ASTM D4382-02

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Designation:D4382–02
Standard Test Method for
Barium in Water, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry,
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Graphite Furnace
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4382; 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.
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1. Scope D 3866 Test Methods for Silver in Water
D 3919 Practice for Measuring Trace Elements in Water by
1.1 This test method covers the determination of dissolved
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Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
and total recoverable barium in most waters and wastewaters.
D 4691 Practice for Measuring Elements inWater by Flame
1.2 Thistestmethodwasevaluatedintherangefrom33.5to
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
132 µg/L of barium. The range can be increased or decreased
D 4841 Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for Water
by varying the volume of sample injected or the instrumental
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Samples Containing Organic and Inorganic Constituents
settings. High concentrations may be diluted but preferably
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D 5810 Guide for Spiking into Aqueous Samples
should be analyzed by direct aspiration atomic absorption
D 5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specifications
spectrophotometry.
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for Standard Test Methods for Water Analysis
1.3 This test method has been used successfully with waste
treatment plant effluent water, lake water, filtered tap water,
3. Terminology
and well water. It is the responsibility of the analyst to
3.1 Definitions:
determine the suitability of the test method for other matrices.
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this test method, refer
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
to Terminology D 1129.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.1 total recoverable barium—anarbitraryanalyticalterm
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
relating to the recoverable forms of barium that are determin-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
able by the digestion method which is included in this test
2. Referenced Documents method.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Summary of Test Method
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D 858 Test Methods for Manganese in Water
2 4.1 Barium is determined by an atomic absorption spectro-
D 1068 Test Methods for Iron in Water
2 photometer used in conjunction with a graphite furnace. A
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water
2 sample is placed in a graphite tube, evaporated to dryness,
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water
2 charred (pyrolyzed or ashed), and atomized. The absorption
D 1687 Test Methods for Chromium in Water
2 signal produced during atomization may be recorded and
D 1688 Test Methods for Copper in Water
2 compared with values obtained from standards that have been
D 1886 Test Methods for Nickel in Water
carried through the same process. This facilitates interpolation
D 2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of
2 of the level of barium in the solution being analyzed. Since the
Applicable Methods of Committee D19 on Water
2 graphite furnace uses the sample much more efficiently than
D 2972 Test Methods for Arsenic in Water
2 flame atomization, the detection of low concentrations in small
D 3373 Test Method for Vanadium in Water
2 sample volumes is possible.
D 3557 Test Methods for Cadmium in Water
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D 3558 Test Methods for Cobalt in Water
NOTE 1—The same graphite furnace procedure may be applicable to
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D 3559 Test Methods for Lead in Water determination of arsenic (see Test Methods D 2972), cadmium (see Test
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Methods D 3557), chromium (see Test Methods D 1687), cobalt (see Test
D 3859 Test Methods for Selenium in Water
Methods D 3558), copper (see Test Methods D 1688), iron (see Test
Methods D 1068), lead (see Test Methods D 3559), manganese (see Test
Methods D 858), nickel (see Test Methods D 1886), selenium (see Test
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Methods D 3859), silver (see Test Methods D 3866), and vanadium (see
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Water
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituents Test Method D 3373).
in Water.
Current edition approved March 10, 2002. Published May 2002. Originally
published as D 4382 – 84. Last previous edition D 4382 – 95.
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4.2 Dissolved barium is determined on a sample filtered where such specifications are av
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