Designation:D5075−01(Reapproved2012)´1StandardTestMethodforNicotineand3-EthenylpyridineinIndoorAir1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5075;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—Reapprovedwitheditorialchangeto1.5inApril2012.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthesampling/analysisofnico-tineand3-ethenylpyridine(3-EP)inindoorair.Thistestmethodisbaseduponthecollectionofnicotineand3-EPbyadsorptiononasorbentresin,extractionofnicotineand3-EPfromthesorbentresin,anddeterminationbygaschromatog-raphy(GC)withnitrogenselectivedetection.(1)21.2TheactivesamplersconsistofanXAD-4sorbenttubeattachedtoasamplingpump.Thistestmethodisapplicabletopersonalorareasampling.1.3ThistestmethodislimitedinsampledurationbythecapacityoftheXAD-4tubefornicotine(about300µg).Thistestmethodhasbeenevaluatedupto24-hsampleduration;however,samplesaretypicallyacquiredforatleast1h(sometimesonly1h).(2)1.4Forthistestmethod,limitsofdetection(LOD)andquantitation(LOQ)fornicotineatasamplingrateof1.5L/minare,respectively,0.11µg/m3and0.37µg/m3for1-hsampledurationand0.01µg/m3and0.05µg/m3for8-hsampleduration.TheLODandLOQfor3-EPatasamplingrateof1.5L/minare,respectively,0.06µg/m3and0.19µg/m3for1-hsampledurationand0.01µg/m3and0.02µg/m3for8-hsampleduration(2).BothLODandLOQcanbereducedbyincreasingthesensitivityofthethermionicspecificdetector.1.5Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionaryinformationisgivenin13.6.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D1356Termin...
