ASTM D5792-02

Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the process of development of data quality objectives (DQOs) for the acquisition of environmental data. Optimization of sampling and analysis design is a part of the DQO process. This practice describes the DQO process in detail. The various strategies for design optimization are too numerous to include in this practice. Many other documents outline alternatives for optimizing sampling and analysis design. Therefore, only an overview of design optimization is included. Some design aspects are included in the practice's examples for illustration purposes.
1.2 DQO development is the first of three parts of data generation activities. The other two aspects are ( 1) implementation of the sampling and analysis strategies, see Guide D 6311 and (2) data quality assessment, see Guide D 6233.
1.3 This guide should be used in concert with Practices D 5283, D 6250, and Guide D 6044. Practice D 5283 outlines the quality assurance (QA) processes specified during planning and used during implementation. Guide D 6044 outlines a process by which a representative sample may be obtained from a population, identifies sources that can affect representativeness and describes the attributes of a representative sample. Practice D 6250 describes how a decision point can be calculated.
1.4 Environmental data related to waste management activities include, but are not limited to, the results from the sampling and analyses of air, soil, water, biota, process or general waste samples, or any combinations thereof.
1.5 The DQO process is a planning process and should be completed prior to sampling and analysis activities.
1.6 This practice presents extensive requirements of management, designed to ensure high-quality environmental data. The words "must" and "shall" (requirements), "should" (recommendation), and "may" (optional), have been selected carefully to reflect the importance placed on many of the statements in this practice. The extent to which all requirements will be met remains a matter of technical judgment.
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.8 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2002
• ICS: 13.030.99 - Other standards related to wastes
• Technical Committee: D34 - Waste Management
• Drafting Committee: D34.01 - Monitoring and Characterization

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D5792-95 - Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM D5792-02(2006) - Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives
• Effective Date: 01-May-2006
• Referred By: ASTM D7353-21 - Standard Practice for Sampling of Liquids in Waste Management Activities Using a Peristaltic Pump
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6956-17 - Standard Guide for Demonstrating and Assessing Whether a Chemical Analytical Measurement System Provides Analytical Results Consistent with Their Intended Use
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7758-17 - Standard Practice for Passive Soil Gas Sampling in the Vadose Zone for Source Identification, Spatial Variability Assessment, Monitoring, and Vapor Intrusion Evaluations
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6661-17 - Standard Practice for Field Collection of Organic Compounds from Surfaces Using Wipe Sampling
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6051-15(2023) - Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6699-16 - Standard Practice for Sampling Liquids Using Bailers
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7048-16 - Standard Guide for Applying Statistical Methods for Assessment and Corrective Action Environmental Monitoring Programs
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6640-21 - Standard Practice for Collection and Handling of Soils Obtained in Core Barrel Samplers for Environmental Investigations
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D5633-21 - Standard Practice for Sampling with a Scoop
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D596-01(2018) - Standard Guide for Reporting Results of Analysis of Water
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7045-17 - Standard Guide for Optimization of Groundwater Monitoring Constituents for Detection Monitoring Programs for Waste Disposal Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6235-18 - Standard Practice for Expedited Site Characterization of Vadose Zone and Groundwater Contamination at Hazardous Waste Contaminated Sites
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4547-20 - Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D5792–02
Standard Practice for
Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste
Management Activities: Development of Data Quality
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Objectives
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5792; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope statements in this practice. The extent to which all require-
ments will be met remains a matter of technical judgment.
1.1 This practice covers the process of development of data
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
qualityobjectives(DQOs)fortheacquisitionofenvironmental
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
data. Optimization of sampling and analysis design is a part of
only.
the DQO process. This practice describes the DQO process in
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
detail. The various strategies for design optimization are too
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
numerous to include in this practice. Many other documents
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
outline alternatives for optimizing sampling and analysis
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
design. Therefore, only an overview of design optimization is
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
included. Some design aspects are included in the practice’s
examples for illustration purposes.
2. Referenced Documents
1.2 DQO development is the first of three parts of data
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
generation activities. The other two aspects are (1) implemen-
C1215 Guide for Preparing and Interpreting Precision and
tation of the sampling and analysis strategies, see Guide
Bias Statements in Test Method Standards Used in the
D6311 and (2) data quality assessment, see Guide D6233.
Nuclear Industry
1.3 This guide should be used in concert with Practices
D5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data
D5283, D6250, and Guide D6044. Practice D5283 outlines
Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assur-
thequalityassurance(QA)processesspecifiedduringplanning
ance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
and used during implementation. Guide D6044 outlines a
D6044 Guide for Representative Sampling for Manage-
process by which a representative sample may be obtained
ment of Waste and Contaminated Media
from a population, identifies sources that can affect represen-
D6233 Guide for Data Assessment for Environmental
tativeness and describes the attributes of a representative
Waste Management Activities
sample.PracticeD6250describeshowadecisionpointcanbe
D6250 Practice for Derivation of Decision Point and Con-
calculated.
fidenceLimitforStatisticalTestingofMeanConcentration
1.4 Environmentaldatarelatedtowastemanagementactivi-
in Waste Management Decisions
ties include, but are not limited to, the results from the
D6311 Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
sampling and analyses of air, soil, water, biota, process or
lated to Waste Management Activities: Selection of Opti-
general waste samples, or any combinations thereof.
mization of Sampling Design
1.5 The DQO process is a planning process and should be
completed prior to sampling and analysis activities.
3. Terminology
1.6 This practice presents extensive requirements of man-
3.1 Definitions:
agement, designed to ensure high-quality environmental data.
3.1.1 bias, n—the difference between the sample value of
The words “must” and “shall” (requirements), “should” (rec-
the test results and an accepted reference value.
ommendation), and “may” (optional), have been selected
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Bias represents a constant error as
carefully to reflect the importance placed on many of the
opposedtoarandomerror.Amethodbiascanbeestimatedby
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on Waste
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Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01 on Physical For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2002. Published May 2002. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
published as D 5792–95. Last previous edition D 5792–95. the ASTM website.
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