Designation:D3534–85(Reapproved1995)e1StandardTestMethodforPolychlorinatedBiphenyls(PCBs)inWater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3534;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—Section14wasaddededitoriallyinJune1995.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofcertainpolychlorinatedbiphenyls(PCBs)including:Aroclors21221,1232,1242,1248,1254,1260,and1016.1.2Thedetectionlimitisintherangefrom0.1to0.5µg/LforAroclor1254and1260whenanalyzing1Lofwaterusinganelectroncapturedetector.Thedetectionlimitiscompounddependentandisalsodeterminedbyinstrumentalsensitivityandinterferencespresent.Whenusingamicrocoulometricorconductivitydetector,thedetectionlimitisapproximately1.0µg/L.1.3PrecisionandbiasstatementsreflectrecoveryofPCBproductsdosedintowatersamples.ThesestatementsmaynotapplytoenvironmentallyalteredPCBs.1.4Astheprecisionandbiasstatementsgivenmayapplyonlytowatersused,itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethevalidityofthetestmethodforwatersofuntestedmatrices.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecifichazardstatement,seeNote2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWater3D1193SpecificationforReagentWater3D3086TestMethodforOrganochlorinePesticidesinWa-ter4D3304MethodforAnalysisofEnvironmentalMaterialsforPolychlorinatedBiphenyls5D3370PracticesforSamplingWater3D3694PracticesforPreparationofSampleContainersandforPreservationofOrganicConstituents4E355PracticeforGasChromatographyTermsandRela-tionships63.Term...
