Designation:D6911−15StandardGuideforPackagingandShippingEnvironmentalSamplesforLaboratoryAnalysis1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6911;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandardprovidesguidanceontheselectionofproceduresforproperpackagingandshipmentofenvironmen-talsamplestothelaboratoryforanalysistoensurecompliancewithappropriateregulatoryprogramsandprotectionofsampleintegrityduringshipment.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotaddresstransportofhazardouswastesfordisposalpurposes.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotaddresstheselectionofparameter-specificsamplebottlesorcontainers.1.4Thisguideoffersanorganizedcollectionofinformationoraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.Thisguidecannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthisguidemaybeapplicableinallcircum-stances.Thisguideisnotintendedtorepresentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisguidebeappliedwithoutconsiderationofthemanyuniqueaspectsofaproject.Theword“standard”inthetitleofthisguidemeansonlythattheguidehasbeenapprovedthroughtheASTMconsensusprocess.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D653TerminologyRelatingtoSoil,Rock,andContainedFluidsD4220PracticesforPreservingandTransportingSoilSamplesD4840GuideforSampleChain-of-CustodyProceduresD5079PracticesforPreservingandTransportingRockCoreSamplesD5903GuideforPlanningandPreparingforaGroundwaterSamplingEventD6089GuideforDocumentingaGroundwaterSamplingEventD6517GuideforField...
