ASTM_D_5283_-_92_2009.pdf

Designation:D528392(Reapproved 2009)Standard 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 assure 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 DQOs should be adopted prior to application of thispractice.Data generated in accordance with this practice aresubject to a final assessment to determine whether the DQOswere met.For example,many screening activities do notrequire all of the mandatory quality assurance(QA)and qualitycontrol(QC)steps found in this practice to generate dataadequate to meet the project DQOs.The extent to which all ofthe requirements must be met remains a matter of technicaljudgement as it relates to the established 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.NOTE1A complete table of contents of this practice is given inAppendix X1.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1129 Terminology Relating to WaterE1187 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),November1986QAMS-005/80(NTIS No.PB83170514/LL),InterimGuidelines and Specifications for Preparing Quality As-surance Project Plans,Office of Monitoring Systems andQuality Assurance,December 29,1980EPA/QAMS,Development of Data Quality Objectives,De-scription of Stages I and II,July 16,1986QAMS 004/80(NTIS No.PB83219667/LL),Guidelines andSpecifications for Preparing Quality Assurance ProgramPlans,Office of Monitoring Systems and QualityAssurance,September 20,19802.3 Other documents related to the subject matter of thispractice are cited in Appendix X2.This list is not intended to becomprehensive.3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsThe terms most applicable to this practicehave been defined in Terminologies D1129 and E1187.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This 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 Feb.1,2009.Published March 2009.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D5286 92(2003).DOI:10.1520/D5283-92R09.2For 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 Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.1 background samplea sample taken from a locationon or proximate to the site of interest and used to documentbaseline or historical information.3.2.2 collocated samplesindependent samples collected asclose as possible to the same point in space and time andintended to be identical.3.2.3 data quality objectives(DQOs)statements on thelevel of uncertainty that a decision maker is willing to acceptin the results derived from environmental data(see EPA/QAMS,July 16,1986).3.2.4 environmental data generation activity tasks asso-ciated with the production of environmental data,includingplanning,sampling,and analysis.3.2.