Designation:D2978−15´1StandardTestMethodsforVolumeofProcessedPeatMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2978;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—EditoriallyupdatedunitsofmeasurementstatementinApril2018.1.Scope*1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthemeasurementofthevolumeoflooseandbaledprocessedpeatexpressedascubicfeetandisusedasaqualitycontrolmeasurementtodetermineifthepackagecontainsthelabeledamountofmaterial.Theresultsofthesetestmethodsarehighlydependentontheexperienceofthepersonnelrunningtheprocedure.1.2Therearetwotestmethods,MethodAforLoosePeatandMethodBforBaledPeat.MethodAisusedwhenthematerialisuncompactedandMethodBisusedwhenthematerialiscompacted.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesafterinch-poundunitsareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.Except,thatthesievedesignationsaretypicallyidentifiedusingthe“alternative”systeminaccordancewithPracticeE11,suchas3-in.andNo.200,insteadofthe“standard”of75-mmand75-µm,respectively.1.4AllobservedandcalculatedvaluesshallconformtotheguidelinesforsignificantdigitsandroundingestablishedinPracticeD6026.1.4.1Theproceduresusedtospecifyhowdataarecollected/recordedorcalculatedinthisstandardareregardedastheindustrystandard.Inaddition,theyarerepresentativeofthesignificantdigitsthatgenerallyshouldberetained.Theproce-duresuseddonotconsidermaterialvariation,purposeforobtainingthedata,specialpurposestudies,oranyconsider-ationsfortheuser’sobjectives;anditiscommonpracticetoincreaseorreducesignificantdigitsofreporteddatatobecommensuratewiththeseconsiderations.Itisbeyondthescopeofthisstandardtoconsidersignificantdigitsusedinanalysismethodsforengineeringdesign.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associated...
