ASTM E3163-18

Standard Guide for Selection and Application of Analytical Methods and Procedures Used during Sediment Corrective Action

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide should be used to support existing decision frameworks for the selection and application of analytical procedures to sediment programs.  
4.2 Activities described in this guide should be conducted by persons familiar with current sediment site characterization and remediation techniques, sediment remediation science and technology, toxicology concepts, risk and exposure assessment methodologies, and ecological evaluation protocols.  
4.3 This guide may be used by various parties involved in sediment programs, including regulatory agencies, project sponsors, environmental consultants, toxicologists, risk assessors, site remediation professionals, environmental contractors, analytical testing laboratories, data validators, data reviewers and users, and other stakeholders, which may include, but are not limited to, owners, buyers, developers, lenders, insurers, government agencies, and community members and groups.  
4.4 This guide is not intended to replace or supersede federal, state, local or international regulatory requirements. Instead this guide may be used to complement and support such requirements.  
4.5 This guide provides a decision framework based on over-arching features and elements that should be customized by the user based on site-specific conditions, regulatory context, and sediment program objectives for a particular site. This guide should not be used alone as a prescriptive checklist.  
4.6 The selection and application of analytical methods and test procedures for sediment programs is an evolving science. This guide provides a systematic but flexible decision framework to accommodate variations in approaches by regulatory agency and by user based on project objectives, site complexity, unique site features, programmatic and regulatory requirements, newly developed guidance, newly published scientific research, use of alternative scientifically-based methods and procedures, changes in regulatory criteria, advances in scientific...
SCOPE
1.1 This is a guide for the selection and application of a range of analytical methods and testing procedures that may be used during sediment programs, including physical properties testing, chemical analytical methods, passive sampling procedures, bioassays and toxicity testing, environmental forensics methods and procedures, and methods development procedures for sediment programs.  
1.2 Sediment programs vary greatly in terms of environmental complexity, physical, chemical and biological characteristics, human health and ecological risk concerns, and geographic and regulatory context. This guide provides information for the selection and application of analytical methods and testing protocols applicable to a wide range of sediment programs.  
1.3 This guide describes widely accepted considerations and best practices used in the selection and application of analytical procedures used during sediment programs. This guide supports and complements existing regulations and technical guidance.  
1.4 This guide is designed for general application to a wide range of sediment programs performed under international, federal, state and local environmental programs. This guide describes the selection and application of analytical methods and test procedures, not the requirements for specific regulatory jurisdictions. This guide compliments but does not replace regulatory agency requirements.  
1.5 This guide may be used for a wide range of sediment programs, including programs with overlapping regulatory jurisdictions, programs without a clearly established regulatory framework, voluntary programs, Brownfield programs, and international programs. The users of this guide should be aware of the appropriate regulatory requirements that apply to sediment programs. The user should consult applicable regulatory agency requirements to identify appropriate technical decision criteria and seek regulatory approvals, as necessary, prio...

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2018
• ICS: 13.020.30 - Environmental impact assessment
• ICS: 71.040.50 - Physicochemical methods of analysis
• Technical Committee: E50 - Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
• Drafting Committee: E50.04 - Corrective Action

Relations

• Refers: ASTM E1706-19 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM D7263-09(2018)e1 - Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Density (Unit Weight) of Soil Specimens
• Effective Date: 15-Feb-2018
• Refers: ASTM E1850-04(2019) - Standard Guide for Selection of Resident Species as Test Organisms for Aquatic and Sediment Toxicity Tests
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2019
• Refers: ASTM D2216-19 - Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2019
• Refers: ASTM D5739-06(2020) - Standard Practice for Oil Spill Source Identification by Gas Chromatography and Positive Ion Electron Impact Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2020
• Refers: ASTM D2974-14 - Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Refers: ASTM D2974-20 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Water (Moisture) Content, Ash Content, and Organic Material of Peat and Other Organic Soils
• Effective Date: 15-Jan-2020
• Refers: ASTM D2974-20e1 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Water (Moisture) Content, Ash Content, and Organic Material of Peat and Other Organic Soils
• Effective Date: 15-Jan-2020
• Refers: ASTM D2487-17 - Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2017
• Refers: ASTM D2487-17e1 - Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2017
• Refers: ASTM E1688-10(2016) - Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2016
• Refers: ASTM E1688-19 - Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2019
• Refers: ASTM D4464-15(2020) - Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Catalytic Materials by Laser Light Scattering
• Effective Date: 15-May-2020
• Refers: ASTM D4318-17 - Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2017
• Refers: ASTM D7928-16 - Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Fine-Grained Soils Using the Sedimentation (Hydrometer) Analysis
• Effective Date: 01-May-2016
• Refers: ASTM D5084-16 - Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2016
• Refers: ASTM D7928-16e1 - Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Fine-Grained Soils Using the Sedimentation (Hydrometer) Analysis
• Effective Date: 01-May-2016
• Refers: ASTM D2937-17 - Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2017
• Refers: ASTM D4643-17 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Water Content of Soil and Rock by Microwave Oven Heating
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2017
• Refers: ASTM D2937-17e1 - Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2017
• Refers: ASTM D3213-19 - Standard Practices for Handling, Storing, and Preparing Soft Intact Marine Soil
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2019
• Refers: ASTM D2488-17 - Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedures)
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2017
• Refers: ASTM D7263-09(2018) - Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Density (Unit Weight) of Soil Specimens
• Effective Date: 15-Feb-2018
• Refers: ASTM D2937-17e2 - Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2017
• Refers: ASTM D4318-17e1 - Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2017
• Referred By: ASTM E3242-20 - Standard Guide for Determination of Representative Sediment Background Concentrations
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3300-21 - Standard Guide for NAPL Mobility and Migration in Sediment— Evaluating Ebullition and Associated NAPL/Contaminant Transport
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3344-22 - Standard Guide for Selection of Background Reference Areas for Determination of Representative Sediment Background Concentrations
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E2081-22 - Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E2205/E2205M-22 - Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action for Protection of Ecological Resources
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3281-21a - Standard Guide for NAPL Mobility and Migration in Sediments – Screening Process to Categorize Samples for Laboratory NAPL Mobility Testing
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3268-21 - Standard Guide for NAPL Mobility and Migration in Sediment—Sample Collection, Field Screening, and Sample Handling
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3240-20 - Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action for Contaminated Sediment Sites
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E1706-20 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3382-23 - Standard Guide for Developing Representative Background Concentrations at Sediment Sites — Framework Overview, Including Conceptual Site Model Considerations
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E2020-22 - Standard Guide for Data and Information Options for Conducting an Ecological Risk Assessment at Contaminated Sites
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3164-23 - Standard Guide for Contaminated Sediment Site Risk-Based Corrective Action – Baseline, Remedy Implementation and Post-Remedy Monitoring Programs
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018
• Referred By: ASTM E3248-20 - Standard Guide for NAPL Mobility and Migration in Sediment – Conceptual Models for Emplacement and Advection
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: E3163 − 18
Standard Guide for
Selection and Application of Analytical Methods and
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Procedures Used during Sediment Corrective Action
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3163; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This guide discusses the selection and application of analytical methods and test procedures used
during sediment programs. This guide provides a flexible, defensible framework for selection and
applicationofanalyticalmethodsandtestingprotocolsusedinwiderangeofsedimentprograms.This
guide is structured as a tool kit to support a tiered approach with procedures of increasing complexity
astheuserproceedsthroughtheprocess.Thisguideprovidesinformationonkeydecisioncriteriaand
best practices to support the user in achieving intended sediment program objectives.
There are numerous technical decisions that must be made in the selection and application of
analytical methods and testing protocols used during a sediment programs. It is not the intent of this
guide to define appropriate technical decisions, but rather to provide technical support within existing
decision frameworks. This guide is not intended to replace existing regulatory requirements or
guidance,butrathertocomplementtheseprograms.Thisguideencouragesuser-ledcollaborationwith
stakeholders, including analytical laboratories and testing service providers, in the selection and
application of analytical methods and testing protocols used to support project-specific decision
criteria for a particular sediment program. This guide recognizes the complexity and diversity of
sediment programs and project objectives and provides appendixes to support a range of project
applications.Theappendixesareprovidedforadditionalinformationandarenotmandatoryfortheuse
ofthisguide.ASTMstandardguidesarenotregulations;theyareconsensusbasedstandardguidesthat
may be followed voluntarily.
1. Scope 1.3 Thisguidedescribeswidelyacceptedconsiderationsand
bestpracticesusedintheselectionandapplicationofanalytical
1.1 This is a guide for the selection and application of a
procedures used during sediment programs. This guide sup-
rangeofanalyticalmethodsandtestingproceduresthatmaybe
ports and complements existing regulations and technical
used during sediment programs, including physical properties
guidance.
testing, chemical analytical methods, passive sampling
procedures, bioassays and toxicity testing, environmental fo-
1.4 This guide is designed for general application to a wide
rensics methods and procedures, and methods development
range of sediment programs performed under international,
procedures for sediment programs.
federal, state and local environmental programs. This guide
describes the selection and application of analytical methods
1.2 Sediment programs vary greatly in terms of environ-
and test procedures, not the requirements for specific regula-
mental complexity, physical, chemical and biological
toryjurisdictions.Thisguidecomplimentsbutdoesnotreplace
characteristics,humanhealthandecologicalriskconcerns,and
regulatory agency requirements.
geographic and regulatory context. This guide provides infor-
mation for the selection and application of analytical methods
1.5 This guide may be used for a wide range of sediment
and testing protocols applicable to a wide range of sediment
programs, including programs with overlapping regulatory
programs.
jurisdictions,programswithoutaclearlyestablishedregulatory
framework, voluntary programs, Brownfield programs, and
internationalprograms.Theusersofthisguideshouldbeaware
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE50onEnvironmental
of the appropriate regulatory requirements that apply to sedi-
Assessment, Risk Management and CorrectiveAction and is the direct responsibil-
ment programs. The user should consult applicable regulatory
ity of Subcommittee E50.04 on Corrective Action.
agency requirements to identify appropriate technical decision
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2018. Published November 2018. DOI:
10.1520/E3163–18 criteria and seek regulatory approvals, as necessary, prior to
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