ASTM F1686-16

Standard Guide for Surveys to Document and Assess Oiling Conditions

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 Systematic surveys provide data on shoreline, lakeshore, river bank or other terrain’s character and oiling conditions from which informed planning and operational decisions can be developed with respect to cleanup (1-4).3 In particular, the data are used by decision makers to determine which oiled areas require treatment and to develop end-point criteria for use as targets for the field operations.  
3.2 Surveys may include one or more of four components or phases, as listed below. The scale of an affected area plus quantity and availability of pre-spill information will influence the selection of survey components and its level of detail.  
3.2.1 The aerial reconnaissance survey phase provides a perspective on the overall extent and general nature of the oiling conditions. This information is used in conjunction with environmental, resource, and cultural sensitivity data to guide shoreline protection, recovery of mobile oil, and to facilitate the more detailed response planning and priorities of the response operations.  
3.2.2 The aerial video survey(s) phase provides systematic audio and video documentation of the extent and type of oiling conditions, physical character, and logistics information, such as access and staging data.  
3.2.3 The ground assessment survey(s) phase provides the necessary information and data to develop appropriate response recommendations. A field team(s) collects detailed information on oil conditions, the physical and ecological character of oiled areas, and resources or cultural features that may affect or be affected by the timing or implementation of response activities.  
3.2.4 The post-treatment inspection ground survey or monitoring phase provides the necessary information and data to ensure a segment, that is part of the response program, has been treated to the approved end-point criterion. (5)  
3.3 In order to ensure data consistency, it is important to use standardized terminology and definitions in describing oi...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers field procedures by which data can be collected in a systematic manner to document and assess the oiling conditions on shorelines, river banks, and lake shores (shores and substrates) plus dry land habitats (terrain).  
1.2 This guide does not address the terminology that is used to define and describe terrain oiling conditions, the ecological character of oiled terrain, or the cultural or other resources that can be present.  
1.3 The guide is applicable to marine coasts (including estuaries) and to freshwater environments (rivers and lakes) and to dry land habitats. In alignment with Guide F2204:  
1.3.1 For the purpose of this guide, marine and estuarine shorelines, river banks, and lake shores will be collectively referred to as shorelines, shores, or shore-zones.  
1.3.2 Shore types include a range of impermeable (bedrock, ice, and manmade structures), permeable (flats, beaches, and manmade), and coastal wetland (marshes, mangroves) habitats.  
1.4 Other non-shoreline, inland habitats include wetlands (pond, fen, bog, swamp, tundra, and shrub) and drier terrains (grassland, desert, forests), and will be collectively referred to as either wetlands or terrains, respectively.  
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.6 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2015
• ICS: 13.300 - Protection against dangerous goods
• Technical Committee: F20 - Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response
• Drafting Committee: F20.17 - Shoreline and Inland Countermeasures

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1686 − 16
Standard Guide for
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Surveys to Document and Assess Oiling Conditions
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1686; 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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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This guide covers field procedures by which data can be
F1687 Guide for Terminology and Indices to Describe Oil-
collected in a systematic manner to document and assess the
ing Conditions on Shorelines
oiling conditions on shorelines, river banks, and lake shores
F1779 Practice for Reporting Visual Observations of Oil on
(shores and substrates) plus dry land habitats (terrain).
Water
1.2 This guide does not address the terminology that is used
F2204 Guide for Describing Shoreline and Inland Response
to define and describe terrain oiling conditions, the ecological
Techniques
character of oiled terrain, or the cultural or other resources that
can be present.
3. Significance and Use
1.3 The guide is applicable to marine coasts (including 3.1 Systematicsurveysprovidedataonshoreline,lakeshore,
estuaries) and to freshwater environments (rivers and lakes) river bank or other terrain’s character and oiling conditions
and to dry land habitats. In alignment with Guide F2204: from which informed planning and operational decisions can
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be developed with respect to cleanup (1-4). In particular, the
1.3.1 For the purpose of this guide, marine and estuarine
data are used by decision makers to determine which oiled
shorelines, river banks, and lake shores will be collectively
areasrequiretreatmentandtodevelopend-pointcriteriaforuse
referred to as shorelines, shores, or shore-zones.
as targets for the field operations.
1.3.2 Shore types include a range of impermeable (bedrock,
3.2 Surveys may include one or more of four components or
ice, and manmade structures), permeable (flats, beaches, and
phases, as listed below. The scale of an affected area plus
manmade),andcoastalwetland(marshes,mangroves)habitats.
quantity and availability of pre-spill information will influence
1.4 Other non-shoreline, inland habitats include wetlands
the selection of survey components and its level of detail.
(pond, fen, bog, swamp, tundra, and shrub) and drier terrains
3.2.1 The aerial reconnaissance survey phase provides a
(grassland, desert, forests), and will be collectively referred to
perspective on the overall extent and general nature of the
as either wetlands or terrains, respectively.
oiling conditions. This information is used in conjunction with
environmental, resource, and cultural sensitivity data to guide
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
shoreline protection, recovery of mobile oil, and to facilitate
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
the more detailed response planning and priorities of the
standard.
response operations.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.2 The aerial video survey(s) phase provides systematic
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
audio and video documentation of the extent and type of oiling
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
conditions, physical character, and logistics information, such
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
as access and staging data.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2.3 The ground assessment survey(s) phase provides the
necessary information and data to develop appropriate re-
sponse recommendations. A field team(s) collects detailed
information on oil conditions, the physical and ecological
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Substances and Oil Spill Responseand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
F20.17 on Shoreline Countermeasures. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2016. Published February 2016. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F1686 – 09 . DOI: The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end of
10.1520/F1686-16. this standard.
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character of oiled areas, and resources or cultural features that substrate/soil types, jurisdictional
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Designation: F1686 − 09 F1686 − 16
Standard Guide for
Surveys to Document and Assess Oiling Conditions on
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Shorelines
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1686; 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.
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ε NOTE—Referenced Documents were editorially corrected in January 2011.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers field procedures by which data maycan be collected in a systematic manner to document and assess the
oiling conditions on shorelines.shorelines, river banks, and lake shores (shores and substrates) plus dry land habitats (terrain).
1.2 This guide does not address the terminology that is used to define and describe shorelineterrain oiling conditions, the
ecological character of oiled shorelines,terrain, or the cultural or other resources that maycan be present.
1.3 The guide is applicable to marine coasts (including estuaries) and may also be used in to freshwater environments (rivers
and lakes).lakes) and to dry land habitats. In alignment with Guide F2204:
1.3.1 For the purpose of this guide, marine and estuarine shorelines, river banks, and lake shores will be collectively referred
to as shorelines, shores, or shore-zones.
1.3.2 Shore types include a range of impermeable (bedrock, ice, and manmade structures), permeable (flats, beaches, and
manmade), and coastal wetland (marshes, mangroves) habitats.
1.4 Other non-shoreline, inland habitats include wetlands (pond, fen, bog, swamp, tundra, and shrub) and drier terrains
(grassland, desert, forests), and will be collectively referred to as either wetlands or terrains, respectively.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
only.standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1687 Guide for Terminology and Indices to Describe Oiling Conditions on Shorelines
F1779 Practice for Reporting Visual Observations of Oil on Water
F2204 Guide for Describing Shoreline and Inland Response Techniques
3. Significance and Use
3.1 Systematic surveys provide data on shoreline shoreline, lakeshore, river bank or other terrain’s character and oiling
conditions from which informed planning and operational decisions maycan be developed with respect to shoreline cleanup
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(1-34). In particular, the data are used by decision makers to determine which oiled areas require treatment and to develop
end-point criteria for use as targets for the field operations.
3.2 Surveys may include one or more of three components, listed below. The scale of the affected area and the availability of
pre-spill information will influence the selection of survey components and the level of detail.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Responseand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F20.17
on Shoreline Countermeasures.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009Jan. 1, 2016. Published October 2009February 2016. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 20032009 as
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F1686 – 97F1686 – 09 (2003). DOI: 10.1520/F1686-09.10.1520/F1686-16.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end of this standard.
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3.2 The aerial reconnaissance survey provides a perspective on the overall extent and general nature of the shoreline oiling
conditions. This information is used in conjunction with environmental, resource, and cultural sensitivity data to guide shoreline
protection, recovery of mobile oil, and to facilitate the more detailed response p
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