ASTM D596-01

ASTM D596-01 - 10.6.2001

1. Scope

1.1 This guide provides guidelines for reporting inorganic and organic results of analyses of drinking water, waste water, process water, ground water, and surface water, and so forth, to laboratory clients in a complete and systematic fashion.

1.2 The reporting of bacterial and radiological data are not addressed in this guide.

1.3 The commonly used data qualifiers for reviewing and reporting information are listed and defined. Client and laboratory specific requirements may make use of other qualifiers. This guide does not preclude the use of other data qualifiers.

1.4 This guide discusses procedures for and specific problems in the reporting of low level data, potential errors (Type I and Type II), and reporting data that are below the calculated method detection limit and above the analyte.

2. Referenced Documents

D5792-10(2023)	Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives
D6091-07(2014):2014/ADJDQCALC	Adjunct to D7510 Standard Practice for Performing Detection and Quantitation Estimation and Data Assessment Utilizing DQCALC Software, based on ASTM Practices D6091 and D6512 of Committee D19 on Water and D2777 Standard Practice for Determination of Preci
E29-22	Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
D933-20	Standard Practice for Reporting Results of Examination and Analysis of Water-Formed Deposits
D1129-24	Standard Terminology Relating to Water
D2777-21	Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water
D3856-11	Standard Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories Engaged in Analysis of Water
D4210-89(1996)e1	Standard Practice for Intralaboratory Quality Control Procedures and a Discussion on Reporting Low-Level Data (Withdrawn 2002)
D4460-22a	Standard Practice for Calculating Precision Limits Where Values Are Calculated from Other Test Methods (Includes all amendments and changes 11/7/2022).
D4840-99(2018)e1	Standard Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures (Includes all amendments and changes 8/22/2018).