ASTM_D_6009_-_19.pdf

Designation:D600919Standard Guide forSampling Waste Piles1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6009;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.Scope1.1 This guide provides guidance for obtaining representa-tive samples from waste piles.Guidance is provided for siteevaluation,sampling design,selection of equipment,and datainterpretation.1.2 Waste piles include areas used primarily for wastestorage or disposal,including above-grade dry land disposalunits.This guide can be applied to sampling municipal wastepiles.1.3 This guide addresses how the choice of sampling designand sampling methods depends on specific features of the pile.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4.1 ExceptionThe inch-pound units in parentheses areincluded for information only and are not considered standard.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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 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 BoringsD1586/D1586M Test Method for Standard Penetration Test(SPT)and Split-Barrel Sampling of SoilsD1587/D1587M Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling ofFine-Grained Soils for Geotechnical PurposesD4547 Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for VolatileOrganic CompoundsD4687 Guide for General Planning of Waste SamplingD4700 Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose ZoneD4823 Guide for Core Sampling Submerged,Unconsoli-dated SedimentsD5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field EquipmentUsed at Waste SitesD5451 Practice for Sampling Using a Trier SamplerD5681 Terminology for Waste and Waste ManagementD5730 Guide for Site Characterization for EnvironmentalPurposes With Emphasis on Soil,Rock,the Vadose Zoneand Groundwater(Withdrawn 2013)3D7758 Practice for Passive Soil Gas Sampling in the VadoseZone for Source Identification,Spatial VariabilityAssessment,Monitoring,and Vapor Intrusion Evaluations3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this guide,refer to Terminology D5681.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 hot spotsstrata that contain high concentrations ofthe characteristic of interest and are relatively small in sizewhen compared with the total size of the materials beingsampled.3.2.2 waste pileunconfined storage of solid materials in anarea of distinct boundaries,above grade and usually uncovered.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide is intended to provide guidance for samplingwaste piles.It can be used to obtain samples for wastecharacterization related to use,treatment,or disposal;tomonitor an active pile;to prepare for closure of the waste pile;or to investigate the contents of an abandoned pile.4.2 Techniques used to sample include both in-place evalu-ations of the pile and physically removing a sample.In-place1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.01 onPlanning for Sampling.Current edition approved Sept.1,2019.Published October 2019.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D6009 12.DOI:10.1520/D6009-19.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright 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 evaluations include techniques such as remote sensing,on-sitegas analysis,and permeability.4.3 Sampling strategy for waste piles is dependent on thefollowing:4.3.1 Project objectives,including acceptable levels of errorwhen making decisions;4.3.2 Physical characteristics of the pile,such as