1. Scope

1.1 This guide provides guidance for obtaining representative samples from waste piles. Guidance is provided for site evaluation, sampling design, selection of equipment, and data interpretation.

1.2 Waste piles include areas used primarily for waste storage or disposal, including above-grade dry land disposal units. This guide can be applied to sampling municipal waste piles.

1.3 This guide addresses how the choice of sampling design and sampling methods depends on specific features of the pile.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D1452 Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D1586 Test Method for Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils

D1587 Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes

D4547 Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds

D4687 Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling

D4700 Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone

D4823 Guide for Core Sampling Submerged, Unconsolidated Sediments

D5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites

D5314 Guide for Soil Gas Monitoring in the Vadose Zone

D5451 Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler

D5518 Guide for Acquisition of File Aerial Photography and Imagery for Establishing Historic Site-Use and Surficial Conditions

D5681 Terminology for Waste and Waste Management

D5730 Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Groundwater

Keywords

piles; sampling; waste ; Waste piles; Above-grade dry land disposal units; Piles; Representative sampling; Sampling waste materials/applications; Waste materials/processing/analysis

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.030.40 (Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment)

DOI: 10.1520/D6009-96R06

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