ASTM D1356-00a

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Designation:D 1356–00a
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1356; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D4240 Test Method for Airborne Asbestos Concentration
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in Workplace Atmosphere
1.1 This terminology is a collective vocabulary relating to
D4298 Guide for Intercomparing Permeation Tubes to
sampling and analysis of atmospheres. As a convenience to
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Establish Traceability
general interest, it contains most of the standard terms,
D5011 Practices for Calibration of Ozone Monitors Using
definitions, and nomenclature under the jurisdiction of Com-
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Transfer Standards
mittee D22.
D5015 TestMethodforpHofAtmosphericWetDeposition
1.2 Manyoftheentriesinthisterminologyarecopied(with
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Samples by Electrometric Determination
attribution) from the standards of origin referenced in Section
D5096 Test Method for Determining the Performance of a
2. The standards of origin are noted in bold type at the right
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Cup Anemometer or Propeller Anemometer
margin of the applicable definition.
D5111 Guide for Choosing Locations and Sampling Meth-
1.3 Certain terms in the common language that comprise
ods to Monitor Atmospheric Deposition at Non-Urban
multiple concepts are included herein with the definition
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Locations
specific to standards and practices of Committee D22.
D5366 Test Method for Determining the Dynamic Perfor-
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2. Referenced Documents
mance of a Wind Vane
D5438 Practice for Collection of Floor Dust for Chemical
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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Analysis
D1357 Practice for Planning the Sampling of the Ambient
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D5527 Practices for Measuring Surface Wind and Tem-
Atmosphere
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perature by Acoustic Means
D3249 Practice for General Ambient Air Analyzer Proce-
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E104 Practice for Maintaining Constant Relative Humidity
dures
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by Means of Aqueous Solutions
D3614 Guide for Laboratories Engaged in Sampling and
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Analysis of Atmospheres and Emissions
3. Terminology
D3631 Test Methods for Measuring Surface Atmospheric
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Pressure absolute temperature—See temperature.
D3670 Guide for Determination of Precision and Bias of absolute filter—See filter.
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Methods of Committee D22 absorbance, n—the logarithm to the base of 10 of the
D3686 Practice for Sampling Atmospheres to Collect Or- reciprocal of transmittance.
ganic Compound Vapors (Activated Charcoal Tube Ad- absorbate, n—material that has been retained by the process
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sorption Method) of absorption.
D3687 Practice forAnalysis of Organic CompoundVapors absorbent, n—material in which absorption occurs.
Collected by the Activated Charcoal Tube Adsorption absorption, n—a process in which one material (the absor-
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Method bent) takes up and retains another (the absorbate) with the
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D4023 Terminology Relating to Humidity Measurements formation of an homogeneous mixture having the attributes
D4096 Test Method for Determination of Total Suspended of a solution.
Particulate Matter in theAtmosphere (High-Volume Sam-
DISCUSSION—Chemical reaction may accompany or follow absorp-
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pler Method)
tion.
acceptance angle (6a, deg), n—the angular distance, cen-
tered on the array axis of symmetry, over which the
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on
following conditions are met: (a) wind components are
Sampling andAnalysis ofAtmospheres and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
unambiguously defined, and (b) flow across the transducers
mittee D22.01 on Quality Control.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2000. Published January 2001. Originally
published as D1356–55. Last previous edition D1356–00.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.03. Discontinued; see 1995 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.03.
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D 1356–00a
is unobstructed or remains within the angular range for minimum detection limit, n—the smallest input concentra-
which transducer shadow corrections are defined. D 5527 tion that can be determined as the concentration approaches
accrediting authority, n—a body that evaluates the capability zero. D 3249
of a testing agency or an inspection agency, or both, in noise, n—randomdeviationsfromameanoutputnotcaused
certain specific fields of activity. D 3614 by sample concentration changes. D 3249
accretion, n—a phenomenon consisting of the increase in size open path analyzer, n—an analytical system that measures
of particles by the process of external additions. the average atmospheric or
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