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API MPM CH8.3 : 1995 (R2010)

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MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8: SAMPLING - SECTION 3: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MIXING AND HANDLING OF LIQUID SAMPLES OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Available format(s)

PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-10-1995

Superseded date

01-06-2018

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Summarise this standard

0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5 SAFETY HEALTH PRECAUTIONS
6 SAMPLE CONTAINERS
7 SAMPLE CONTAINER LABELS
8 SAMPLE CONTAINER SHIPPING ENCLOSURES
9 SAMPLE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
10 HANDLING AND COMPOSTING SAMPLES
11 SAMPLE MIXING METHODS
12 SELECTION OF SAMPLE MIXING METHOD
APPENDIX A - GUIDE FOR SELECTING SAMPLE CONTAINERS
APPENDIX B - ACCEPTANCE TEST FOR POWER MIXER AND SAMPLE
             CONTAINER COMBINATIONS
APPENDIX C - SAFETY AND HEALTH PRECAUTIONS

Describes the handling, mixing, and conditioning procedures required to ensure that a representative sample of the liquid petroleum or petroleum product is delivered from the primary sample container/receiver into the analytical test apparatus or into intermediate containers

DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as ASTM D 5854. (03/2004) Also available in Spanish version, see API MPM CH8.3 SPANISH. (10/2010)
DocumentType
Revision
Pages
42
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2010
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

This practice covers the handling, mixing, and conditioning procedures that are required to ensure that a representative sample of the liquid petroleum or petroleum product is delivered from the primary sample container/receiver into the analytical test apparatus or into intermediate containers

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