Astm D 3871 – 84 (Reapproved 2003) pdf free download

Standard Test Method for
Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water Using Headspace
Sampling1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3871; 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 test method covers the determination of most
purgeable organic compounds that boil below 200°C and are
less than 2 % soluble in water. It covers the low µg/L to low
mg/L concentration range (see Section 15 and Appendix X1).

1.2 This test method was developed for the analysis of
drinking water. It is also applicable to many environmental and
waste glasses of water when validation, consisting of recovering known
concentrations of compounds of interest added to representative matrices, is included.

1.3 Volatile organic compounds in water at concentrations
above 1000 µg/L may be determined by direct aqueous
injection in accordance with Practice D 2908.

1.4 It is the user’s responsibility to assure the validity of the
test method for untested matrices.

1.5 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 precautionary statements are given in 8.5.5.1.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water2
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water2
D 2908 Practice for Measuring Volatile Organic Matter in
Water by Aqueous-Injection Gas Chromatography3
E 355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Relationships4