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ASTM D 6232 : 2021

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Standard Guide for Selection of Sampling Equipment for Waste and Contaminated Media Data Collection Activities
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English

Published date

10-26-2021

1.1This guide covers criteria which should be considered when selecting sampling equipment for collecting environmental and waste samples for waste management activities. This guide includes a list of equipment that is used and is readily available. Many specialized sampling devices are not specifically included in this guide. However, the factors that should be weighed when choosing any piece of equipment are covered and remain the same for the selection of any piece of equipment. Sampling equipment described in this guide includes automatic samplers, pumps, bailers, tubes, scoops, spoons, shovels, dredges, coring, augering, passive, and vapor sampling devices. The selection of sampling locations is outside the scope of this guide.

1.1.1Table 1 lists selected equipment and its applicability to sampling matrices, including water (surface and ground), sediments, soils, liquids, multi-layered liquids, mixed solid-liquid phases, and consolidated and unconsolidated solids. The guide does not specifically address the collection of samples of any suspended materials from flowing rivers or streams. Refer to Guide D4411 for more information.

1.2Table 2 presents the same list of equipment and its applicability for use based on compatibility of sample and equipment; volume of the sample required; physical requirements such as power, size, and weight; ease of operation and decontamination; and whether it is reusable or disposable.

1.3Table 3 provides the basis for selection of suitable equipment by the use of an index.

1.4Lists of advantages and disadvantages of selected sampling devices and line drawings and narratives describing the operation of sampling devices are also provided.

1.5Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. All observed and calculated values shall conform to the guidelines for significant digits and rounding established in Practice D6026. Reporting of test results in units other than SI shall not be regarded as nonconformance with this standard.

1.6This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project's many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.

1.7This 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.8This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee
D 34
DocumentType
Guide
Pages
44
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current
Supersedes

ASTM D 5495 : 2021 Standard Practice for Sampling with a Composite Liquid Waste Sampler (COLIWASA)
ASTM D 7831 : 2020 Standard Practice for Sampling of Tanks by Field Personnel
ASTM D 6759 : 2016 Standard Practice for Sampling Liquids Using Grab and Discrete Depth Samplers
ASTM D 7015/D7015M : 2018 Standard Practices for Obtaining Intact Block (Cubical and Cylindrical) Samples of Soils
ASTM D 7204 : 2015 Standard Practice for Sampling Waste Streams on Conveyors
ASTM D 6311 : 1998 : R2014 Standard Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Selection and Optimization of Sampling Design
ASTM D 6699 : 2016 Standard Practice for Sampling Liquids Using Bailers
ASTM D 5633 : 2021 Standard Practice for Sampling with a Scoop
ASTM D 4547 : 2020 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
ASTM D 7353 : 2021 Standard Practice for Sampling of Liquids in Waste Management Activities Using a Peristaltic Pump
ASTM D 6907 : 2005 : R2016 Standard Practice for Sampling Soils and Contaminated Media with Hand-Operated Bucket Augers
ASTM D 6640 : 2021 Standard Practice for Collection and Handling of Soils Obtained in Core Barrel Samplers for Environmental Investigations

ASTM E 1391 : 2003 : R2014 Standard Guide for Collection, Storage, Characterization, and Manipulation of Sediments for Toxicological Testing and for Selection of Samplers Used to Collect Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM D 6051 : 2015 : R2023 Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
ASTM E 1391 : 2003 : R2023 Standard Guide for Collection, Storage, Characterization, and Manipulation of Sediments for Toxicological Testing and for Selection of Samplers Used to Collect Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM D 4687 : 2014 : R2022 Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling
ASTM D 653 : 2022 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
ASTM E 300 : 2003 : R2022 Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
ASTM D 6051 : 2015 Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
ASTM D 6907 : 2022 Standard Practice for Sampling Soils and Contaminated Media with Hand-Operated Bucket Augers
ASTM D 6519 : 2015 Standard Practice for Sampling of Soil Using the Hydraulically Operated Stationary Piston Sampler
ASTM D 653 : 2021 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
ASTM D 4700 : 2015 Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone (Withdrawn 2024)
ASTM D 653 : 2021 : REV B Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
ASTM E 300 : 2003 : R2017 Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
ASTM D 5681 : 2020 Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
ASTM D 4687 : 2014 Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling
ASTM D 5680 : 2014 Standard Practice for Sampling Unconsolidated Solids in Drums or Similar Containers
ASTM D 5681 : 2022 Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
ASTM D 6907 : 2005 : R2016 Standard Practice for Sampling Soils and Contaminated Media with Hand-Operated Bucket Augers
ASTM D 6771 : 2021 Standard Practice for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling Used for Groundwater Monitoring
ASTM D 5681 : 2022 : EDT 1 Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
ASTM D 5681 : 2023 Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
ASTM D 5680 : 2014 : R2022 Standard Practice for Sampling Unconsolidated Solids in Drums or Similar Containers

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