Designation:D3686−13StandardPracticeforSamplingAtmospherestoCollectOrganicCompoundVapors(ActivatedCharcoalTubeAdsorptionMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3686;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversamethodforthesamplingofatmospherestodeterminethepresenceofcertainorganicvaporsbymeansofadsorptiononactivatedcharcoalusingacharcoaltubeandasmallportablesamplingpumpwornbyaworker.AlistofsomeoftheorganicchemicalvaporsthatcanbesampledbythispracticeisprovidedinAnnexA1.Thislistispresentedasaninformationguideandshouldnotbeconsideredasabsoluteorcomplete.1.2Thispracticedoesnotcoveranymethodofsamplingthatrequiresspecialimpregnationofactivatedcharcoalorotheradsorptionmedia.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Aspecificsafetyprecautionisgivenin9.4.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1356TerminologyRelatingtoSamplingandAnalysisofAtmospheresD3687PracticeforAnalysisofOrganicCompoundVaporsCollectedbytheActivatedCharcoalTubeAdsorptionMethodD5337PracticeforFlowRateAdjustmentofPersonalSam-plingPumps2.2NIOSHStandards:CDC-99-74-45DocumentationofNIOSHValidationTests3HSM-99-71-31PersonalSamplerPumpforCharcoalTubes;FinalReport3NIOSHManualofAnalyticalMethods,FourthEdition42.3OSHAStandards:29CFR1910CodeofFederalRegulationsRelatingtoLabor,OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration,DepartmentofLabor5OSHAChemicalSamplingInformation6OSHASamplingandAnalyticalMethods72.4UKHealthandSafetyExecutive:8MethodsforDeterminationofHazardousSubstances(MDHS)2.5BerufsgenossenschaftlichesInsti...
