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Designation:D623208Standard Guide forSelection of Sampling Equipment for Waste andContaminated Media Data Collection Activities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6232;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 covers criteria which should be consideredwhen selecting sampling equipment for collecting environmen-tal and waste samples for waste management activities.Thisguide includes a list of equipment that is used and is readilyavailable.Many specialized sampling devices are not specifi-cally included in this guide.However,the factors that shouldbe weighed when choosing any piece of equipment are coveredand remain the same for the selection of any piece ofequipment.Sampling equipment described in this guide in-cludes automatic samplers,pumps,bailers,tubes,scoops,spoons,shovels,dredges,coring and augering devices.Theselection of sampling locations is outside the scope of thisguide.1.1.1 Table 1 lists selected equipment and its applicability tosampling matrices,including water(surface and ground),sediments,soils,liquids,multi-layered liquids,mixed solid-liquid phases,and consolidated and unconsolidated solids.Theguide does not address specifically the collection of samples ofany suspended materials from flowing rivers or streams.Referto Guide D4411 for more information.1.2 Table 2 presents the same list of equipment and itsapplicability for use based on compatibility of sample andequipment;volume of the sample required;physical require-ments such as power,size,and weight;ease of operation anddecontamination;and whether it is reusable or disposable.1.3 Table 3 provides the basis for selection of suitableequipment by the use of an Index.1.4 Lists of advantages and disadvantages of selected sam-pling devices and line drawings and narratives describing theoperation of sampling devices are also provided.1.5 The values stated in both inch-pound and SI units are tobe regarded separately as the standard units.The values givenin parentheses are for information only.1.6 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 or experi-ence and should be used in con junction with professionaljudgement.Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable inall circumstances.This ASTM standard is not intended torepresent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacyof a given professional service must be judged,nor should thisdocument be applied without consideration of a projects manyunique aspects.The word“Standard”in the title of thisdocument means only that the document has been approvedthrough the ASTM consensus process.1.7 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 limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1452 Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by AugerBoringsD1586 Test Method for Penetration Test(SPT)and Split-Barrel Sampling of SoilsD1587 Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils forGeotechnical PurposesD3550 Practice for Thick Wall,Ring-Lined,Split Barrel,Drive Sampling of SoilsD4136 Practice for Sampling Phytoplankton with Water-Sampling BottlesD4342 Practice for Collecting of Benthic Macroinverte-brates with Ponar Grab Sampler(Withdrawn 2003)3D4343 Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrateswith Ekman Grab Sampler(Withdrawn 2003)3D4348 Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrateswith Holme(Scoop)Grab Sampler(Withdrawn 2003)31This 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 Jan.1,2008.Published February 2008.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D6232 03.DOI:10.1520/D6232-08.2For 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 States1 D4387 Guide for Selecting Grab Sampling Devices forCollecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates(Withdrawn2003)3D4411 Guide for Sampling Fluvial Sediment in MotionD4448 Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring WellsD4547 Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for VolatileOrganic CompoundsD4687 Guide for Genera