Designation:D7910−14(Reapproved2021)StandardPracticeforCollectionofFungalMaterialFromSurfacesbyTapeLift1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7910;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribestheprotocolsforcollectionofsurfacesamplesusingtapeliftsandtheirdeliverytothelaboratory.1.2Thepurposeofthispracticeistosupportthefieldinvestigatorindifferentiatingfungalmaterialsfromnon-fungalmaterialsuchasscuffs,sootdeposits,stains,pigments,dust,efflorescence,adhesives,andwaterstains.1.3Thesamplescollectedbythispracticeareappropriateforeitherqualitativeorquantitativeanalysisbydirectmicros-copy.1.4Thispracticedoesnotaddressbuildingoccupantexposures,oroccupanthealthrisks.1.5Thispracticedoesnotaddressthedevelopmentofaformalhypothesisortheestablishmentofsamplingobjectives.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1356TerminologyRelatingtoSamplingandAnalysisofAtmospheresD4840GuideforSampleChain-of-CustodyProceduresD6044GuideforRepresentativeSamplingforManagementofWasteandContaminatedMedia3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Forterminologynotdefinedherein,refertoTerminologyD1356.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoT...
