Standard Test Method for
Vanadium in Water1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3373; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense

1. Scope*

1.1 This test method covers the determination of dissolved
and total recoverable vanadium in most waters and wastewater
by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

1.2 The optimum range of this test method is 10 to 200 µg/L
of vanadium based on a 20-µL sample size. Concentrations
higher than 200µ g/L may be determined by proper dilution of
sample. A detection level as low as 4 µg/L of vanadium has
been reported.

1.3 This test method has been used successfully with
reagent water, lake water, tap water, river water, condensate
from a medium Btu coal gasification process, and well water.
It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the validity of this test
method for waters of untested matrices.

1.4 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 or regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5 Former Test Method A (Catalytic) was discontinued.
Refer to Appendix X1 for historical information.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 1066 Practice for Sampling Steam2
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water2
D 1192 Specification for Equipment for Sampling Water
and Steam in Closed Conduits2
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water2
D 2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of
Applicable Methods of Committee D19 on Water2
D 3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits2
D 3919 Practice for Measuring Trace Elements in Water by
Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry2
D 4841 Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for Water.

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