Designation:D3507–97(Reapproved2000)StandardTestMethodsforPenetrationofPreservativesinWoodandforDifferentiatingBetweenHeartwoodandSapwood1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3507;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverproceduresfordeterminingpenetrationofpreservativesinwoodincaseswheredemarca-tionbetweenthetreatedanduntreatedwoodisnotreadilyvisible.Includedaretestmethodsfordifferentiatingtheheart-woodandthesapwoodofwoodsamplesforspecificspecies,andatestmethodfordifferentiatingtheheartwoodsbetweentheredoaksandthewhiteoaks.1.2Theproceduresappearinthefollowingorder:ProcedureSectionsPenetrationofArsenic-ContainingPreservatives6-8PenetrationofCopper-ContainingPreservatives9-11PenetrationofFluoride-ContainingPreservatives12-15PenetrationofPentachlorophenolUsing4,48-bis-Dimethylamino-Triphenylmethane(DMTM)16-20PenetrationofPentachlorophenolUsingaSilver-CopperComplexKnownas“Penta-Check”21-24PenetrationofSolventUsedWithOil-SolublePreservatives25-28PenetrationofZinc-ContainingPreservatives29-32DifferentiatingbetweenSapwoodandHeartwoodinPineSpecies(Pinussp.)33-36DifferentiatingbetweenSapwoodandHeartwoodinDouglasFir(Pseudotsugamenziesii)37-40DifferentiatingbetweenSapwoodandHeartwoodinWhiteFir(Abiesconcolor)41-44DifferentiatingBetweenWoodsoftheRedOakandtheWhiteOakSpecies45-48DeterminationofCopperinWoodUsingRubeanicAcid49-52DeterminingPenetrationofCopper-ContainingPreservatives53-56DeterminationofthePresenceofHexavalantChromiuminTreatedWood57-611.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D...
