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Designation:D704517Standard Guide forOptimization of Groundwater Monitoring Constituents forDetection Monitoring Programs for Waste DisposalFacilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7045;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 standard provides a general method of selectingeffective constituents for detection monitoring programs atWaste Disposal Facilities.The process described in this stan-dard presents a methodology that takes into considerationphysical and chemical characteristics of the source material(s),the surrounding hydrogeologic regime,and site-specific geo-chemistry to identify and select those parameters that providemost effective detection of a potential release from a wastemanagement unit(WMU).1.2 In the following sections,details of an evaluation ofeffective monitoring constituents for a groundwater detection-monitoring program were based on site-specific waste charac-terization.1.3 The statistical methodology described in the followingsections should be used as guidance.Other methods may alsobe appropriate based on site-specific conditions or for moni-toring situations or media that are not presented in thisstandard.1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of informationor a series of options and does not recommend a specific courseof action.This document cannot replace education,experienceand professional judgements.Not all aspects of this guide maybe applicable 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 judgedwithout consideration of a projects many unique aspects.Theword standard in the title of this document only means that thedocument has been approved through the ASTM consensusprocess.1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD5792 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-lated to Waste Management Activities:Development ofData Quality ObjectivesD6312 Guide for Developing Appropriate Statistical Ap-proaches for Groundwater Detection Monitoring Pro-grams at Waste Disposal Facilities3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor common definitions of technical termsused in this standard,refer to Terminology D653.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 leachatea liquid that has passed through or emergedfrom solid waste and contains soluble,suspended,or misciblematerials removed from such waste.3.2.2 outliera measurement that is statistically inconsis-tent with the distribution of other measurements from which itwas drawn.3.2.3 practical quantitation limit(PQL)the lowest levelthat can reliably achieved with specified limits of precision andaccuracy during routine laboratory operating conditions.3.2.4 qualified groundwater scientist(QGWS)a scientistor engineer who has received a baccalaureate or postgraduatedegree in the natural sciences or engineering and has sufficienttraining in groundwater hydrology and related fields as may bedemonstrated by state registration,professional certifications,or completion of accredited university programs that enable theindividual to make sound professional judgments regardinggroundwater monitoring,contaminant fate and transport,andcorrective action.1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rockand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater andVadose Zone Investigations.Current edition approved Feb.1,2017.Published February 2017.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D704504(2010).DOI:10.1520/D7045-17.2For 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 was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.5 upper confidence limit(UCL)an upper limit that hasa specified probability(for example,95%)of including thetrue