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Designation:D690722Standard Practice forSampling Soils and Contaminated Media with Hand-Operated Bucket Augers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6907;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This practice describes the procedures and equipmentused to collect surface and subsurface soil and contaminatedmedia samples for chemical analysis using a hand-operatedbucket auger(sometimes referred to as a barrel auger).Severaltypes of bucket augers exist and are designed for samplingvarious types of soil.All bucket augers collect disturbedsamples.Bucket augers can also be used to auger to the desiredsampling depth and then,using a core-type sampler,collect arelatively undisturbed sample suitable for chemical analysis.1.2 This practice does not cover the use of large 300 mm orgreater diameter bucket augers mechanically operated by largedrill rigs or similar equipment,such as those described inPractice D1452/D1452M,paragraph 5.2.4.Practice D1452/D1452M on auger borings refers to this hand auger included inPractice D6907 as a barrel auger.1.3 Refer to Guides D4700 and D6232 for information onother hand samplers.The bucket auger is often used forshallow surface soil sampling,but there are many other typesof handheld augers,flight,screw,rotary powered,and agricul-tural push tube samplers.Practice D1452/D1452M addresseslarger powered solid stem flight auger systems.1.4 This standard does not address soil samples obtainedwith mechanical drilling,direct push,and sonic machines(refer to Guides D6286/D6286M and D6169/D6169M)or forcollecting cores from submerged sediments(Guide D4823).1.5 This practice does not address sampling objectives(seePractice D5792),general sample planning(see Guide D4687),and sampling design(for example,where to collect samplesand what depth to sample(see Guide D6044).Sampling forvolatile organic compounds(see Guide D4547),equipmentcleaning and decontamination(see Practice D5088),samplehandling after collection such as compositing and subsampling(see Guide D6051),and sample preservation(Guide D4220/D4220M)are used in this standard.1.6 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are to be regardedas standard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.All observed and calculated values shall conform tothe guidelines for significant digits and rounding established inPractice D6026.Reporting of test results in units other than SIshall not be regarded as nonconformance with this standard.1.7 This practice offers a set of instructions for performingone or more specific operations.This document cannot replaceeducation or experience and should be used in conjunction withprofessional judgment.Not all aspects of this practice may beapplicable in all circumstances.This ASTM standard is notintended to represent or replace the standard of care by whichthe adequacy of a given professional service must be judged,nor should this document be applied without consideration ofa projects many unique aspects.The word“Standard”in thetitle of this document means only that the document has beenapproved through the ASTM consensus process.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.9 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1452/D1452M Practice for Soil Exploration and Samplingby Auger BoringsD2488 Practice for Description and Identification of Soils(Visual-Manual Procedures)D4220/D4220M Practices for Preserving and TransportingSoil Samples1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.03 onSampling Equipment.Current edition approved May 15,2022.Published May 2022.Originallyapproved in 2005.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D6907 05(2016).DOI:10.1520/D6907-22.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard