ASTM_D_5633_-_21.pdf

Designation:D563321Standard Practice forSampling with a Scoop1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5633;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 practice covers the method and equipment used tocollect surface and near-surface samples of soils and physicallysimilar materials using a scoop.1.2 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.1.3 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:2D4687 Guide for General Planning of Waste SamplingD5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field EquipmentUsed at Waste SitesD5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-lated to Waste Management Activities:Quality Assuranceand Quality Control Planning and ImplementationD5681 Terminology for Waste and Waste ManagementD5792 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-lated to Waste Management Activities:Development ofData Quality ObjectivesD6044 Guide for Representative Sampling for Managementof Waste and Contaminated MediaD6232 Guide for Selection of Sampling Equipment forWaste and Contaminated Media Data CollectionActivities2.2 Other Documents:Pierre Gys Sampling Theory and Sampling Practice,Fran-cis F.Pitard33.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in thisstandard,see Terminology D5681.4.Summary of Practice4.1 The top layers of material are removed down to therequired sample depth using a shovel or other suitable equip-ment.A clean scoop is then used to collect the actual sample,which is placed in a sample container.5.Significance and Use5.1 This practice is intended for use in collecting samples ofcontaminated soils and similar materials.5.2 Scoops are used primarily for collecting samples nearthe surface.Subsurface samples can be obtained by firstremoving higher layers using a shovel or other suitableequipment and collecting the sample with the scoop.5.3 Because of their simplicity,scoops are useful in takingsamples of waste materials where decontamination or disposalis a problem with other types of sampling equipment.Scoopsare also suitable for use in rapid screening programs,pilotstudies,and other semi-quantitative investigations.5.4 Samples should be collected in accordance with anappropriate work plan(see Practice D5283 and Guide D4687).6.Sampling Equipment6.1 Ashovel or other suitable equipment can be used for theinitial removal of overburden material.This equipment shouldbe manufactured from material that is compatible with the soilor waste to be sampled.The scoop must be manufactured frommaterial that is compatible with the soil or waste to be sampledand the required test or analysis to be performed.For mosthazardous waste sampling,either a disposable plastic scoop ora reusable stainless steel or polytetrafluoroethylene-coatedscoop is suitable(see Guide D6232 and Practice D5792).1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.03 onSampling Equipment.Current edition approved May 1,2021.Published May 2021.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D5633 04(2016).DOI:10.1520/D5633-21.2For 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.3Available from CRC Press,Inc.,2000 Corporate Blvd.,NW,Boca Raton,FL33431.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.16.2 The design of the scoop is important to minimizesampling error,that is,all the material intended as the samplecan be collected and placed in the sample container and is notlost as the scoop is systematically lifted from the source to thesample container(see Guide D6044,Pierre Gys SamplingTheory and Sampling Practice,and Fig.1).6.3 For measurement of