ASTM D5612-94(2008)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Quality Planning and Field Implementation of a Water Quality Measurement Program
Standard Guide for Quality Planning and Field Implementation of a Water Quality Measurement Program
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Environmental data are often required for making regulatory and programmatic decisions. These data must be of known quality commensurate with their intended use.
Certain minimal criteria must be met by the field organizations in order to meet the objectives of the water monitoring activities.
This guide defines the criteria for organizations taking water samples and generating environmental data and identifies other activities that may be required based on the DQOs.
This guide emphasizes the importance of communication among those involved in establishing the DQOs, planning, and implementing the sampling and analysis aspects of environmental data generation activities, and assessing data quality.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers planning and implementation of the sampling aspects of environmental data generation activities. Environmental data generation efforts are comprised of four parts: (1) establishment of data quality objectives (DQOs); ( 2) design of field sampling and measurement strategies and specification of laboratory analyses and data acceptance criteria; (3) implementation of sampling and analysis strategies; and ( 4) data quality assessment.
1.2 This guide defines the criteria that must be considered to ensure the quality of the field aspects of environmental data and sample generation activities.
1.3 DQOs should be adopted prior to the application of this guide. The data generated in accordance with this guide are subject to a final assessment to determine whether the DQOs were met. For example, many screening activities do not require all of the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) steps found in this guide to generate data adequate to meet the project needs. The extent to which all of the requirements must be met remains a matter of technical judgement as it relates to the established DQOs.
1.4 This guide presents extensive management requirements designed to ensure high-quality samples and data. The words “must,”“ shall,” “may,” and “should” have been selected carefully to reflect the importance placed on many of the statements made in this guide.
1.5 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.
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Designation: D5612 − 94(Reapproved 2008)
Standard Guide for
Quality Planning and Field Implementation of a Water
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Quality Measurement Program
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5612; 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 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This guide covers planning and implementation of the 2.1 ASTM Standards:
sampling aspects of environmental data generation activities. D596 Guide for Reporting Results of Analysis of Water
Environmental data generation efforts are comprised of four D1129 Terminology Relating to Water
parts: (1) establishment of data quality objectives (DQOs); (2) D2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of
design of field sampling and measurement strategies and Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water
specification of laboratory analyses and data acceptance crite- D3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits
ria;(3)implementationofsamplingandanalysisstrategies;and D3856 Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories
(4) data quality assessment. Engaged in Analysis of Water
D4210 Practice for Intralaboratory Quality Control Proce-
1.2 This guide defines the criteria that must be considered to
dures and a Discussion on Reporting Low-Level Data
ensure the quality of the field aspects of environmental data
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(Withdrawn 2002)
and sample generation activities.
D4447 Guide for Disposal of Laboratory Chemicals and
1.3 DQOs should be adopted prior to the application of this
Samples
guide. The data generated in accordance with this guide are
D4448 Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring Wells
subject to a final assessment to determine whether the DQOs
D4840 Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures
were met. For example, many screening activities do not
D4841 Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for Water
require all of the quality assurance (QA) and quality control
Samples Containing Organic and Inorganic Constituents
(QC) steps found in this guide to generate data adequate to
D5172 Guide for Documenting the Standard Operating Pro-
meet the project needs. The extent to which all of the
cedures Used for the Analysis of Water
requirements must be met remains a matter of technical
D5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
judgement as it relates to the established DQOs.
lated to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance
and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
1.4 Thisguidepresentsextensivemanagementrequirements
designed to ensure high-quality samples and data. The words E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
Determine Conformance with Specifications
“must,”“ shall,” “may,” and “should” have been selected
carefully to reflect the importance placed on many of the E178 Practice for Dealing With Outlying Observations
E1187 Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment
statements made in this guide.
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(Withdrawn 2006)
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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2.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Documents:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
QAMS-005/80 (NTIS No. PB83170514/LL), Interm Guide-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
lines and Specifications for Preparing Quality Assurance
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Water and is the ASTM website.
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thedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD19.02onQualitySystems,Specification, The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
and Statistics. Technical Resources, and Statistical Methods. www.astm.org.
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Current edition approved July 15, 2008. Published August 2008. Originally Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D5612 – 94 (2003). Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://
DOI: 10.1520/D5612-94R08. www.dodssp.daps.mil.
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Project Plans, Office of Monitoring Systems and Quality 5.4 This guide emphasizes the importance of communica-
Assurance, Dec. 29, 1980 tion among those in
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