Designation:D5831−17StandardPracticeforScreeningFuelsinSoils1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5831;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeisascreeningprocedureforassessingthepresenceoffuelscontainingaromaticcompoundsinsoils.Ifasampleofthecontaminantfuelisavailable,theconcentrationofthefuelinthesoilcanbeperformed.Ifthecontaminantfueltypeisknownbutasampleofthecontaminantfuelisnotavailable,anestimateoftheconcentrationofthefuelinthesoilcanbemadeusingaverageresponsefactorsbasedoncompo-sitionofthefuelinthesoil.Ifthekindofcontaminantfuelisunknown,thisscreeningmethodcanbeusedtoidentifythepresenceofcontamination.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD5681TerminologyforWasteandWasteManagementE131TerminologyRelatingtoMolecularSpectroscopyE169PracticesforGeneralTechniquesofUltraviolet-VisibleQuantitativeAnalysisE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE275PracticeforDescribingandMeasuringPerformanceofUltravioletandVisibleSpectrophotometersE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStu...
