Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management

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1.1 This terminology contains standard definitions of terms used in the general area of waste and waste management. It is intended to promote understanding by providing precise technical definitions of terms used in the standards developed by Committee D34 and its subcommittees.
1.2 Terms used only within an individual standard, and having a meaning unique to that standard, may be defined or explained in the terminology section of that individual standard.

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09-Jun-1998
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Designation: D 5681 – 98a
Standard Terminology for
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Waste and Waste Management
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5681; 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.
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e NOTE—Terms were updated in August 2004.
1. Scope D 5660 Test Method for Assessing the Microbial Detoxifi-
cation of Chemically Contaminated Water and Soil Using
1.1 This terminology contains standard definitions of terms
a Toxicity Test with a Luminescent Marine Bacterium
used in the general area of waste and waste management. It is
D 5679 Practice for Sampling Consolidated Solids in
intended to promote understanding by providing precise tech-
Drums or Similar Containers
nical definitions of terms used in the standards developed by
D 5680 Practice for Sampling Unconsolidated Solids in
Committee D34 and its subcommittees.
Drums or Similar Containers
1.2 Terms used only within an individual standard, and
D 5743 Practice for Sampling Single or Multilayered Liq-
having a meaning unique to that standard, may be defined or
uids, With or Without Solids, in Drums or Similar Con-
explained in the terminology section of that individual stan-
tainers
dard.
D 5744 Test Method for Accelerated Weathering of Solid
2. Referenced Documents Materials Using a Modified Humidity Cell
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D 5745 Guide for Developing and Implementing Short-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation
D 4448 Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring
D 5746 Classification of Environmental Condition of Prop-
Wells
erty Area Types for Defense Base Closure and Realign-
D 4547 Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile
ment Facilities
Organic Compounds
D 5759 Guide for Characterization of Coal Fly Ash and
D 4646 Test Method for 24-h Batch-Type Measurement of
Clean Coal Combustion Fly Ash for Potential Uses
Contaminant Sorption by Soils and Sediments
D 5792 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data
D 4874 Test Method for Leaching Solid Material in a
Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of
Column Apparatus
Data Quality Objectives
D 5120 Test Method for Inhibition of Respiration in Micro-
D 6008 Practice for Conducting Environmental Baseline
bial Cultures in the Activated Sludge Process
Surveys
D 5231 Test Method for Determination of the Composition
D 6044 Guide for Representative Sampling for Manage-
of Unprocessed Municipal Solid Waste
ment of Waste and Contaminated Media
D 5285 Test Method for 24-Hour Batch-Type Measurement
D 6051 Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsam-
of Volatile Organic Sorption by Soils and Sediments
pling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
D 5368 Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of
D 6063 Guide for Sampling of Drums and Similar Contain-
Total Solvent Extractable Content (TSEC) of Solid Waste
ers by Field Personnel
Samples
D 6250 Practice for Derivation of Decision Point and Con-
D 5369 Practice for Extraction of Solid Waste Samples for
fidence Limit for Statistical Testing of Mean Concentration
Chemical Analysis Using Soxhlet Extraction
in Waste Management Decisions
D 5468 Test Method for Gross Calorific and Ash Value of
D 6270 Practice for Use of Scrap Tires in Civil Engineering
Waste Materials
Applications
D 6311 Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on Waste
lated to Waste Management Activities: Selection and
Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.94 on Terminol-
Optimization of Sampling Design
ogy.
D 6323 Guide for Laboratory Subsampling of Media Re-
Current edition approved June 10, 1998. Published December 1998. Originally
published as D 5681–95. Last previous edition D 5681–98.
lated to Waste Management Activities
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D 5681 – 98a
D 6346 Guide for Accepting, Segregating and Packaging 3. Significance and Use
Materials Collected Through Household Hazardous Waste
3.1 This terminology defines terms and specialized mean-
Programs
ings of terms in the subject areas of waste and management of
D 6538 Guide for Sampling Wastewater With Automatic
waste.
Samplers
3.2 This terminology is not intended for subjects other than
D 6582 Guide for Ranked Set Sam
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