Designation:D1976−12StandardTestMethodforElementsinWaterbyInductively-CoupledArgonPlasmaAtomicEmissionSpectroscopy1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1976;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofdissolved,total-recoverable,ortotalelementsindrinkingwater,surfacewater,domestic,orindustrialwastewaters.2,31.2Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethevalidityofthetestmethodforwatersofuntestedmatrices.1.3Table1listselementsforwhichthistestmethodapplies,withrecommendedwavelengthsandtypicalestimatedinstru-mentaldetectionlimitsusingconventionalpneumaticnebuli-zation.4Actualworkingdetectionlimitsaresampledependentandasthesamplematrixvaries,thesedetectionlimitsmayalsovary.Intime,otherelementsmaybeaddedasmoreinforma-tionbecomesavailableandasrequired.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeNote2andSection9.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:5D1066PracticeforSamplingSteamD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD3370PracticesforSamplingWaterfromClosedConduitsD4841PracticeforEstimationofHoldingTimeforWaterSamplesContainingOrganicandInorganicConstituentsD5810GuideforSpikingintoAqueousSamplesD5847PracticeforWritingQualityControlSpecificationsforStandardTestMethodsforWaterAnalysis3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsofothertermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTermi...
