ASTM_D_1976_-_18.pdf

Designation:D197618Standard Test Method forElements in Water by Inductively-Coupled Plasma AtomicEmission Spectroscopy1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1976;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the determination of dissolved,total-recoverable,or total elements in drinking water,groundwater,surface water,domestic,commercial or industrialwastewaters,2,3within the following concentration ranges:1.2 It is the users responsibility to ensure the validity of thetest method for waters of untested matrices.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.For specific hazard statements,see Note 2 and Section 9.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:4D1066 Practice for Sampling SteamD1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on WaterD3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed ConduitsD4841 Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for WaterSamples Containing Organic and Inorganic ConstituentsD5673 Test Method for Elements in Water by InductivelyCoupled PlasmaMass SpectrometryD5744 Test Method for Laboratory Weathering of SolidMaterials Using a Humidity CellD5810 Guide for Spiking into Aqueous SamplesD5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specificationsfor Standard Test Methods for Water AnalysisD6234 Test Method for Shake Extraction of Mining Wasteby the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching ProcedureD8006 Guide for Sampling and Analysis of Residential andCommercial Water Supply Wells in Areas of Explorationand Production(E&P)OperationsE1915 Test Methods forAnalysis of Metal Bearing Ores andRelated Materials for Carbon,Sulfur,and Acid-BaseCharacteristicsE2242 Test Method for Column Percolation Extraction ofMine Rock by the Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure2.2 USEPA Standards:2Method 200.7 Determination of Metals and Trace Elementsin Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard,refer toTerminology D1129.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 calibration blank,na volume of water containingthe same acid matrix as the calibration standards(see 11.1).3.2.2 calibration standards,na series of known standardsolutions used by the analyst for calibration of the instrument(preparation of the analytical curve)(see 8.9).3.2.3 instrumental detection limit,nthe concentrationequivalent to a signal,due to the analyte,that is equal to three1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Waterand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituentsin Water.Current edition approved July 1,2018.Published July 2018.Originally approvedin 1991.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D1976 12.DOI:10.1520/D1976-18.2The detailed report of EPA Method Study 27,Method 200.7 is available fromthe National Technical Information Service,5285 Port Royal Road,Springfield,VA.A summary of the project is available from the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory,Cincinnati,OH,http:/www.epa.gov.3Fishman,M.J.and Friedman,L.,“Methods for Determination of InorganicSubstances in Water and Fluvial Sediments,”U.S.Geological Survey Techniques ofWater-Resources Investigations,Book 5,Chapter D1066,Open File Report 85-495,1985,p.659671.4For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guid