice for the Preparation of Substitute OceanWaterD2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on WaterD4841 Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for WaterSamples Containing Organic and Inorganic ConstituentsD5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specificationsfor Standard Test Methods for Water AnalysisE178 Practice for Dealing With Outlying ObservationsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodE1169 Practice for Conducting Ruggedness TestsE1488 Guide for Statistical Procedures to Use in Developingand Applying Test MethodsE1601 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toEvaluate the Performance of an Analytical MethodE2857 Guide for Validating Analytical MethodsE2935 Practice for Conducting Equivalence Testing inLaboratory ApplicationsE3080 Practice for Regression Analysis2.2 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR)Standard:340 CFR Part 136,Appendix B Definition and Procedure forthe Determination of the Method Detection Limit3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard,refer toTerminology D1129.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Water and isthe direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.02 on Quality Systems,Specification,and Statistics.Current edition approved Dec.1,2019.Published January 2020.DOI:10.1520/D8272-19.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Superintendent ofDocuments,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Washington,DC 20401-0001,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 technical change,nmodification to a test method,that could affect the outcome of a result.3.2.2 certified reference material,nreference material,accompanied by a certificate,having a value,measurementuncertainty,