Designation:D6908−06(Reapproved2017)StandardPracticeforIntegrityTestingofWaterFiltrationMembraneSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6908;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedeterminationoftheintegrityofwaterfiltrationmembraneelementsandsystemsusingairbasedtests(pressuredecayandvacuumhold),solubledye,continuousmonitoringparticulatelightscattertechniques,andTOCmonitoringtestsforthepurposeofrejectingparticlesandmicrobes.Thetestsareapplicabletosystemswithmembranesthathaveanominalporesizelessthanabout1µm.TheTOC,andDye,testsaregenerallyapplicabletoNFandROclassmembranesonly.1.2Thispracticedoesnotpurporttocoverallavailablemethodsofintegritytesting.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD3370PracticesforSamplingWaterfromClosedConduitsD3864GuideforOn-LineMonitoringSystemsforWaterAnalysisD3923PracticesforDetectingLeaksinReverseOsmosisandNanofiltrationDevicesD4839TestMethodforTotalCarbonandOrganicCarboninWaterbyUltraviolet,orPersulfateOxidation,orBoth,andI...
