ASTM D5907-13
Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter lpar;Total Dissolved Solidsrpar; and Nonfilterable Matter lpar;Total Suspended Solidsrpar; in Water

Standard No.

ASTM D5907-13

Release Date

2013

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D5907-18

Latest

ASTM D5907-18

Scope

4.1 Solids, both as filterable matter (TDS) and nonfilterable matter (TSS), are important in the treating of raw water and wastewater, and in monitoring of streams.

4.2 Waste solids impose a suspended and settleable residue in receiving waters. Suspended and soluble materials provide a matrix for some biological slime and, in sufficient quantity, impair respiration of organisms. These solids may create nuisance slime beds and odors while imposing a long-term biological oxidation load over limited receiving water areas.

4.3 Knowledge of suspended and soluble materials is important in treating raw water supplies. Knowledge of solids loading can aid in determining the type or amount of treatment, or both, necessary to make the water acceptable for use. Such information may also be used to determine acceptability of water after treatment. Too little treatment may not be desirable and excess treatment costs money.

4.4 Stream monitoring is important for environmental reasons, such as compliance with discharge permits. Stream improvements, water pollution monitoring, mass wasting, algal studies, and sediment loads are but a few of the many reasons streams are monitored.

1.1 These test methods cover the determination of filterable matter, total dissolved solids (TDS), and nonfilterable matter, total suspended solids (TSS), in drinking, surface, and saline waters, domestic and industrial wastes. The practical range of the determination of nonfilterable particulate matter (TSS) is 4 to 20 000 mg/L. The practical range of the determination of filterable matter (TDS) is 10 mg/L to 150 000 µg/g.

1.2 Since the results measured by this test are operationally defined, careful attention must be paid to following the procedure as specified.

1.3 This method for the determination of nonfilterable matter (TSS) must not be used when water samples were collected from open channel flow. For the determination of matter collected in open channel flow use Test Methods D3977.

1.4 The test methods appear in the following order:

Filterable Matter (TDS) and Nonfilterable Matter (TSS), mg/L	Sections 10 – 14
Total Dissolved Solids High Precision Method, µg/g	Sections 15 – 19

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 establis......

ASTM D5907-13 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1129 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
• ASTM D1192 Standard Guide for Equipment for Sampling Water and Steam in Closed Conduits
• ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
• ASTM D1429 Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Water and Brine
• ASTM D2777 Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Methods of Committee D-19 on Water
• ASTM D3370 Standard Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits
• ASTM D3856 Standard Guide for Good Laboratory Practices in Laboratories Engaged in Sampling and Analysis of Water
• ASTM D3977 Standard Test Methods for Determining Sediment Concentration in Water Samples
• ASTM D4411 Standard Guide for Sampling Fluvial Sediment in Motion
• ASTM D5847 Standard Practice for Writing Quality Control Specifications for Standard Test Methods for Water Analysis
• ASTM D5905 Standard Practice for the Preparation of Substitute Wastewater
• ASTM D596 Standard Guide for Reporting Results of Analysis of Water
• ASTM E1601 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method
• ASTM E319 Standard Practice for the Evaluation of Single-Pan Mechanical Balances
• ASTM E898 Standard Test Method of Testing Top-Loading, Direct-Reading Laboratory Scales and Balances

ASTM D5907-13 history

• 2018 ASTM D5907-18 Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter (Total Dissolved Solids) and Nonfilterable Matter (Total Suspended Solids) in Water
• 2013 ASTM D5907-13 Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter lpar;Total Dissolved Solidsrpar; and Nonfilterable Matter lpar;Total Suspended Solidsrpar; in Water
• 2010 ASTM D5907-10 Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter (Total Dissolved Solids) and Nonfilterable Matter (Total Suspended Solids) in Water
• 2009 ASTM D5907-09 Standard Test Method for Filterable and Nonfilterable Matter in Water
• 2003 ASTM D5907-03 Standard Test Method for Filterable and Nonfilterable Matter in Water
• 1996 ASTM D5907-96a Standard Test Method for Filterable and Nonfilterable Matter in Water