ASTM D5438-00

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Designation: D 5438 – 00
Standard Practice for
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Collection of Floor Dust for Chemical Analysis
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5438; 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 larger, embedded in carpet pile and normally removable by
household vacuum cleaners.
1.1 This practice covers a procedure for the collection of a
3.1.2 surface dust—soil and other particulate matter, ap-
sample of dust from carpets and bare floors that can be
proximately 5-µm equivalent aerodynamic diameter and larger,
analyzedforlead,pesticides,orotherchemicalcompoundsand
adhering to floor surfaces and normally removable by house-
elements.
hold vacuum cleaners.
1.2 This practice is applicable to a variety of carpeted and
bare floor surfaces. It has been tested for level loop and plush
4. Summary of Practice
pile carpets and bare wood floors, specifically.
4.1 The sampling method described in this practice is taken
1.3 This practice is not intended for the collection and
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from work published in Roberts, et al, and Stamper, et al.
evaluation of dust for the presence of asbestos fibers.
4.2 Particulate matter is withdrawn from the carpet or bare
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
floor by means of a flowing air stream passing through a
standard.
sampling nozzle at a specific velocity and flow rate and
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
separated mechanically by a cyclone. The cyclone collects
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
efficiently particles approximately 5-µm mean aerodynamic
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
diameter and larger.The sampling system allows for height, air
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
flow, and suction adjustments to reproduce systematically a
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
specific air velocity for the removal of particulate matter from
2. Referenced Documents carpeted and bare floor surfaces, so that these sampling
conditions can be repeated.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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D 422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
NOTE 1—Side-by-side comparison of the HVS3 and a conventional
D 1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of upright vacuum cleaner revealed that both collected particles down to at
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least 0.2 µm and that the HVS3 was more efficient at collecting particles
Atmospheres
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smaller than 20 µm than conventional vacuum cleaners. If desired, a
E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
fine-particlefiltermaybeaddeddownstreamofthecyclonetocollect99.9
E 337 Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psy-
% of particles above 0.2 µm aerodynamic mean diameter.
chrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Tem-
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peratures)
F 608 TestMethodforEvaluationofCarpet-EmbeddedDirt
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Removal Effectiveness of Household Vacuum Cleaners
Roberts, J. W., Budd, W. T., Ruby, M. G., Stamper, V. R., Camann, D. E.,
Fortman, R. C., Sheldon, L. S., and Lewis, R. G., “A Small High Volume Surface
3. Terminology Sampler HVS3 for Pesticides, and Other Toxic Substances in House Dust,” Paper
No. 91-150.2, 84th Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Association,
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac-
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 16–21, 1991.
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tice, refer to Terminology D 1356. Roberts, J. W., and Ruby, M. G., “Development of a High Volume Surface
Sampler for Pesticides,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report No. EPA
3.1.1 carpet-embedded dust—soilandotherparticulatemat-
600/4-88/036, Research Triangle Park, NC, January 1989.
ter, approximately 5-µm equivalent aerodynamic diameter and
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Roberts, J. W., Han, W., and Ruby, M. G., “Evaluation of Dust Samplers for
Bare Floors and Upholstery,” Battelle Subcontract No. 46534(g21733808)-00
03EQ, EPAPrime Contract No. 68-00-0007, U.S. EPA,AREAL, Office of Research
and Development, 1993.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on Sampling Stamper, V. R., Roberts, J. W., and Ruby, M. G., “Development of a High
and Analysis of Atmospheres and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Volume Small Surface Sampler for Pesticide and Toxics in House Dust,” Research
D22.05 on Indoor Air. Triangle Institute Report No. RTI/171-01/02F, Research Triangle Park, NC, June
Current edition approved March 10, 2000. Published June 2000. Originally 1990.Includedinsupportingdata,whichareonfileatASTMHeadquarters.Request
published as D 5438 – 93. Last previous edition D 5438 – 94. RR:D22-1010.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08. Willis, R. D., “SEM Cha
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