Designation:D6009−19StandardGuideforSamplingWastePiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6009;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesguidanceforobtainingrepresenta-tivesamplesfromwastepiles.Guidanceisprovidedforsiteevaluation,samplingdesign,selectionofequipment,anddatainterpretation.1.2Wastepilesincludeareasusedprimarilyforwastestorageordisposal,includingabove-gradedrylanddisposalunits.Thisguidecanbeappliedtosamplingmunicipalwastepiles.1.3Thisguideaddresseshowthechoiceofsamplingdesignandsamplingmethodsdependsonspecificfeaturesofthepile.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4.1Exception—Theinch-poundunitsinparenthesesareincludedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1452/D1452MPracticeforSoilExplorationandSamplingbyAugerBoringsD1586/D1586MTestMethodforStandardPenetrationTest(SPT)andSplit-BarrelSamplingofSoilsD1587/D1587MPracticeforThin-WalledTubeSamplingofFine-GrainedSoilsforGeotechnicalPurposesD4547GuideforSamplingWasteandSoilsforVolatileOrganicCompoundsD4687GuideforGeneralPlanningofWasteSamplingD4700GuideforSoilSamplingfromtheVadoseZoneD4823GuideforCoreSamplingSubm...
