Designation:D6608−20StandardPracticefortheIdentificationofTrinidadLakeAsphaltinAsphaltMixes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6608;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeshallbeusedforthequalitativedetermi-nationofTrinidadLakeAsphaltinTrinidadLakeModifiedAsphaltCementsobtainedfromproductionblendsorrecov-eredbinderfromasphaltpavingmixtures.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3ThispracticeislimitedtoasphaltbinderswhichareproducedinaccordancewithSpecificationD5710/D5710M.1.4Warning—MercuryhasbeendesignatedbytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandmanystateagen-ciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercury-containingproducts.SeetheapplicableMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/index.htm—foradditionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercury-containingproductsintoyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.1.5Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-...
