Standard Guide for
Continual On-Line Monitoring Systems for Water Analysis1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3864; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the selection, establishment, application, validation, and verification of monitoring systems for
determining water characteristics by continual sampling, automatic analysis, and recording or otherwise signaling of output
data. The system chosen will depend on the purpose for which
it is intended: whether it is for regulatory compliance, process
monitoring, or alerting the user of adverse trends. If it is to be
used for regulatory compliance, the method published or
referenced in the regulations should be used in conjunction
with this guide and other ASTM methods.
1.2 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 hazard
statements are given in Section 7.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water2
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water2
D 2579 Test Methods for Total and Organic Carbon in
Water2
D 3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits2
D 4210 Practice for Intralaboratory Quality Control Procedures and a Discussion on Reporting Low-Level Data2
D 5540 Practice for Flow Control and Temperature Control
for On-line Water Sampling and Analysis2
E 178 Practice for Dealing with Outlying Observations3
2.2 ASTM Special Technical Publication:
STP 442 Manual on Water4
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