Designation:D6602−13(Reapproved2018)StandardPracticeforSamplingandTestingofPossibleCarbonBlackFugitiveEmissionsorOtherEnvironmentalParticulate,orBoth1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6602;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverssamplingandtestingfordistin-guishingASTMtypecarbonblack,intheN100toN900series,fromotherenvironmentalparticulates.1.2Thispracticerequiressomedegreeofexpertiseonthepartofthemicroscopist.Forthisreason,themicroscopistmusthaveadequatetrainingandon-the-jobexperienceinidentifyingthemorphologicalparametersofcarbonblackandgeneralknowledgeofotherparticlesthatmaybefoundintheenvi-ronment.Insupportofthisanalysis,Donnet’sbook2ishighlyrecommendedtobeusedasatechnicalreferenceforrecogniz-ingandunderstandingthemicrostructureofcarbonblack.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalprac-ticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D1619TestMethodsforCarbonBlack—SulfurContentD3053TerminologyRelatingtoCarbonBlackD3849TestMethodforCarbonBlack—MorphologicalCharacterizationofCarbonBlackUsingElectronMicros-copy3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard...
