Standard
AS 4482.1-2005
[Withdrawn]Guide to the investigation and sampling of sites with potentially contaminated soil, Part 1: Non-volatile and semi-volatile compounds
Provides guidance for the collection of sufficient and reliable information for the assessment of a site potentially contaminated by non-volatile and semi-volatile compounds. It includes the formulation of data quality objectives and design of a sampling plan to meet the objectives of the investigation.
Published: 02/11/2005
Pages: 58
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
1.4 The practice of composite sampling
1.4.1 Composite sampling
1.4.2 Requirements for the use of composite samples
2 Site investigation process
3 Preliminary site investigation
3.1 General
3.2 Preliminary study
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Information requirements
3.2.3 Sources of information
3.3 Site inspection
3.3.1 General procedure
3.3.2 Preliminary sampling
3.4 Preliminary site investigation report
4 Detailed site investigation
4.1 General
4.2 Procedure
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Detailed site investigation
4.3 Detailed site investigation report
5 Data quality objectives
5.1 General
5.2 DQO process
6 Design of the soil sampling strategy
6.1 General
6.2 Sampling objectives
6.3 Contaminant distribution
6.4 Sampling pattern selection
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Systematic sampling pattern
6.4.3 Stratified sampling pattern
6.4.4 Judgmental sampling pattern
6.5 Uncertainty of sampling
6.6 Sampling plan for site characterization and validation
7 Sample collection
7.1 Scope
7.2 Sampling program
7.2.1 Initial planning
7.2.2 Preparatory work on-site
7.2.3 Recording of the data
7.2.4 Field coding procedure
7.2.5 Testing
7.3 Sampling
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Background samples
7.3.3 Surface samples
7.3.4 Test pits
7.3.5 Boreholes
7.4 Handling, containment and transport of samples
7.4.1 Field notebook
7.4.2 Sample handling
7.4.3 Chain-of-custody procedures
7.4.4 Sample preservation and storage
7.4.5 Occupational health and safety
7.5 Decontamination of sampling equipment
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Manual sampling equipment
7.5.3 Large sampling equipment e.g. backhoes
7.5.4 Effectiveness of decontamination procedure
7.5.5 Disposal of contaminated personal protective equipment
7.5.6 Procedure for the decontamination of manual sampling equipment
7.5.7 Decontamination procedure for large equipment
7.6 Field sampling forms
8 Quality assurance
8.1 General
8.2 Quality control samples
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Blind replicate samples
8.2.3 Split samples
8.2.4 Rinsate blanks
8.2.5 Other quality control samples
8.2.6 Evaluation of quality control sample results
8.3 Chain-of-custody
8.4 Calibration of field instruments
Appendix A
A1 General
A2 Non-volatile chemicals
A3 Volatile chemicals
A4 Biological hazards
A5 Radioactive materials
A6 Topography
A7 Machinery
Appendix B
B1 Scope and general
B2 Methodology for composite sampling
B3 Analytes
B4 Reporting composite results
B5 Adjustment of investigation levels
B6 Cost effectiveness
Appendix C
Appendix D
D1 Scope
D2 Calculation
D2.1 Grid size
D2.2 Number of sampling points
D3 Procedure
Appendix E
E1 Sampling pattern for site characterization
E1.1 Sampling pattern for preliminary site investigation
E1.2 Sampling pattern for detailed investigation
E1.3 Depth of sampling
E1.4 Number of samples
E2 Sampling plan for site validation
E2.1 Sampling pattern
E2.2 Soil validation
E2.3 Number of samples
Appendix F
F1 Scope
F2 Method
F3 Procedure
F4 Calculation
Appendix G
G1 Scope and general
G2 Site description
G2.1 General
G2.2 General surface characteristics
G2.3 Physiographic position
G2.3.1 General
G2.3.2 Position on slope
G2.3.3 Quantification of slope
G2.4 Hydrological characteristics
G3 Soil morphology
G3.1 General
G3.2 Soil profile
G3.3 Depth
G3.4 Colour
G3.5 Field texture
G3.5.1 General
G3.5.2 Field texture of fine grained material
G3.5.3 Field texture of coarse grained material
G3.6 Coarse fragments
G3.7 Unified soil classification system
G3.8 Soil pH
G3.9 Odour assessment
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Cited references in this standard
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