ASTM D6063-96e1 - 1.1.2001
 
1. 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.

1.3This 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

D1452-09

Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D5495-21

Standard Practice for Sampling with a Composite Liquid Waste Sampler (COLIWASA)

D1587-08

Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes

C783-25

Standard Practice for Core Sampling of Graphite Electrodes

D2113-14

Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Exploration (Withdrawn 2023)

D4448-01(2019)

Standard Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring Wells

D1586-11

Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils

D5451-21

Standard Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler

D5358-93(2024)

Standard Practice for Sampling with a Dipper or Pond Sampler

D5283-18(2025)

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

D5088-20

Standard Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites

D4840-99(2018)e1

Standard Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures (Includes all amendments and changes 8/22/2018).

D4823-95(2019)

Standard Guide for Core Sampling Submerged, Unconsolidated Sediments

D4700-15

Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone (Withdrawn 2024)

D4687-14(2022)

Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling