Designation:D38–94(Reapproved2000)e1StandardTestMethodsforSamplingWoodPreservativesPriortoTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD38;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—AkeywordwasaddededitoriallyinMarch2000.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoversamplingofcreosote,creosote-coaltarsolutions,creosote-petroleumsolutions,andoilborneandwaterbornepreservatives.NOTE1—SeeSpecificationD390,forCoal-TarCreosoteforthePreservativeTreatmentofPiles,Poles,andTimbersforMarine,Land,andFreshWaterUse,2SpecificationD391forCreosote-CoalTarSolution,2andSpecificationD1858,forCreosote-PetroleumSolution.21.1.1Creosoteandcreosotesolutionsarehomogeneousliquids,exceptfortheirmoisturecontent.Atatmospherictemperatures,however,partofthecreosoteisusuallyincrystallineform,andshallbeheatedtoatemperatureatwhichitisentirelyliquidbeforesampling.1.1.1.1Whensamplingcreosoteandcreosotesolutions,theobjectistoobtainasamplethatwillberepresentativeofthewatercontent,andthemethodsofsamplingdescribedareintendedtoaccomplishthatpurpose.1.1.2Recommendedtestmethodsaregivenforsamplingapreservativeinaliquidorsolidstateandintheseveraltypesofcontainersinwhichtheyarelikelytobeencountered.Creosote,creosote-coaltar,andcreosote-petroleumsolutionsmaybeintheformofaliquidorsemiliquid.Oilborneandwaterbornepreservativesmaybeinthesolidstate,inconcentratedsolu-tions,orinready-to-usesolutions.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillation2D168TestMethodforCokeResidueofCreosote3D246TestMethodfor...
