ASTM D6350-98(2003)

Withdrawn Rationale:

This test method covers the determination of total mercury in natural gas streams down to 0.001 &mgr;g/m³. It includes procedures to both obtaining a representative sample and the atomic fluorescence detection of the analyte. This procedure can be applied for both organic and inorganic mercury compounds.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D03 on Gaseous Fuels, this test method was withdrawn in July 2012 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

1.1 This test method covers the determination of total mercury in natural gas streams down to 0.001 μg/m³. It includes procedures to both obtaining a representative sample and the atomic fluorescence detection of the analyte. This procedure can be applied for both organic and inorganic mercury compounds.

1.2 Both, inch-pound and SI (metric) units of measurement are used throughout this standard.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to its use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D3684 Test Method for Total Mercury in Coal by the Oxygen Bomb Combustion/Atomic Absorption Method

D5954 Test Method for Mercury Sampling and Measurement in Natural Gas by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

ISO Standard

Keywords

atomic fluorescence spectroscopy; gold sorbent; mercury sampling; natural gas;

Citing ASTM Standards

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