Designation:D7083−16StandardPracticeforDeterminationofMonomericPlasticizersinPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)byGasChromatography1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7083;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticeprovidesfortheseparationandidentifica-tionofmonomericplasticizersinpoly(vinylchloride)(PVC)compoundsbygaschromatography(GC).1.2Thetextofthispracticereferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseinTablesandFigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthisstandard.1.3TestMethodD2124isanalternativeinfraredprocedure.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD2124TestMethodforAnalysisofComponentsinPoly(Vi-nylChloride)CompoundsUsinganInfraredSpectropho-tometricTechniqueD3465TestMethodforPurityofMonomericPlasticizersbyGasChromatographyD7823TestMethodforDeterminationofLowLevel,Regu-latedPhthalatesinPoly(VinylChloride)PlasticsbyThermalDesorption—GasChromatography/MassSpec-trometryE355PracticeforGasChromatographyTermsandRelation-shipsE594PracticeforTestingFlameIonizationDetectorsUsedinGasorSupercriticalFluidChromatographyIEEE/ASTMSI-10PracticeforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI),theModernizedMetricSystem3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionofplastictermsusedinthisstandard,seeTerminologiesD883andD1...