ASTM D8001-16e1

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Standard Test Method for
Determination of Total Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen by
Calculation, and Total Phosphorus in Water, Wastewater by
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Ion Chromatography
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8001; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Editorial changes were made throughout in September 2016.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This test method is applicable for the analysis total
D1129Terminology Relating to Water
nitrogen (organic nitrogen + ammonia-N + nitrate-N +
D1193Specification for Reagent Water
nitrite-N) as nitrate and total phosphorus as orthophosphate in
D2777Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of
unfiltered water samples by alkaline persulfate digestion fol-
Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water
lowed by ion chromatography (IC).
D3856Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories
1.2 Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) is determined by the
Engaged in Analysis of Water
calculation. To determine TKN subtract the nitrate-N and
D4327Test Method forAnions in Water by Suppressed Ion
nitrite-N in a digested sample from a non-digested sample (see
Chromatography
Section 4, Summary of Test Method).
D5847Practice for Writing Quality Control Specifications
for Standard Test Methods for Water Analysis
1.3 The limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation
D5810Guide for Spiking into Aqueous Samples
(LOQ), and reporting range in Table 1 are based on the
D6299Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
two-step process for this test method: digestion and analytical
and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical
step. Because the digestion step requires a sample dilution, the
Measurement System Performance
LOD and LOQ are higher than undigested samples. The
D6792Practice for Quality System in Petroleum Products
reporting range, LOD, and LOQ can be modified and perhaps
and Lubricants Testing Laboratories
improved depending on several factors (see Section 6, Inter-
ferences).
3. Terminology
1.4 The method detection limits (MDL) are shown for
3.1 Definitions:
reference. The digestion reagent contains background nitrate
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard, refer to
andresultsinhigherdetectionlimits.MDLwillbeshownafter
Terminology D1129.
the interlaboratory study (ILS) is completed.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.2.1 total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), n—the sum of organic
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
nitrogen plus ammonia (NH ).
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standard.
3.2.2 total nitrogen (TN), n—the sum of all nitrate, nitrite,
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ammonia, and organic nitrogen, as N, in water or wastewater
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
samples.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.3 total phosphorus (TP), n—the sum of
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
orthophosphates, polyphosphates, and organically bound
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
phosphates, as P, in water or wastewater samples.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D19 on Water
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andisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD19.06onMethodsforAnalysisfor For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Organic Substances in Water. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved July 15, 2016. Published August 2016. DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
D8001-16E01. the ASTM website.
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TABLE 1 Calibration, Linearity, Limits of Detection, and Quantitation from the Single Lab Validation Study
System Digested Sample
A
Calibration Range
Linearity
B C
Analyte LOD LOQ
2 LOD LOQ
(r )
(µg/L)
(µg/L) (µg/L)
(µg/L) (µg/L)
Nitrite-N 2.5–300 0.9999 0.76 2.5 — —
D
Nitrate-N† 2.5–300 0.9999 1.0 3.4 171 171
E E
Phosphate-P 2.5–300 0.9998† 1.3 4.2 19.5 63
† Editorially corrected.
A
Ten calibration levels, each injected in duplicate.
B
LODcalculatedas3×S/N.
C
LOQ calculated as 10 × S/N.
D
Nitrate MDL 5 A1t S
b n 21,1 2 α 5 0.99 b
s d
...