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ASTM D 4107 : 2008

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Standard Test Method for Tritium in Drinking Water
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-11-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-2008

CONTAINED IN VOL. 11.02, 2017 Defines the determination of tritium in drinking water by liquid scintillation counting of the tritium beta particle activity.

1.1 This test method covers the determination of tritium in drinking water by liquid scintillation counting of the tritium beta particle activity.

1.2 This test method is used successfully with drinking water. It is the user's responsibility to ensure the validity of this test method for untested water matrices.

1.3 The tritium concentrations, which can be measured by this test method utilizing currently available liquid scintillation instruments, range from less than 0.037 Bq/mL (1 pCi/mL) to 555 Bq/mL (15 000 pCi/mL) for a 10-mL sample aliquot. Higher tritium concentrations can be measured by diluting or using smaller sample aliquots, or both.

1.4 The maximum contaminant level for tritium in drinking water as given by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NIPDWR) is 0.740 Bq/mL (20 pCi/mL). The NIPDWR lists a required detection limit for tritium in drinking water of 0.037 Bq/mL (1 pCi/mL), meaning that drinking water supplies, where required, should be monitored for tritium at a sensitivity of 0.037 Bq/mL (1 pCi/mL). In Appendix X1, Eq X1.3 is given for determining the necessary counting time to meet the required sensitivity for drinking water monitoring.

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.

Committee
D 19
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ASTM D 2476. (02/2002)
DocumentType
Test Method
Pages
6
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2008
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASTM D 1129 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 2777 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water
ASTM D 3648 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Practices for the Measurement of Radioactivity (Withdrawn 2023)

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