1、Designation: D7535 09Standard Test Method forLead-210 in Water1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7535; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates
2、the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination ofradioactive210Pb in environmental water samples (for ex-ample, drinking, non-process and effluent waters) in the rangeof 37
3、 mBq/L (1.0 pCi/L) or greater.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard. The values given in parentheses are provided forinformation purposes only.1.3 This method has been used successfully with tap water.It is the users responsibility to ensure the validity of this testmethod
4、for samples larger than 500 mL and for waters ofuntested matrices.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the app
5、lica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazardsstatements, see Section 9.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Com
6、mittee D19 on WaterD3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed ConduitsD4448 Guide for Sampling Ground-Water MonitoringWellsD5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specificationsfor Standard Test Methods for Water AnalysisD6001 Guide for Direct-Push Ground Water Sampling forEnvironmental Site
7、CharacterizationD7282 Practice for Set-up, Calibration, and Quality Controlof Instruments Used for Radioactivity MeasurementsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method3. Terminology3.1 Definitions: For definitions of terms used in this testmethod
8、, refer to Terminology D1129.4. Summary of Test Method4.1 This test method is based on the utilization of solidphase extraction of lead from water samples with detection ofthe radioactive lead by beta gas flow proportional counting.Analiquot of the sample is measured into a beaker; iron carrier andl
9、ead carrier are added. Lead is scavenged by an iron hydroxideprecipitation. Lead is then selectively sorbed on a solid phaseextraction column and eluted with water. Lead is precipitatedas lead sulfate and is collected on a filter paper.The lead sulfateprecipitate is covered with aluminum foil and he
10、ld for 5 daysor longer for210Bi ingrowth. It is then counted for betaradiation on a gas flow proportional counter.5. Significance and Use5.1 This test method was developed to measure the concen-tration of210Pb in nonprocess water samples. This test methodmay be used to determine the concentration of
11、210Pb inenvironmental samples.6. Interferences6.1 Significant amounts of stable lead (0.3 mg/L) presentin the sample will interfere with the chemical yield determi-nation, leading to positive bias in the yield. If it is known orsuspected that natural lead is present in the sample, blanksample aliquo
12、ts to which no lead carrier content is addedshould be analyzed. The amount of natural lead contained inthe sample shall be used to correct the yield.6.2 In most cases measurable amounts of210Pb will bepresent in the Pb carrier used in Section 12.1. This additionalcontribution to the measured sample
13、activity must be deter-mined and treated as additional background activity. For eachnew carrier solution, the inherent210Pb in the carrier must bemeasured. A brief description of this additional background1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Waterand is the direct res
14、ponsibility of Subcommittee D19.04 on Methods of Radiochemi-cal Analysis.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published October 2009. DOI: 10.1520/D7535-09.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of A
15、STMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.calibration is given in Section 11.2. Accurate determination ofthe combined standard unc
16、ertainty and the minimum detectableconcentration should include this additional activity in themethod background count rate.6.3 Previous experimental data suggests that barium con-centrations of approximately 30 ppm can be a source ofinterference, leading to chemical yield determinations that maybe
17、non-representative and outside normal acceptance criteria.7. Apparatus7.1 Analytical Balance, 0.0001 g.NOTE 1A thickness of aluminum of approximately 0.003 in. (arealdensity of approximately 0.02 mg/cm2) is needed to effectively eliminatethe 60 keV beta particles from210Pb.3The thickness of aluminum
18、 foilused during calibration of the detector and measurement samples must beheld constant to maintain self-absorption of210Pb and210Bi beta particlesat a constant level.7.2 Aluminum foil.7.3 Centrifuge.7.4 Centrifuge tubes (50 mL plastic).7.5 Filters, 25 mm polypropylene, 0.1 m, with polycarbon-ate
19、base and metal screen.7.6 Filter apparatus, polysulfone funnel and 100 mLpolypropylene flask.7.7 Beta Gas Flow Proportional Counting System, (1.0cpm beta), low background.7.8 Glass stir rods.7.9 Glass beakers.7.10 Hot plate.7.11 Petri dish.7.12 Planchets, stainless steel, flat, with diameter largeen
20、ough to hold the 25 mm filter.7.13 Tweezers.7.14 Watch glass.8. Reagents and Materials8.1 Purity of ReagentsReagent grade chemicals shall beused in all tests. Unless otherwise indicated, it is intended thatall reagents shall conform to the specifications of the Commit-tee on Analytical Reagents of t
21、he American Chemical Society,where such specifications are available. Other grades may beused, provided that the reagent is of sufficiently high purity topermit its use without increasing the background of themeasurement. Some reagents, even those of high purity, maycontain naturally occurring radio
22、activity, such as isotopes ofuranium, radium, actinium, thorium, rare earths and potassiumcompounds and/or artificially produced radionuclides. Conse-quently, when such reagents are used in the analysis oflow-radioactivity samples, the activity of the reagents shall bedetermined under analytical con
23、ditions that are identical tothose used for the sample. The activity contributed by thereagents may be considered to be a component of backgroundand applied as a correction when calculating the test sampleresult. This increased background reduces the sensitivity of themeasurement.8.2 Purity of water
24、Unless otherwise indicated, referenceto water shall be understood to mean reagent water conformingto Specification D1193, Type III.8.3 Ammonium hydroxide15MNH4OH, (concentratedreagent).8.4 Iron carrier (20 mg/mL)Dissolve 9.6 g of ferricchloride (FeCl36H2O) in 70 mL of 0.5 M HCl and dilute to100 mL w
25、ith 0.5 M HCl.8.5 Nitric acid, 16 M HNO3(concentrated reagent) (sp gr1.42).8.5.1 Nitric acid,8MHNO3Add 500 mL of concentratednitric acid to 400 mL water. Dilute to 1 L with water and mixwell.8.5.2 Nitric acid,1MHNO3Add 63 mL of concentratednitric acid to 800 mL water. Dilute to 1 L with water and mi
26、xwell.8.5.3 Nitric acid, 0.1 M HNO3Add 6.4 mL of concen-trated nitric acid to 600 mL water. Dilute to 1 L with water andmix well.8.6 Lead Carrier (10 grams Pb/L)Dissolve 1.60 g of leadnitrate in water and dilute to 100 mL with water.8.7 Lead Extraction Chromatography column, 2-mL bedvolume, 100150 m
27、 particle size.48.8 Pb-210 Standardizing SolutionTraceable to a nationalstandardizing laboratory such as National Institute of Standardsand Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA (NIST) or NationalPhysical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, UK, (NPL) withless than 0.1 mg of stable lead per mL of final so
28、lution with atypical210Pb concentration range from 85 to 125 Bq/mL.The210Pb calibration source should be in equilibrium with itsprogeny210Bi.8.9 Sulfuric Acid, 18 M H2SO4concentrated reagent (sp gr1.84).9. Hazards9.1 Use extreme caution when handling all acids. They areextremely corrosive, and skin
29、contact could result in severeburns.9.2 When diluting concentrated acids, always use safetyglasses and protective clothing, and add the acid to the water.10. Sampling10.1 Collect a sample in accordance with Guides D4448 andD6001 and Practice D3370, or other documented procedure asappropriate.11. Cal
30、ibration11.1 Detection Effciency Calibration (see also PracticeD7282):11.1.1 Prepare a set of three working calibration sourcesaccording to the calibration procedure outlined in the subse-quent steps.11.1.2 Pipet 1.0 mL of lead carrier into a small beaker.3Radiological Health Handbook, Revised Editi
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32、2. If you are aware of alternativesuppliers, please provide this information to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of the responsibletechnical committee,1which you may attend.D7535 09211.1.3 Add 1.0 mL of210Pb standardizing solution to thebe
33、aker and evaporate to near dryness on a hot plate at a lowsetting.11.1.4 Redissolve the residue in 10 mL of1MHNO3.11.1.5 Follow the steps described in 12.9 through 12.28.11.1.6 Count to amass at least 10 000 counts. Record thetime and date of the midpoint of this counting period as tm.11.1.7 Detecti
34、on Effciency CalculationCalculate the de-tection efficiency for210Bi for each calibration source and eachdetector using Eq 1.Bi5Ra Rbcs3 Vs3 DF 3 IF 3 YPb(1)where:Bi= detection efficiency for210Bi,Ra= total count rate (s1) for calibration source, (countsdivided by count time (s)Rb= count rate (s1) f
35、or blank or background source,(counts divided by count time (s)IF = correction factor for ingrowth of210Bi from210Pbbetween the time of the bismuth separation to themidpoint of counting, 1 elBitm ts!, where:lBi= decay constant for210Bi, (1.60 3 106s1),ts= date and time of210Bi separation, andtm= mid
36、point of count of calibration mount (dateand time).DF = correction factor for decay of210Pb in the carriersolution from the carrier activity reference date tothe time of the bismuth separation, e2lPbts2 tr!,where:lPb= decay constant for210Pb, (9.85 3 1010s1),tr= reference date and time of210Pb calib
37、ration oflead carrier, andts= date and time of210Bi separation.cs= activity concentration (or massic activity) of thecalibration standard solution (Bq/unit),Vs= volume (or mass) of standard solution used (mL org),YPb= chemical yield of lead (see Sections 13.1 and 13.2);YPb5 ms/cc3 Vc! , where:ms= ne
38、t mass (mg) of lead sulfate found in thesource, equal to mF+PmF, where mF+Pis the totalmass of the filter plus precipitate and mFis the taremass (filter only),cc= mass concentration (mg/mL) of lead (as sulfate)in the carrier solution (see Eq 5), andVc= volume of carrier solution added (mL).Eq 1 assu
39、mes that any210Pb activity contamination in the Pbcarrier is insignificant compared to the amount of210Pb activityin the calibration source spike.11.1.8 The variance in the210Bi detector efficiency, Bi, (notthe average) is calculated by Eq 2:uc2Bi! 5Su2Ra! 1 u2Rb!ms23 IF21SRa Rbms3 IFD23u2ms!ms21 u2
40、Fc! 3 DFc2D3cc23 Vc2cs23 Vs23 DF21Bi23Su2cs!cs21u2Vs!Vs21u2cc!cc21u2Vc!Vc2 D(2)where u() denotes standard uncertainty; for example, u(Vs) isthe standard uncertainty of Vs.11.1.8.1 Eq 2 omits the uncertainties due to the activityconcentration of the calibration standard solution, cs, and theconcentra
41、tion of the carrier solution, cc. These uncertaintycomponents are accounted for when the average efficiency isdetermined (below).11.1.8.2 The procedure requires an average of (at least)three efficiencies (N = 3) measured using three calibrationsources on each detector. For this purpose, calculate 1,
42、 2, 3for each source, and use Eq 3 to calculate the weightedaverage:Bi51N(i 5 1Ni(3)11.1.8.3 To calculate the uncertainty of the average, includ-ing uncertainty components due to systematic errors, Eq 4 isused:uBi! 51N2(i 5 1Nuc2i! 1Bi23Su2cs!cs21u2cc!cc2 D(4)11.2 Determination of Inherent210Pb in P
43、b Carrier:11.2.1 As noted in Section 6.2, in cases where the Pb carrierused in this procedure has not been determined to be freeof210Pb, the210Pb content inherent in the lead carrier used inthis method must be evaluated. Each new carrier solution mustbe measured for210Pb prior to use. Once the210Pb
44、content ofthe lead carrier is known, the210Pb count rate from therecovered lead carrier can be calculated for each sampleanalyzed. The following step provides a protocol to determinethe inherent210Pb in the lead carrier and Section 13 providesthe equations needed to correct for the210Pb inherent in
45、thelead carrier. The specific number of samples, as well asacceptance criteria for the data and statistical tests to determinedetectable210Pb in the lead carrier, should be specified in thelaboratorys Quality Systems Manual.11.2.2 To a minimum of five 50 mL centrifuge tubes, add 1mL of the Pb carrie
46、r solution.11.2.3 Add 20 mL of water and 4 mL concentrated sulfuricacid to each centrifuge tube.11.2.4 Continue with the normal sample preparation, begin-ning at Section 12.16.11.2.5 After counting, calculate for each sample the210Pbconcentration and associated uncertainty according to Section13. Ca
47、lculate the weighted average acand standard uncertaintyu(ac) of the210Pb concentration using the calculated sampleresults from the data set using the equations in Section 13.3.12. ProcedureNOTE 2See Fig. 1 for a diagram of the procedure.12.1 Add 1.0 mL of lead carrier and 1.0 mL of iron carrierto a
48、maximum 500 mL of sample. Acidify sample with nitricacid to pH 2.12.2 Cover beaker with a watch glass and heat at nearboiling for an hour. Reduce heat.12.3 Remove watch glass. Carefully, with stirring, addapproximately 12 mLof concentrated ammonium hydroxide toprecipitate iron hydroxide. Add more if
49、 necessary to form aprecipitate.D7535 09312.4 Heat the sample without boiling for another 30 min-utes.12.5 Let the precipitate settle for at least 2 hours (preferablyovernight). Decant the supernatant. Transfer the remainingsample along with the precipitate into a 50 mL plasticcentrifuge tube.12.6 Centrifuge at approximately 3500 RPM for approxi-mately 15 minutes and discard the supernatant.12.7 Wash the precipitate with 10 mL of water. Centrifugeand discard the supernatant. Repeat this step two more times toe
