Designation:D3269–96(Reapproved2001)e1StandardTestMethodsforAnalysisforFluorideContentoftheAtmosphereandPlantTissues(ManualProcedures)1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3269;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.e1NOTE—FootnotesweredeletededitoriallythroughoutinMarch2001.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsdescribemanualproceduresforthedeterminationoffluorideinvarioustypesofsamples.Theproceduresoutlined,consequently,areappropriatetotheanaly-sisofambientairsamplestakenbydiversesamplingtech-niqueswhenproperlyapplied.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregivenin10.7.1.3andRef(9).2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1193SpecificationforReagentWater3D1356TerminologyRelatingtoSamplingandAnalysisofAtmospheres4D1357PracticeforPlanningtheSamplingoftheAmbientAtmosphere4D3267TestMethodforSeparationandCollectionofPar-ticulateandWater-SolubleFluoridesintheAtmosphere(FilterandImpingerMethod)4D3268TestMethodforSeparationandCollectionofPar-ticulateandGaseousFluoridesintheAtmosphere(SodiumBicarbonate-CoatedGlassTubeandParticulateFilterMethod)4D3270TestMethodsofAnalysisforFluorideContentoftheAtmosphereandPlantTissues(SemiautomatedMethod)4E1SpecificationforASTMThermometers53.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthistestmethod,seeTerminologyD1356.4.SummaryofTestMethods4.1Fundamentally,isolationofthefluoridefollowedbyanalytisconstituteseachofthemethods.Becauseofthewiderangeoftypesofsamplesa...