Designation:D596−01(Reapproved2018)StandardGuideforReportingResultsofAnalysisofWater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD596;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesguidelinesforreportinginorganicandorganicresultsofanalysesofdrinkingwater,wastewater,processwater,groundwater,andsurfacewater,andsoforth,tolaboratoryclientsinacompleteandsystematicfashion.1.2Thereportingofbacterialandradiologicaldataarenotaddressedinthisguide.1.3Thecommonlyuseddataqualifiersforreviewingandreportinginformationarelistedanddefined.Clientandlabo-ratoryspecificrequirementsmaymakeuseofotherqualifiers.Thisguidedoesnotprecludetheuseofotherdataqualifiers.1.4Thisguidediscussesproceduresforandspecificprob-lemsinthereportingoflowleveldata,potentialerrors(TypeIandTypeII),andreportingdatathatarebelowthecalculatedmethoddetectionlimitandabovetheanalyte.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D933PracticeforReportingResultsofExaminationandAnalysisofWater-FormedDepositsD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD3856GuideforManagementSystemsinLaboratoriesEngagedinAnalysisofWaterD4210PracticeforIntralaboratoryQualityControlProce-duresandaDiscussiononReportingLow-LevelData(Withdrawn2002)3D4460PracticeforCalculatingPrecisionLimitsWhereValuesareCalculatedfromOtherTestMethodsD4840GuideforSampleChain-...
