ASTM_D_5831_-_17.pdf

Designation:D583117Standard Practice forScreening Fuels in Soils1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5831;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 practice is a screening procedure for assessing thepresence of fuels containing aromatic compounds in soils.If asample of the contaminant fuel is available,the concentrationof the fuel in the soil can be performed.If the contaminant fueltype is known but a sample of the contaminant fuel is notavailable,an estimate of the concentration of the fuel in the soilcan be made using average response factors based on compo-sition of the fuel in the soil.If the kind of contaminant fuel isunknown,this screening method can be used to identify thepresence of contamination.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 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.1.4 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:2D2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on WaterD5681 Terminology for Waste and Waste ManagementE131 Terminology Relating to Molecular SpectroscopyE169 Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-VisibleQuantitative AnalysisE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE275 Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance ofUltraviolet and Visible SpectrophotometersE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodE925 Practice for Monitoring the Calibration of Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometers whose Spectral Bandwidthdoes not Exceed 2 nm3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this screen-ing practice,refer to Terminologies D5681 and E131.4.Summary of Practice4.1 Asample of soil is extracted with isopropyl alcohol,andthe extract is filtered.The ultraviolet absorbance of the extractis measured at 254 nm.If a sample of the contaminant fuel isavailable,the approximate concentration of contamination canbe calculated.If the contaminant fuel type is known but asample of the contaminant fuel is not available,an estimate ofthe contaminant concentration is determined using averageresponse factors based on composition of the fuel in the soil.Ifthe composition of the contaminant fuel is not known,theabsorbance value is used to indicate the presence or absence offuel contamination.Calcium oxide is added to the soil as aconditioning agent to minimize interferences from humicmaterials and moisture present in the soil.Particulate interfer-ences are removed by passing the extract through a filter.5.Significance and Use5.1 This practice is a screening procedure for determiningthe presence of fuels containing aromatic compounds in soils.If a sample of the contaminant fuel is available for use incalibration,the approximate concentration of the fuel in thesoil can be calculated.If the fuel type is known but a sample ofthe contaminant fuel is not available for calibration,anestimate of the contaminant fuel concentration can be calcu-lated using average response factors based on composition ofthe fuel in the soil.If the composition of the contaminant fuelis unknown,a contaminant concentration cannot be calculated,and this practice can only be used only to indicate the presenceor absence of fuel contamination.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.05 onScreening Methods.Current edition approved Dec.1,2017.Published December 2017.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D5831 09.DOI:10.1520/D5831-17.2For 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.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 theDeve