ASTM D6597-00 - 10.10.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers the steps necessary to determine if a site is ready for closure with emphasis on general sampling techniques and how to determine if the agreed upon level of remediation has been achieved.

1.2 A minimum of statistical procedures is used in this practice.

1.3 The standard practice does not address radioactive waste sites nor does it cover every situation that can occur in the field. It does cover the following general sampling techniques: soil sampling, swipe sampling of buildings and equipment, surface impoundments, waste piles, and layered tanks. It does not cover drum sampling, general water sampling and monitoring wells and their construction.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D5681-23

Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management

D4547-20

Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds

D3550-01

Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils

D1586-11

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

D1587-08

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

D1452-09

Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D5792-10(2023)

Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives

D6009-19

Standard Guide for Sampling Waste Piles

D6051-15(2023)

Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities

D5730-04

Standard Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Groundwater (Withdrawn 2013)

D6232-21

Standard Guide for Selection of Sampling Equipment for Waste and Contaminated Media Data Collection Activities

D6250-98

Standard Practice for Derivation of Decision Point and Confidence Limit for Statistical Testing of Mean Concentration in Waste Management Decisions

D6311-98(2022)

Standard Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Selection and Optimization of Sampling Design

E1728-16

Standard Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Lead Determination

API Standard 2015

Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks Available from American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L. St., NW, Washington, DC 20005-4070, http://www.api.org.

D4687-14(2022)

Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling

D5088-20

Standard Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites

D5283-18(2025)

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

D5434-25

Standard Guide for Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock

D5451-21

Standard Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler