Designation:D5522–99aStandardSpecificationforMinimumRequirementsforLaboratoriesEngagedinChemicalAnalysisofSoil,Rock,andContainedFluid1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5522;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversspecificcriteriaforevaluatingthetechnicalcapabilitiesoflaboratoriesinvolvedintesting,measuring,inspecting,andcalibratingactivitiesrelatedtochemicalanalysisofearthmaterials.Inthisspecification,earthmaterialsshallmeansoil,rock,andcontainedfluids.Forthesakeofbrevity,theterm“laboratory”isusedinthispracticetorepresentalltheabove.1.2Thisspecificationaddressestheminimumrequirementsforlaboratoriesthatanalyzeearthmaterialsformetals,volatileorganiccompounds,semivolatileorganiccompounds,pesti-cides,herbicides,PCBs,radionuclides,andvariousotherparametersbymiscellaneouswetchemistrytechniques.1.3Thisspecificationpresentsspecificcriteriatobeusedinanevaluation,includingrestrictions,minimumrequirements,andbenchmarksofcomplianceforspecifictestsorforspecifictypesoftests.1.4Thisspecificationismeantonlyfortheevaluationoffacilitiesperformingchemicalanalysisofearthmaterialsandisinnowayintendedtobeanabsoluteguide.Itshallnotreplacespecificcriteriathatexistfortestmethodsorthatexistasseparatestandards.Ininstanceswherelaboratoryevaluationsectionsareincludedaspartofatestmethod,orwherespecificcriteriafortestmethodsexistasseparatestandards,thoseseparatecriteriashouldalsobeconsidered.1.5MinimumrequirementsforagenciesengagedinthephysicaltestingofsoilandrockcanbefoundinPracticeD3740.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminethe...
