ASTM_D_5283_-_18.pdf

Designation:D528318Standard Practice forGeneration of Environmental Data Related to WasteManagement Activities:Quality Assurance and QualityControl Planning and Implementation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5283;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 Environmental data generation efforts are composed offour parts:(1)establishment of data quality objectives(DQOs);(2)design of field measurement and sampling strategies andspecification of laboratory analyses and data acceptance crite-ria;(3)implementation of sampling and analysis strategies;and(4)data quality assessment.This practice addresses the plan-ning and implementation of the sampling and analysis aspectsof environmental data generation activities(Parts(1)and(2)above).1.2 This practice defines the criteria that must be consideredto ensure the quality of the field and analytical aspects ofenvironmental data generation activities.Environmental datainclude,but are not limited to,the results from analyses ofsamples of air,soil,water,biota,waste,or any combinationsthereof.1.3 Adoption of a quality assurance project plan(QAPP)containing the goals,policies,procedures,organizationalresponsibilities,evaluation and reporting requirements,andother attributes of a quality management system includingstatement of DQOs should be adopted prior to application ofthis practice.Data generated in accordance with this practiceare subject to a final assessment to determine whether theDQOs were met through application of quality control(QC)procedures that produce data that are scientifically valid for thepurposes to which the data are intended.For example,manyscreening activities do not require all of the mandatory qualityassurance(QA)and quality control(QC)steps found in thispractice to generate data adequate to meet the project DQOs.The extent to which all of the requirements must be metremains a matter of technical judgement as it relates to theestablished DQOs.1.4 This practice presents extensive management require-ments designed to ensure high-quality environmental data.Thewords“must,”“shall,”“may,”and“should”have been selectedcarefully to reflect the importance placed on many of thestatements made in this practice.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:2D1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD5681 Terminology for Waste and Waste ManagementE1187 Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment(Withdrawn 2006)32.2 U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Documents:4SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,Vol 1,Third Edition(NTIS No.PB88239223/LL),November1986EPA/QAMS Development of Data Quality Objectives,De-scription of Stages I and II,July 16,1986EPA QA/R-2 EPA Requirements for Quality ManagementPlans,March 2001EPAQA/R-5 EPARequirements for QualityAssurance Proj-ect Plans,March 20011This practice 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 May 1,2018.Published May 2018.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D5286 92(2009).DOI:10.1520/D5283-18.2For 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.4Available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Superintendent ofDocuments,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Washington,DC 20401-0001,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.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 2.3 Other documents related to the subject matter of thispractice are cited in Appendix X1.This list is not intended tob