Designation:D3987−12(Reapproved2020)StandardPracticeforShakeExtractionofSolidWastewithWater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3987;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversaprocedureforleachingofsolidwastetoobtainanaqueoussolutiontobeusedtodeterminetheconstituentsleachedunderthespecifiedtestingconditions.1.2Thispracticeprovidesfortheshakingofaknownmassofwastewithwaterofspecifiedcompositionandtheseparationoftheaqueousphaseforanalysis.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Valuesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalcon-versionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C471MTestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofGypsumandGypsumProducts(Metric)D75/D75MPracticeforSamplingAggregatesD420GuideforSiteCharacterizationforEngineeringDe-signandConstructionPurposesD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD2216TestMethodsforLaboratoryDeterminationofWater(Moisture)ContentofSoilandRockbyMassD2234/D2234MPracticeforCollectionofaGrossSampleofCoalD3370PracticesforSamplingWaterfromFlowingProcessStreamsD5681TerminologyforWasteandWasteManagementE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacte...