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ANSI/AWWA B200-03 (Revision of ANSI/AWWA B200-98) American Water Works Association The Authoritative Resource for Safe Drinking WatersM A W A Standard Sodium Chloride - 1 i r n American National Slandards Institute Effective date: Oct. 1 , 2003. First edition pending by AWWA Board of Directors July 6, 1949. This edition approved by AWWA Board of Directors Jan. 19, 2003. Approved by American National Standards Institute July 23, 2003. 6666 West Quincy Avenue Denver, CO 80235-3098 T 1.800.926.7337 www. awwa. org Advocacy Communications Conferences Education and Training Science and Technology Sections Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- This document is an American Water Works Association (AWWA) standard. It is not a specification. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information or retrieval system, except in the form of brief excerpts or quotations for review purposes, without the written permission of the publisher. Copyright O 2003 by American Water Works Association Printed in USA II Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Committee Personnel The AWWA Standards Committee on Ion Exchange, which reviewed and approved this standard, had the following personnel at the time of approval: Steven J. Medlar, Chair Juan J. Menendez, Vice-Chair Consu mer Members W.D. Keene, Burlington Department of Public Works, Burlington, Mass. General Interest Members J.J. Gemin, Earth Tech (Canada), Kitchener, Ont. Ronald Green, Watertrax, Inc., Vancouver, B.C. C.J. Martin, Boyle Engineering Corporation, Bakersfield, Calif. T. J. McCandless,* Standards Engineer Liaison, A W A , Denver, Colo. S.J. Medlar, Camp Dresser vacuum-granulated and compressed vacuum-granulated salt, 99.5 percent; or solar and compressed solar salt, 98 percent. 4.2.2 pH of solution. The solution formed by dissolving 10 g of the salt in 190 mL distilled water to make a 5 percent solution shall have a pH value greater than 5 and less than 9.5. Sec. 4.3. Impurities 4.3.1 General impurities. The sodium chloride shall contain no substances in quantities capable of producing deleterious or injurious effects on the health of those consuming the water treated by a material that has been properly regenerated with sodium chloride. The specified sodium chloride shall contain no contaminants that would cause treated water to fail to meet the requirements of the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) drinking water regulations. In addition, the sodium chloride shall contain no constituents that, if released into treated water after regeneration and rinsing, will impair the usefulness of the water for domestic consumption. 4.3.2 Speczfic impurity limits. The sodium chloride shall not exceed the maximum impurity limits listed in Table 1. Table 1 Maximum impurity limits Maximum Limit-percent by weight Compressed . Vacuum- Vacuum- Compressed Rock Granulated Granulated Solar Solar Salt Salt Salt Salt Salt Moisture 3.00 0.20 0.50 3.00 0.50 Dry Basis Water-soluble impurities Calcium and magnesium (Ca and Mg) 1.50 0.15 0.15 0.60 0.60 Sulfate (Soa) 3.00 0.35 0.35 1.40 1.40 Water-insoluble impurities 2.00 0.05 0.05 0.15 0.15 Total impurities (soluble + insoluble) 4.00 0.50 0.50 2.00 2.00 Grease, fat, or oil 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.01 0.01 0.01 Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- SODIUM CHLORIDE 5 SECTION 5: VERIFICATION Sec. 5.1 Inspection If desired by the purchaser, the shipment shall be inspected at the point of destination for evidence of foreign matter, such as dirt, fibers, lint, chips, or trash, which would be detrimental to the use of the salt. Sec. 5.2 Sampling If an inspection is performed as specified in Sec. 5.1 and the shipment passes the inspection, sampling shall be as specified in this section. 5.2.1 Sampling. 5.2.2 Number ufpackages. Samples shall be taken at the point of destination. If the material is packaged, not less than 5 percent of the packages shall be sampled. No sample shall be taken from a broken package. 5.2.3 Bulk shipments. When delivered in bulk, the samples shall be repre- sentative of all parts of the bulk loads and shall not contain a disproportionate share of the top or bottom layers. Coarse material taken from bulk loads shall comprise at least 10 shovelfuls from different parts of the load, and the total material shall weigh not less than 100 lb (45 kg). The material shall be mixed and divided to make a sample of approximately 10 lb (4.5 kg) and handled as described in Sec. 5.2.5. 5.2.4 Device. Finely divided material, whether in bulk or packages, may be sampled using a sampling tube that is at least % in. (19 mm) in diameter. Special precautions shall be used to avoid taking a disproportionate amount of the sample from the top or the bottom layers of the material. If the sodium chloride is handled by conveyor or elevator, a mechanical sampling arrangement may be used. 5.2.5 Handling. The gross sample, weighing at least 10 lb (4.5 kg), shall be thoroughly mixed and split to provide three 500-g material samples. Each material sample shall be sealed in an airtight, moisture-proof glass or plastic container. Each sample container shall be labeled to identib it, and the label shall be signed by the sampler. 5.2.6 Test samples. One of the 500-g material samples (Sec. 5.2.5) shall be designated as the test sample for use by the purchaser. The two remaining material samples shall be retained for use according to Sec. 5.13, if necessary. Material samples shall be unsealed only when necessary to remove quantities of the material for testing. Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 6 AWWA 8200-03 Immediately before testing, the particles of the 500-g teit sample may be reduced by mechanical grinding or by hand in a mortar to such size that all of it passes a No. 8 sieve. Samples selected for testing should be weighed rapidly to avoid changes in moisture content. 5.2.6.1 1. 2. Rock, solar, and compressed solar salt. Obtain a dry sample (use procedure in Sec. 5.4.1). Mix well and weigh out a 25-g representative portion of rock salt or a 50-g representative portion of solar or compressed solar salt. 3. Place 200 mL of distilled water in a two-speed blender and start at low speed. 4. Slowly add salt to blender and then blend for 5 min at high speed with cover in place. 5. 6. Test for water insolubles (see Sec. 5.5.1). Save filtrate from water-insoluble test, dilute in a volumetric flask to a 1 -L stock solution for subsequent analyses. 5.2.6.2 1. 2. 3. 4. Vacuum-granulated and compressed vacuum-granulated salt. Obtain a dry sample (use procedure in Sec. 5.4.1). Transfer 100-g sample to a l-L volumetric flask. Add 800 mL of distilled water and dissolve the salt. Add 2 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid (HC1) to solubilize water-insol- uble calcium salts, particularly calcium carbonate (Caco,). 5. Dilute to volume and mix to make stock solution for subsequent analyses. Sec. 5.3 Test Procedures-General Sampling shall be conducted according to Sec. 5.2 of this standard. The purchaser shall complete the laboratory examination of the sample within five working days after the shipment is received. Methods of testing sodium chloride shall conform to the procedures presented in the following sections. Alternative procedures shall only be used with the written approval of the purchaser. In any case of conflict, the methods of this standard shall prevail. Sec. 5.4 Moisture 5.4.1 Procedure. Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- SODIUM CHLORIDE 7 1. Weigh (to the nearest 0.01 g) 50 g of rock or solar salt, or 100 g (to the nearest 0.0 1 g) of vacuum-granulated, compressed vacuum-granulated, or compressed solar salt, in an as-received condition, into a previously dried and tared moisture dish. Place in an oven at 110°C. After 2 hr, remove to a desiccator; cool and 2. weigh. Repeat until constant weight is obtained. 5.4.2 Calculation. Sec. 5.5 Insoluble Matter 5.5.1 1. Procedure for rock, solac and compressed solar salts. Transfer a 200-mL prepared sample from Sec. 5.2.6.1(6) to a 1-L Erlenmeyer flask. Wash blender with 100 mL of distilled water. Add blender wash and 300 mL of distilled water to flask to obtain a total of 600 mL of water. 2. Stir on a magnetic stirrer for 1 hr. Adjust the stirrer speed to give maximum agitation without losing any sample as a result of splashing. Place beaker over top of flask while stirring. 3. Filter through a Gooch crucible and quantitatively recover insolubles on a previously dried (1 10°C for 1 hr) and weighed (analytical balance) glass-fiber filter paper or equivalent. Wash until free of chlorides as determined by testing small portions of filtrate with approximately NI 1 O silver nitrate (AgN03). Filtrate tested should be disposed of separately, without combining with the total filtrate. 4. 5. 6. 7. 5.5.2 1. 2. Dilute filtrate and washings to 1 L in volumetric flask. Dry the glass-fiber filter paper at 110°C for 1 hr. Cool in a desiccator and weigh on an analytical balance. Save the filtrate for subsequent analytical procedures. Procedure for vacuum-ganuhted and compressed vacuum-ganuhted salt. Place 100 g of the sample in a beaker and add 750 mL of distilled water. Agitate with mechanical stirrer until the solution is complete. Filter through a Gooch crucible and quantitatively recover insolubles on a previously dried (i 10°C for 1 hr) and weighed (analytical balance) glass-fiber filter paper or equivalent. Wash until free of chlorides as determined by testing small portions of Copyright American Water Works Association Provided by IHS under license with AWWA Licensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 03/21/2007 03:26:39 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 8 AWWA B200-03 filtrate with approximately N/10 silver nitrate (AgN03). The filtrate tested should be disposed of separately, without combining with the total filtrate. 3. 4. 5. Dry the glass-fiber filter paper at 110°C for 1 hr. Cool in a desiccator and weigh on an analytical balance. Dilute the filtrate to 1 L and save the filtrate for subsequent analytical procedures. 5.5.3. Calculation. increase in weight of filter paper x 100 grams of sample = percent of insoluble matter (dry basis) Sec. 5.6 Calcium The test procedure for calcium uses the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) titrimetric method. 5.6.1 Reagents. 1. Sodium hydroxide solution, IN. Dissolve 40 g NaOH and dilute to I L with distilled water. 2. Ammonium purpurate indicator. A ground mixture of the dry powder and sodium chloride provides a stable form of indicator. Mix 0.20 g ammonium purpurate (murexide) with 100 g of reagent-grade NaC1 and grind the mixture to pass a No. 40 to No. 50 sieve. 3. EDTA titrant, 0.01OOM. Dissolve 3.72 g of the reagent