ASTM D3974-09(2015)
Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- Standard No.
- ASTM D3974-09(2015)
- Release Date
- 2015
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM D3974-09(2023)
- Latest
- ASTM D3974-09(2023)
- Scope
- 1.1 These practices describe the partial extraction of soils, bottom sediments, suspended sediments, and waterborne materials to determine the extractable concentrations of certain trace elements. 1.1.1 Practice A is capable of extracting concentrations of aluminum, boron, barium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, sodium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc from the preceding materials. Other metals may be determined using this practice. This extraction is the more vigorous and more complicated of the two. 1.1.2 Practice B is capable of extracting concentrations of aluminum, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc from the preceding materials. Other metals may be determined using this practice. This extraction is less vigorous and less complicated than Practice A. 1.2 These practices describe three means of preparing samples prior to digestion: 1.2.1 Freeze-drying. 1.2.2 Air-drying at room temperature. 1.2.3 Accelerated air-drying, for example, 95°C. 1.3 The detection limit and linear concentration range of each procedure for each element is dependent on the atomic absorption spectrophotometric or other technique employed and may be found in the manual accompanying the instrument used. Also see various ASTM test methods for determining specific metals using atomic absorption spectrophotometric techniques. 1.3.1 The sensitivity of the practice can be adjusted by varying the sample size (14.2) or the dilution of the sample (14.6), or both. 1.4 Extractable trace element analysis provides more information than total metal analysis for the detection of pollutants, since absorption, complexation, and precipitation are the methods by which metals from polluted waters are retained in sediments. 1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.6 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.
ASTM D3974-09(2015) Referenced Document
- ASTM D1129 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
- ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
- ASTM D887 Standard Practices for Sampling Water-Formed Deposits
ASTM D3974-09(2015) history
- 2023 ASTM D3974-09(2023) Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- 2015 ASTM D3974-09(2015) Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- 2009 ASTM D3974-09 Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- 1981 ASTM D3974-81(2008) Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- 1981 ASTM D3974-81(2003)e1 Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
- 1999 ASTM D3974-81(1999) Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments
