Designation:D5368−13StandardTestMethodsforGravimetricDeterminationofTotalSolventExtractableContent(TSEC)ofSolidWasteSamples1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5368;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsdescribestandardproceduresforgravimetricallydeterminingthetotalnonvolatileandsemi-volatileorganiccontentofsolventextractsfromsoilsorsolidwastes.Thefollowingmethodsareincluded:SectionMethodA—Micro-DeterminationofTSEC11-13MethodB—EvaporatingDishProcedure14-16MethodC—BoilingFlaskProcedure17-191.2Thesemethodsareusedafterasolventextractisobtainedfromasoilorsolidwaste.Forthesemethodstobeapplicable,theextractionsolventmusthaveaboilingpointlessthanthatofwateratambientpressure.1.3Thetotalsolventextractablecontent(TSEC)ofasoil,sediment,sludge,orsolidwastedependsuponthesolventandmethodusedfortheextractionprocedure.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2109TestMethodsforNonvolatileMatterinHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixturesD2910MethodforRemovalofOrganicMatterfromWaterbyActivatedCarbonAbsorption(Withdrawn1991)3D3086TestMethodforOrganochlorinePesticidesinWater(Withdrawn1996)3D3445MethodofTestforNonvolatileMatterinTrichloro-trifluoroethane(Withdrawn1991)3D3694PracticesforPreparationofSampleContainersandforPreservationofOrganicConstituentsD4281TestMethodforOilandGrease(FluorocarbonEx-tractableSubstances)byGravimetricDeterminationD5369PracticeforExtractionofSolidWasteSamplesforChemicalAnalysisUsingSoxhletExtractionD5681TerminologyforWasteandWasteManagement3.Terminology3.1Definition:FordefinitionsoftermsusedinthesetestmethodsrefertoTerminologyD5681.3.2DescriptionofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1totalsolventextractablecontent(TSEC)—thetotalconcentrationbyweight(w/w)oforganicmaterialsthatisextractablefromasoilorsolid...
