Designation:F1884−04(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodsforDeterminingResidualSolventsinPackagingMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1884;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodcoversdeterminationoftheamountofresidualsolventsreleasedfromwithinapackagingmaterialcontainedinasealedvialunderagivensetoftimeandtemperatureconditionsandisarecommendedalternativeforTestMethodF151.1.2Thistestmethodcoversaprocedureforquantitatingvolatilecompoundswhoseidentityhasbeenestablishedandwhichareretainedinpackagingmaterials.1.3Theanalystshoulddeterminethesensitivityandrepro-ducibilityofthemethodbycarryingoutappropriatestudiesonthesolventsofinterest.TheanalystisreferredtoPracticeE260forguidance.1.4Forpurposesofverifyingtheidentityoforidentifyingunknownvolatilecompoundstheanalystisencouragedtoincorporatetechniquessuchasgaschromatography/massspec-troscopy,gaschromatography/infraredspectroscopyorothersuitabletechniquesinconjunctionwiththistestmethod.1.5Sensitivityofthistestmethodinthedeterminationoftheconcentrationofagivenretainedsolventmustbedeter-minedonacasebycasebasisduetothevariationinthesubstrate/solventinteractionbetweendifferenttypesofsamples.1.6Thistestmethoddoesnotaddressthedeterminationoftotalretainedsolventsinapackagingmaterial.Techniquessuchasmultipleheadspaceextractioncanbeemployedtothisend.TheanalystisreferredtothemanualsuppliedwiththeGC-Autosamplingsystemforguidance.1.7ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E177PracticeforUseo...
