ASTM D5633-94

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Designation: D 5633 – 94
Standard Practice for
Sampling with a Scoop
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5633; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope is a problem with other types of sampling equipment. Scoops
are also suitable for use in rapid screening programs, pilot
1.1 This procedure covers the method and equipment used
studies, and other semi-quantitative investigations.
to collect surface and near-surface samples of soils and
4.4 Samples should be collected in accordance with an
physically similar materials using a scoop.
appropriate work plan (see Practice D 5283 and Guide
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D 4687).
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5. Sampling Equipment
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
5.1 A shovel or other suitable equipment can be used for the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
initial removal of overburden material. This equipment should
2. Referenced Documents be manufactured from material that is compatible with the soil
or waste to be sampled. The scoop must be manufactured from
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 material that is compatible with the soil or waste to be sampled
D 4687 Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling
and the required test or analysis to be performed. For most
D 5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment
3 hazardous waste sampling, either a disposable plastic scoop or
Used at Nonradioactive Waste Sites
a reusable stainless steel or polytetrafluoroethylene-coated
D 5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data
scoop is suitable.
Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assur-
5.2 The design of the scoop is important to minimize
ance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
sampling error, that is, all the material intended as the sample
2.2 Other Documents:
can be collected and placed in the sample container and is not
Pierre Gy’s Sampling Theory and Sampling Practice, Fran-
lost as the scoop is systematically lifted from the source to the
cis F. Pitard
sample container (see Pierre Gy’s Sampling Theory and
3. Summary of Practice Sampling Practice and Fig. 1).
5.3 For measurement of sample depth, a ruler or tape
3.1 The top layers of material are removed down to the
measure can be used.
required sample depth using a shovel or other suitable equip-
ment. A clean scoop is then used to collect the actual sample,
6. Sample Containers
which is placed in a sample container.
6.1 Plastic, glass, or other nonreactive containers should be
4. Significance and Use used. Refer to Guide D 4687 for information on sample
containers.
4.1 This practice is intended for use in collecting samples of
contaminated soils and similar materials.
7. Procedure
4.2 Scoops are used primarily for collecting samples near
7.1 Record all relevant information a
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