Designation:D1292−15StandardTestMethodforOdorinWater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1292;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethod2coversthedeterminationoftheodor(thatis,thepropertythataffectsthesenseofsmell)ofwater.AsuggestedsystemforclassifyingodorsisgivenasAnnexA1.Thetestmethodisapplicabletothedeterminationofodorintensityintermsofodorintensityindexorthresholdodornumber.1.2Effluentsmaycarryamyriadofcompounds,difficulttomeasureindividually,whichcontributetoodorproblems.Combinationsofcompoundscancauseanodorintensityordevelopacharacteristicthatcannotbeanticipatedfromodorsoftheindividualsubstances.1.3Becauseofthevariationinhumansensitivity,highprecisionindeterminingodorintensityisnotpossible.Therewillnotalwaysbeagreementonodorcharacteristicsbyvarioustesters.Odoranalysisprovidesthetooltomeasurevariationinodorintensityatagivensamplingpoint.Thedegreeofvariationmayindicatethemagnitudeorimportanceofanodorproblem.Determiningthecauseofthevariationorthesourceoftheobjectionablecharacteristicmaydefinetheodorproblembetterthananalysisforindividualcompounds.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seethewarningstatementunder10.1.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D1066PracticeforSamplingSteamD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD3370PracticesforSamplingWaterfromClosedC...
