Designation:D4453−17StandardPracticeforHandlingofHighPurityWaterSamples1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4453;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispractice2coversconceptsforhandlinghighpuritywatersamplesneededforthemeasurementofever-decreasinglevelsofspecifiedimpuritiesthatareencounteredintheoperationofmodernhigh-pressureboilersandturbines.Thehandlingofblanksassociatedwiththeanalysisofhighpuritywatersamplesisalsocoveredbythispractice.Thetechniquespresentedcanhelptheinvestigatorincreasetheaccuracyofanalysesperformed.1.2Thispracticeisapplicabletowaterandsteamsamplesfrom“zerosolidstreated”once-throughordrum-typeboilers,reactorcoolantwater,electronicgradewater,oranyotherprocesswaterwhereanalyteconcentrationsareinthelowpartsperbillion(microgramsperlitre)range.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specifichazardsstatementsaregivenin6.2.3.5,6.1,and6.3.7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D1066PracticeforSamplingSteamD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWater3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisstandard,refertoTerminologyD1129.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thedeterminationoftraceimpurities(ontheorderofpartsperbillion)inhighpuritywaterplacesextremerequire-mentsonallaspectsoftheanalyticalsystem.Thisisparticu-larlytruewhenubiquitousspeciessuchassodiumandchlorideareofinterestbecausetheycanpotentiallybeintroducedascontaminantsatalmosteverystepofananalyticalprocedure.Contaminationcanoc...
