Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Beryllium in Surface Dust

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1.1 This specification covers requirements for premoistened wipe materials that are used to collect settled dusts on surfaces for the subsequent determination of beryllium.
1.2 For wipe materials used for the determination of lead in surface dust, refer to Specification E1792. This is mentioned to insure that users of wipes recognize that there is some relationship between wipes and the analyte of interest.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.4 This specification contains notes that are explanatory and are not part of the mandatory requirements of the specification.
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.

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Designation:D7707 −11
StandardSpecification for
Wipe Sampling Materials for Beryllium in Surface Dust
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7707; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D7202 Test Method for Determination of Beryllium in the
Workplace by Extraction and Optical Fluorescence Detec-
1.1 This specification covers requirements for premoistened
tion
wipe materials that are used to collect settled dusts on surfaces
D7439 Test Method for Determination of Elements in Air-
for the subsequent determination of beryllium.
borne Particulate Matter by Inductively Coupled Plasma-
1.2 For wipe materials used for the determination of lead in
–Mass Spectrometry
surface dust, refer to Specification E1792.This is mentioned to
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
insure that users of wipes recognize that there is some
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
relationship between wipes and the analyte of interest.
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
E1613 Test Method for Determination of Lead by Induc-
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard. tively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
(ICP-AES), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
1.4 This specification contains notes that are explanatory
(FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spec-
and are not part of the mandatory requirements of the specifi-
trometry (GFAAS) Techniques
cation.
E1792 Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
in Surface Dust
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3. Terminology
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1 For definitions of pertinent terms not listed here, see
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Terminology D1356.
2. Referenced Documents
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2.1 lot, n—a finite quantity of a given product manufac-
D1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of
tured under production conditions that are considered uniform.
Atmospheres
3.2.2 standard beryllium test method, n—as used in this
D6966 Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples
specification, any of the following test methods: D7035,
Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Determi-
D7202, D7439, the graphite furnace atomic absorption tech-
nation of Metals
niqueinTestMethodE1613,oraequivalenttestmethodissued
D7035 Test Method for Determination of Metals and Met-
by a national or international consensus standard organization.
alloids in Airborne Particulate Matter by Inductively
Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP- 3.2.3 wipe, n—a disposable towellette that is premoistened
AES) with an acceptable agent.
3.2.3.1 Discussion—The towellette is used to collect a
1 sample of settled dust on a surface for subsequent beryllium
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on Air
Quality and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D22.04 on Workplace Air analysis.
Quality.
Current edition approved March 1, 2011. Published March 2011. DOI: 10.1520/
4. Significance and Use
D7707-11.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1 This specification is intended for use by manufacturers
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
and suppliers to evaluate the performance of wipe sampling
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. materials for beryllium in surface dust.
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D7707−11
4.2 This specification may also be employed by users of using a solid beryllium-containing CRM in accordance with
wipes to compare the performance of candidate wipes for the 8.2. The mass of beryllium-containing material (particulate or
sampling of beryllium in surface dust. dust) loaded per surface area to be sampled shall be
0.50 6 0.05 g for the large wipe and 0.050 6 0.005 g for the
5. Manufacture
smallwipe.Theminimumcollectionefficiencyofatleast95 %
of the individual wipes shall be 75 %, as measured against the
5.1 The wipes shall be made from materials using methods
known mass of beryllium loaded on the test surface prior to
thatensurecompliancewiththerequirementsofSections6and
8,andshallbecleanandfreeofimperfectionsthatwouldaffect wiping(1000cm minimumsurfaceareaforthelargewipeand
100 cm for the small wipe).
their performance.
5.2 An expiration date shall be established based on date of
7. Selection and Handling of Wipes for Testing
manufacture, and shall be marked on each package (see 10.2).
7.1 TestsdescribedinSection8shallbeconductedonwipes
The expiration date should not be less than one year from date
selected in accordance with the random sampling procedure
of manufacture.
described in Practice E105, using wipes selected after
packaging, and representative of each lot.
6. General Requirements
7.2 Wipes shall not be removed from their packages until
6.1 Wipes shall conform to the requirements in 6.1.1 to
immediately prior to testing.
6.1.8. Test procedures for each requirement are found in
Section 8.
8. Procedure
6.1.1 Background Beryllium—The mean background beryl-
lium content per wipe shall be less than 0.0005 µg. 8.1 Background and Recovery—Recoverabilityofberyllium
6.1.2 Ruggedness—Wipes shall be sufficiently rugged so as from spiked wipes (see 6.1.7) shall be measured in accordance
to be capable to be used to wipe a 2000 cm area (large wipes; with a standard beryllium test method. Background beryllium
see 6.1.4.1(1)) or 500 cm area (small wipes; see 6.1.4.1(2)) of in unspiked wipes (see 6.1.1) shall be measured in accordance
a vinyl or urethane-coated vinyl tile surface without tearing. with the same procedure. A minimum of seven samples per
6.1.3 Moisture Content—Each wipe, when examined, must each concentration level (unspiked, 0.020 6 0.002 µg,
be fully wetted upon removal from the package or container. 0.10 6 0.02 µg, 0.20 6 0.02 µg, 1.5 6 0.2 µg, 3.0 6 0.2 µg,
Wipes shall have a moisture content such that the coefficient of and 6.0 6 0.2 µg) shall be tested (see 6.1.1 and 6.1.7), using
variation for a random sampling of the lot of wipes be no wipes randomly selected from each lot in accordance with
greater than 25 % across individually packaged wipes, and Practice E105.
25 % within and between multi-packaged wipes. 8.1.1 Compute the mean and coefficient of variation for
6.1.4 Dimensions: each set of samples. See Practice E691 for details regarding
6.1.4.1 The mean area of the wipe shall be either:
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