ASTM D5337-97

Standard Practice for Flow Rate for Calibration of Personal Sampling Pumps

SCOPE
1.1 This practice describes the calibration of sampling pumps commonly used for monitoring personal exposure to hazardous compounds in the work place.
1.2 This practice includes procedures for describing primary and secondary calibration techniques.
1.3 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-1997
• ICS: 23.080 - Pumps
• Technical Committee: D22 - Air Quality
• Drafting Committee: D22.04 - Workplace Air Quality

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D5337-04 - Standard Practice for Flow Rate for Calibration of Personal Sampling Pumps
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E2144-21 - Standard Practice for Personal Sampling and Analysis of Endotoxin in Metalworking Fluid Aerosols in Workplace Atmospheres
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D5075-01(2022) - Standard Test Method for Nicotine and 3-Ethenylpyridine in Indoor Air
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D5932-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of 2,4-Toluene Di<emph type="bdit">iso</emph >cyanate (2,4-TDI) and 2,6-Toluene Di<emph type="bdit">iso</emph>cyanate (2,6-TDI) in Air (with 9-(N-Methylaminomethyl) Anthracene Method) (MAMA) in the Workplace
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D6561-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Aerosol Monomeric and Oligomeric Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDl) in Air with (Methoxy-2&#x2013;phenyl-1) Piperazine (MOPIP) in the Workplace
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7948-20 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Respirable Crystalline Silica in Workplace Air by Infrared Spectrometry
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7143-17 - Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7295-18 - Standard Practice for Sampling Combustion Effluents and Other Stationary Sources for the Subsequent Determination of Hydrogen Cyanide
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7339-18 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Carpet using a Specific Sorbent Tube and Thermal Desorption / Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D8208-19 - Standard Practice for Collection of Non-Fibrous Nanoparticles Using a Nanoparticle Respiratory Deposition (NRD) Sampler
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7035-21 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Metals and Metalloids in Airborne Particulate Matter by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7144-21 - Standard Practice for Collection of Surface Dust by Micro-vacuum Sampling for Subsequent Determination of Metals and Metalloids
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D8345-21 - Standard Test Method for Determination of an Emission Parameter for Phthalate Esters and Other Non-Phthalate Plasticizers from Planar Polyvinyl Chloride Indoor Materials for Use in Mass Transfer Modeling Calculations
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7706-17 - Standard Practice for Rapid Screening of VOC Emissions from Products Using Micro-Scale Chambers
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D6562-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) in Air with 9-(N-methylaminomethyl) Anthracene Method (MAMA) in the Workplace
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1997

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D5337–97
Standard Practice for
Flow Rate Calibration of Personal Sampling Pumps
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5337; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 5. Significance and Use
1.1 This practice describes the calibration of sampling 5.1 Most methods require the use of a personal sampling
pumpscommonlyusedformonitoringpersonalexposureinthe pump to collect air volumes at typical workplace sampling
work place. ratesspecifiedbyaparticularprocedure.Theprecisionandbias
1.2 Thispracticeincludesproceduresfordescribingprimary of these methods are directly affected by the precision and bias
and secondary calibration techniques. of the pumps used to measure the air volume.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
6. Apparatus
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6.1 Burets, 1-L (for high flow) and 100-mL or 10 mL (for
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- low flow).
6.2 Manometer.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
6.3 Precision Rotameter.
2. Referenced Documents
6.4 Stop Watch.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 6.5 Electronic Flowmeter (alternate), should be properly
D 1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of calibrated (see 7.3).
Atmospheres
7. Procedure
2.2 NIOSH and OSHA Documents:
7.1 Calibrate the personal sampling pumps before and
HSM-99-71-31 Personal Sampling Pump for Charcoal
Tubes; Final Report measure after each day’s sampling.
7.2 Bubble Meter Method:
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
OSHA Analytical Methods Manual 7.2.1 Allow the pump to run five minutes prior to calibra-
tion to stabilize pump.
3. Terminology
7.2.2 Connect pump to an appropriate sampling train. Sam-
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice, refer to pling trains identical to that used in sampling for sorbent tubes,
Terminology D 1356. filter cassettes, and cyclones are shown in Figs. 1-3.
7.2.3 Check all connections to insure their integrity.
4. Summary of Practice
7.2.4 Wet the inside surface of the 1-L buret with the soap
4.1 A bubble tube meter is used for primary calibration of
solution (use a 100-mL buret for low flow pumps).
personalsamplingpumps.Thepracticeisapplicabletosystems 7.2.5 Turn on the pump and momentarily submerge the
using sampling devices. Provisions are made for both manual
opening of the buret into the soap solution to form a bubble.
and automated bubble meters. 7.2.6 With a stop watch, time the travel of a single film from
4.2 Secondary calibration procedures for field applications
the zero mark to the calibrated volume mark. Note the time and
are also included in the practice (see 7.3). repeat this procedure at least three times.
7.2.7 Calculate the flow rate using the formula:
Volume ~L!
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-22 on Sampling
Flow Rate ~L/min!5 (1)
Time ~min!
and Analysis of Atmospheres and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D22.04 on Analysis of Workplace Atmospheres.
7.2.8 If using a pump equipped with a rotameter, record the
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1997. Published December, 1997. Originally
position of center of the float that correspond
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