Designation:D7065−17StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofNonylphenol,BisphenolA,p-tert-Octylphenol,NonylphenolMonoethoxylateandNonylphenolDiethoxylateinEnvironmentalWatersbyGasChromatographyMassSpectrometry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7065;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversdeterminationofnonylphenol(NP),nonylphenolethoxylate(NP1EO),nonylphenoldi-ethoxylate(NP2EO),octylphenol(OP),andbisphenolA(BPA)thatarepartitionedintoorganicsolvent,separatedusinggaschromatographyanddetectedwithmassselectivedetection.Thesecompoundsorisomermixturesarequalitativelyandquantitativelydeterminedbythistestmethod.Thistestmethodadherestoselectedionmonitoringmassspectrometrybutfullscanmassspectrometryhasalsobeenshowntoworkwellundertheseconditions.Eitheranalysismaybeused.1.2Themethoddetectionlimit(MDL)andreportinglimit(RL)forNP,NP1EO,NP2EO,OP,andBPAarelistedinTable1.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD3694PracticesforPreparationofSampleContainersandforPreservationofOrganicConstituentsD3856GuideforManagementSystemsinLaboratori...
