ASTM D3687-07
Historical Standard: ASTM D3687-07 Standard Practice for Analysis of Organic Compound Vapors Collected by the Activated Charcoal Tube Adsorption Method
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ASTM D3687
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers the applications of methods for the extraction and gas chromatographic determination of organic vapors that have been adsorbed from air in sampling tubes packed with activated charcoal.
1.2 This practice is complementary to Practice D 3686.
1.3 This practice is applicable for analysis of samples taken from workplace or other atmospheres provided that the contaminant adsorbs onto charcoal, that it can be adequately extracted from the charcoal, and that it can be analyzed by gas chromatography (GC). Other adsorbents and other extraction techniques are described in Practice D 6196.
1.4 Organic compounds of multicomponent samples may mutually interfere during analysis. Methods to resolve interferences are given in Section 6.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautions are given in 8.4, 9.2, and in A1.2.3.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
D3686 Practice for Sampling Atmospheres to Collect Organic Compound Vapors (Activated Charcoal Tube Adsorption Method)
D6196 Practice for Selection of Sorbents, Sampling, and Thermal Desorption Analysis Procedures for Volatile Organic Compounds in Air
E355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Relationships
NIOSH Standards
NIOSHManualofAnalyti 4th Ed. NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM). http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmam/ (accessed 1/2007).Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut fr Arbeitsschulz (BGIA)
GESTISAnalyticalMethKeywords
activated charcoal tube; air monitoring; charcoal tube; organic vapors; sampling and analysis; workplace atmospheres ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 13.040.20 (Ambient atmospheres)
DOI: 10.1520/D3687-07
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