ASTM D6063-11(2018)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Sampling of Drums and Similar Containers by Field Personnel
Standard Guide for Sampling of Drums and Similar Containers by Field Personnel
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This guide is intended to assist field personnel in obtaining samples from drums and similar containers for field and laboratory analysis. The need for accurate data, and the costs associated with sampling and analysis, make it essential that samples be taken correctly before submitting them for chemical analysis or physical testing, or both. Incorrect sampling can invalidate resulting data.
5.2 This guide may be used by personnel who have no formal workplan. It draws their attention to issues that must be addressed before, during, and after taking a sample. It provides guidance in choosing the sampling technique and equipment suitable for specific situations. It can serve as a training tool for those who are unfamiliar with sampling. It is recommended that this guide be used as a supplement to a written workplan.
5.3 Some sections of this guide contain flow charts (see Figs. 1-5) that must be worked through, starting from the top of each page. By answering the questions in the diamond-shaped boxes, and following the appropriate arrows, the person planning to sample will be guided toward the most suitable procedures and equipment. The numbers at the bottom of some boxes refer to corresponding paragraphs in the text, which provide information to help the person sampling answer the questions.
FIG. 8 COLIWASA
FIG. 9 Concentric Tube Thief
FIG. 10 Dipper
FIG. 11 Drum Thief
FIG. 12 Peristaltic Pumps
FIG. 13 Scoop, Spoon, Trowel
FIG. 14 Syringe Sampler
FIG. 15 Trier
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers information, including flow charts, for field personnel to follow in order to collect samples from drums and similar containers.
1.2 The purpose of this guide is to help field personnel in planning and obtaining samples from drums and similar containers, using equipment and techniques that will ensure that the objectives of the sampling activity will be met. It can also be used as a training tool.
1.3 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See specific warnings in 7.4.3 and 7.4.4.
1.4 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.
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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: D6063 − 11 (Reapproved 2018)
Standard Guide for
Sampling of Drums and Similar Containers by Field
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Personnel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6063; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Rock for Site Exploration
D4448 Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring Wells
1.1 Thisguidecoversinformation,includingflowcharts,for
D4687 Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling
field personnel to follow in order to collect samples from
D4700 Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone
drums and similar containers.
D4823 Guide for Core Sampling Submerged, Unconsoli-
1.2 The purpose of this guide is to help field personnel in
dated Sediments
planning and obtaining samples from drums and similar
D4840 Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures
containers, using equipment and techniques that will ensure
D5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment
that the objectives of the sampling activity will be met. It can
Used at Waste Sites
also be used as a training tool.
D5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
lated to Waste ManagementActivities: QualityAssurance
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
D5358 PracticeforSamplingwithaDipperorPondSampler
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- D5451 Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D5495 Practice for Sampling With a Composite Liquid
See specific warnings in 7.4.3 and 7.4.4. Waste Sampler (COLIWASA)
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
3. Terminology
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1 Definitions:
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
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3.1.1 bung, n—usually a 2-in. (5-cm) or ⁄4-in. (1.3-cm)
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
diameter threaded plug, specifically designed to close a bung
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
hole.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3.1.2 bung hole, n—an opening in a barrel or drum through
2. Referenced Documents
which it can be filled, emptied, or vented.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.3 consolidated solid, n—as used in this guide,acompact
C783 Practice for Core Sampling of Graphite Electrodes
solid not easily compressed or broken into smaller portions.
D1452/D1452M Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling
3.1.4 drum, n—implies any drum, barrel, or non-bulk con-
by Auger Borings
tainer of 5 to 110 gal (19 to 400 L) capacity.
D1586 Test Method for Standard PenetrationTest (SPT) and
3.1.5 representative sample, n—asamplecollectedsuchthat
Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils
it reflects one or more characteristics of interest (as defined by
D1587/D1587M Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of
the project objectives) of the population from which it was
Fine-Grained Soils for Geotechnical Purposes
collected.
D2113 Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of
3.1.6 sample, n—one or more items or portions collected
from a lot or population.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on Waste
3.1.7 sampler, n—the device used to obtain a sample.
Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.02 on
Sampling Techniques.
3.1.8 sludge, n—as used in this guide, any mixture of solids
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2018. Published September 2018. Originally
that settles out of solution; sludges contain liquids that are not
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D6063 – 11. DOI:
apparent as free liquids.
10.1520/D6063-11R18.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
3.1.9 unconsolidated solid, n—as used in this guide, unce-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
mented or uncompacted material that is easily separated into
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. smaller portions.
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3.1.10 workplans, n—plans that are specific to sampling at a that samples be taken correctly
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