ASTM D5283-92(2003)

Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation

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.
Data generation efforts involve the following: establishment of the DQOs; design of the project plan to meet the DQOs; implementation of the project plan; and assessment of the data to determine whether the DQOs have been met.
Certain minimal criteria must be met by the field and laboratory organizations generating environmental data. Additional activities may be required based on the DQOs of the data collection effort.
This practice defines the criteria for field and laboratory organizations generating environmental data and identifies some other activities that may be required based on the DQOs.
This practice emphasizes the importance of communication among those involved in establishing DQOs, planning and implementing the sampling and analysis aspects of environmental data generation activities, and assessing data quality.
Environmental field operations are discussed in Section 7, and environmental laboratory operations are discussed in Section 8.
SCOPE
1.1 Environmental data generation efforts are composed of four parts: (1) establishment of data quality objectives (DQOs); (2) design of field measurement and sampling strategies and specification of laboratory analyses and data acceptance criteria; (3) implementation of sampling and analysis strategies; and (4) data quality assessment. This practice addresses the planning and implementation of the sampling and analysis aspects of environmental data generation activities (Parts (1) and (2) above).
1.2 This practice defines the criteria that must be considered to assure the quality of the field and analytical aspects of environmental data generation activities. Environmental data include, but are not limited to, the results from analyses of samples of air, soil, water, biota, waste, or any combinations thereof.
1.3 DQOs should be adopted prior to application of this practice. Data generated in accordance with this practice are subject to a final assessment to determine whether the DQOs were met. For example, many screening activities do not require all of the mandatory quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) steps found in this practice to generate data adequate to meet the project DQOs. 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 practice presents extensive management requirements designed to ensure high-quality environmental 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 practice.
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.
Note1—A complete table of contents of this practice is given in .

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2003
• ICS: 03.120.10 - Quality management and quality assurance
• ICS: 13.030.01 - Wastes in general
• Technical Committee: D34 - Waste Management
• Drafting Committee: D34.01.01 - Planning for Sampling

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D5283-92(1997) - Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM D5283-92(2009) - Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2009
• Referred By: ASTM D5680-14(2022) - Standard Practice for Sampling Unconsolidated Solids in Drums or Similar Containers
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5451-21 - Standard Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D8064-16 - Standard Test Method for Elemental Analysis of Soil and Solid Waste by Monochromatic Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Using Multiple Monochromatic Excitation Beams
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6232-21 - Standard Guide for Selection of Sampling Equipment for Waste and Contaminated Media Data Collection Activities
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2421-15(2021) - Standard Guide for Preparing Waste Management Plans for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6699-16 - Standard Practice for Sampling Liquids Using Bailers
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5633-21 - Standard Practice for Sampling with a Scoop
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5658-20 - Standard Practice for Sampling Unconsolidated Waste from Trucks
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7831-20 - Standard Practice for Sampling of Tanks by Field Personnel
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6050-21 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Insoluble Solids in Organic Liquid Hazardous Waste
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5612-94(2018) - Standard Guide for Quality Planning and Field Implementation of a Water Quality Measurement Program
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6907-22 - Standard Practice for Sampling Soils and Contaminated Media with Hand-Operated Bucket Augers
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6063-11(2018) - Standard Guide for Sampling of Drums and Similar Containers by Field Personnel
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D5283–92(Reapproved 2003)
Standard Practice for
Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste
Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality
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Control Planning and Implementation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5283; 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.
1. Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 Environmental data generation efforts are composed of
fourparts:(1)establishmentofdataqualityobjectives(DQOs);
NOTE 1—A complete table of contents of this practice is given in
(2) design of field measurement and sampling strategies and
Appendix X1.
specification of laboratory analyses and data acceptance crite-
2. Referenced Documents
ria;(3)implementationofsamplingandanalysisstrategies;and
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
(4) data quality assessment. This practice addresses the plan-
ning and implementation of the sampling and analysis aspects D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water
E 1187 Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment
of environmental data generation activities (Parts (1) and (2)
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above). 2.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Documents:
SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Vol 1,
1.2 This practice defines the criteria that must be considered
to assure the quality of the field and analytical aspects of Third Edition (NTIS No. PB88239223/LL), November
1986
environmental data generation activities. Environmental data
include, but are not limited to, the results from analyses of QAMS-005/80 (NTIS No. PB83170514/LL), Interim
Guidelines and Specifications for Preparing Quality As-
samples of air, soil, water, biota, waste, or any combinations
thereof. surance Project Plans, Office of Monitoring Systems and
Quality Assurance, December 29, 1980
1.3 DQOs should be adopted prior to application of this
practice. Data generated in accordance with this practice are EPA/QAMS, Development of Data Quality Objectives, De-
subject to a final assessment to determine whether the DQOs scription of Stages I and II, July 16, 1986
QAMS 004/80 (NTIS No. PB83219667/LL), Guidelines
were met. For example, many screening activities do not
requireallofthemandatoryqualityassurance(QA)andquality and Specifications for Preparing Quality Assurance Pro-
gram Plans, Office of Monitoring Systems and Quality
control (QC) steps found in this practice to generate data
adequate to meet the project DQOs. The extent to which all of Assurance, September 20, 1980
2.3 Other documents related to the subject matter of this
the requirements must be met remains a matter of technical
judgement as it relates to the established DQOs. practice are cited in Appendix X2. This list is not intended to
be comprehensive.
1.4 This practice presents extensive management require-
ments designed to ensure high-quality environmental data.The
words“must,”“shall,”“may,”and“should”havebeenselected
3. Terminology
carefully to reflect the importance placed on many of the
3.1 Definitions—The terms most applicable to this practice
statements made in this practice.
have been defined in Terminologies D 1129 and E 1187.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.01 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Sampling. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved March 10, 2003. Published June 2003. Originally Available from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as D 5286 – 92 (1997). Washington, DC 20402.
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D5283–92 (2003)
3.2.1 background sample—a sample taken from a location 3.2.15 project planning documents—all documents related
on or proximate to the site of interest and used to document to the definition of the environmental data collection activities
baseline or historical information. associated with a project.
3.2.2 collocated samples—independent samples collected 3.2.16 qualityass
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