ASTM_D_7315_-_17.pdf

Designation:D731517Standard Test Method forDetermination of Turbidity Above 1 Turbidity Unit(TU)inStatic Mode1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7315;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.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the static determination ofturbidity in water.Static refers to a sample that is removedfrom its source and tested in an isolated instrument.(SeeSection 4.)1.2 This test method is applicable to the measurement ofturbidities greater than 1.0 turbidity unit(TU).The upper endof the measurement range was left undefined because differenttechnologies described in this test method can cover verydifferent ranges.The round robin study covered the range of04000 turbidity units because instrument verification in thisrange can typically be covered by standards that can beconsistently reproduced.1.3 Many of the turbidity units and instrument designscovered in this test method are numerically equivalent incalibration when a common calibration standard is appliedacross those designs listed in Table 1.Measurement of acommon calibration standard of a defined value will alsoproduce equivalent results across these technologies.1.3.1 In this test method calibration standards are oftendefined in NTU values,but the other assigned turbidity units,such as those in Table 1 are equivalent.For example,a 1 NTUformazin standard is also a 1 FNU,a 1 FAU,a 1 BU,and soforth.1.4 This test method does not purport to cover all availabletechnologies for high-level turbidity measurement.1.5 This test method was tested on different natural watersand wastewater,and with standards that will serve as surro-gates to samples.It is the users responsibility to ensure thevalidity of this test method for waters of untested matrices.1.6 Depending on the constituents within a high-levelsample,the proposed sample preparation and measurementmethods may or may not be applicable.Those samples with thehighest particle densities typically prove to be the most difficultto measure.In these cases,and alternative measurementmethod such as the process monitoring method can be consid-ered.1.7 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.Refer to the MSDSsfor all chemicals used in this procedure.1.8 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 WaterD1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on WaterD4411 Guide for Sampling Fluvial Sediment in MotionD5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specificationsfor Standard Test Methods for Water AnalysisD6855 Test Method for Determination of Turbidity Below 5NTU in Static ModeE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method2.2 Other Referenced Standards:U.S.EPA Method 180.1 Methods for Chemical Analysis ofWater and Wastes,Turbidity3ISO 7027 Water QualityDetermination of Turbidity41This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Waterand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.07 on Sediments,Geomorphology,and Open-Channel Flow.Current edition approved July 1,2017.Published July 2017.Originally approvedin 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D7315 12.DOI:10.1520/D7315-17.2For 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 United States Environmental ProtectionAgency(EPA),WilliamJefferson Clinton Bldg.,1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,NW,Washington,DC 20460,http:/www.epa.gov.4Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),ISOCentral Secretariat,BIBC II,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401,1214 Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright 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 Sta