Designation:D2590/D2590M−98(Reapproved2011)´1StandardTestMethodforSamplingChrysotileAsbestos1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2590/D2590M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallycorrectedinFebruary2012.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresfortakingacom-positeoramastercompositesample,atthemineoratthefactoryorfromaconsignment,ofalotofmilledasbestosfiberusedasrawmaterialinthechrysotileasbestosindustry,conditioningthissampleandreducingitinquantitythroughaseriesofstepstoprovidearelativelysmalltestspecimenoflooseasbestosfibers,representativeofthelotandsuitableforthedeterminationofasingleproperty.1.2Thissamplingmethodissuitablefortakingtestspeci-mensofchrysotileasbestosforTestMethods:C1119,C1120,C1121,C1122,C1123,C1124,C1125,C1162,D1118,D2589,D2752,D2946,D2947,D2985,D2987,D3639,D3752andD3880.1.3TestMethodD3879coversthesamplingofamphiboleasbestosfibers.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1119TestMethodforVacuumDrainageofAsbestos-CementMixesC1120TestMethodforWashTestofAsbestosC1121TestMethodforTurnerandNewall(TandN)Wet-LengthClassificationofAsbestosC1122TestMethodforWetVolumeofAsbestosC1123TestMethodforCompressibilityandRecoveryofAsbestosC1124TestMethodforKeroseneRetentionofAsbestosC1125TestMethodforP...
