Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Principles of sampling slurries
   4.1 General
   4.2 Sampling errors
        4.2.1 General
        4.2.2 Preparation error, PE
        4.2.3 Delimitation and extraction errors,
               DE and EE
        4.2.4 Weighting error, WE
        4.2.5 Periodic quality fluctuation error, QE[3]
   4.3 Sampling and total variance
        4.3.1 Sampling variance
        4.3.2 Total variance
        4.3.3 Sampling stage method of estimating
               sampling and total variance
        4.3.4 Simplified method of estimating
               sampling and total variance
        4.3.5 Interleaved sample method of measuring
               total variance
5 Establishing a sampling scheme
6 Minimization of bias and unbiased increment mass
   6.1 Minimization of bias
   6.2 Volume of increment for falling-stream
        samplers to avoid bias
   6.3 Volume of increment for manual sampling
        to avoid bias
7 Number of increments
   7.1 General
   7.2 Simplified method
8 Minimum mass of solids contained in lot and
   sub-lot samples
   8.1 Minimum mass of solids in lot samples
   8.2 Minimum mass of solids in sub-lot samples
   8.3 Minimum mass of solids in lot and sub-lot
        samples after size reduction
9 Time-basis sampling
   9.1 General
   9.2 Sampling interval
   9.3 Cutters
   9.4 Taking of increments
   9.5 Constitution of lot or sub-lot samples
   9.6 Division of increments and sub-lot samples
   9.7 Division of lot samples
   9.8 Number of cuts for division
10 Stratified random sampling within fixed time intervals
11 Mechanical sampling from moving streams
   11.1 General
   11.2 Design of the sampling system
        11.2.1 Safety of operators
        11.2.2 Location of sample cutters
        11.2.3 Provision for duplicate sampling
        11.2.4 System for checking the precision and bias
        11.2.5 Avoiding bias
   11.3 Slurry sample cutters
        11.3.1 General
        11.3.2 Falling-stream cutters
        11.3.3 Cutter velocities
   11.4 Mass of solids in increments
   11.5 Number of primary increments
   11.6 Routine checking
12 Manual sampling from moving streams
   12.1 General
   12.2 Choosing the sampling location
   12.3 Sampling implements
   12.4 Mass of solids in increments
   12.5 Number of primary increments
   12.6 Sampling procedures
13 Sampling of stationary slurries
14 Sample preparation
   14.1 General
   14.2 Sample division
   14.3 Sample grinding
   14.4 Chemical analysis samples
   14.5 Physical test samples
15 Packing and marking of samples
Annex A (normative) - Sampling stage method for estimating
        sampling and total variance
   A.1 Components of sampling error and sampling variance
   A.2 Estimation of fundamental variance
   A.3 Segregation and grouping variance
   A.4 Long-range quality fluctuation variance
   A.5 Practical estimation of total variance
Annex B (informative) - Examples of correct slurry sampling
        devices
Annex C (informative) - Examples of incorrect slurry sampling
        devices
Annex D (normative) - Manual sampling implements
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