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SURFACE SOIL SAMPLING
SOP 1-3
Revision: 9
Date: June 39,
4.0 EEQUIRED EQOTMENT
Site-specific plans
Field logbook
Indelible black ink peas and markers
Label* and appropriate fomu/documeotation for ample shipment
Appropriate sample containers
Insulated cooler and waterproof sealing tape
Ice bags or "blue ice*
Latex or appropriate gloves
Plastic zip-top bags
Personal protective clothing and gear
Stainless steel and/or Teflon-lined spatula* and pans, trays, or bowls
Stainless steel and/or Teflon-lined bowels or spoons (or equipment
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5.0 ntOCEDURES
5*1 FteperatiOBi
The following step* must be followed wn«n prepaiing for ample collection:
1. 
Don the
safety plan.
ai dictated by the iltn spenifki heat* aad
2. 
The collection pointi shall be stated, located on a site map, and referenced in *»
logbook.
3. 
Proceasei far verifying depth of mpUngreu^
4. 
Place dean plastic sheeting on a flat, level turfece near the sampling ana, if
place equipment to be used on the plastic; place the insulated cookrfr) on 
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Collection
The following general steps must be followed when collecting surface soil samples:
1. 
Surface soil samples ait normally collected fioro the toast*
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contaminated areas. Stay outside of a specific sampling location until an sampl
•t that
2. 
Document the sampling events, recording the information in the dffiignatmi fiaid
Document any and all deviations from SOPs in the field logbook and include
3. 
Carefully remove stones, vegetation, snow, etc. from the
4. 
Carefully remove'the top 1 to 2 cm of exposed soil,
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be degnwed by asnooti.
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ahtf becoilecttxlwM
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4. 
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use a aean sourness fleet or lenoo-wiea trowel or spoon
material in one gnb, over the rsquired asmpUng interval, to:
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5. 
With the aid of a dean stainless steel spatula, quickly fill the simple containers ftierti|
die <g»T«piing device, Amoving stones, twigs, grass, etc., ftorn the sample. Fill the
as full and cofnpnot as possible to miniiniz
item
6. 
Immediately secure the Teflon-lined caps on the sample container.
7. 
Wipe the containers clean with a dean Kimwipe or paper towel
8. 
Place the containers in individual zip-top plastic bag(») and seal the bag(t).
9. 
Pack all samples according to FPC SOP 2-5. Include properly completed Traffic
and/or chain-of-custody forms, and affix signed and dated custody seals to the thxee
sides of the cooler lid.
10. 
Decontaminate sampling equipment according to fP€"SOP 4-St
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The requi
ts for collecting tampln of surfiice soil for mM-volatile oceanic or inonsjaie
ate as follows:
1. 
Label each sample container with the appropriate information. Secure the label by
it with a piece of clear tape.
2. Use a deccntoiriiiatad stateless iiMl or M
from the required interval and MtmmpHng points, if necessary, to fin the
containers*
3. 
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of each (ill of the sampling device directly into a clean steiaiess sfeaM er
Teflon-lined tray or bowL
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5. 
Use the spoon, spatula, or trowel to dUtzibute the uniform mixture into die
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filling
6* ' SecoPB the appropriate cap on each
7. 
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9. 
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ation of a sample is the process of nixing individual grab
oaaar to minimise any bias of sample representativeness intrednoea by the
natural stratification of constituents within the sample.
To homogeniae a sample of a soiVsediasnt matrix, first recks, twigs, leaves and
other debris should be removed if they ore not considered pert of the sample, fee
eoil/sedinent should be removed frcn the sampling davioe and placed in a stainless
steel pan, then thoroughly mixed vising a stainless steel spoon. The PHI!leant in
the pan should be scraped from the sides, comers and botton of the pan, railed
to the middle of the pan, and initially mixed. The sample should then be 'ijuaraaKas.
and moved to the four corners of the pan. Bach quarter of t±» sample should as
nixed individually, and then rolled to the center of the container and the sulls*
sample mixed again.
tlanpqanization of an aqueous sample is only necessary if stratification <af
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liquid, then hanucjmization would be performed by mixing in a stainless
bowl.
B.
compositing of samples is performed when samplers desire to obtain an
concentration of contaminants over a certain number of sampling points,
compositing is performed, the concentration of ccntaminant in individual
samples is diluted proportionately to the number of samples taken. Nob c
the contaminant diluted, the detection limits for each individual sample are
proportionally to the number of samples added to the composite. Pbr :
a sampler wishes to composite two discreet samples into one, and
detection limit for a taxgatoompound is 33O ppb, the detection^ llait
targst compound doss not change for the cmyosits, howsvar, the dstoacti
for the compound in tfce individual samplaw Khlcfa make up tba iBesjii.'isite is
ivnl
the normal detacticn limit or 2 * 330 - WO ppb. rmis fa important to feaef in sasji
it is possible that if a contaminant ware pvaaanl in only ana of liai iam
lited asmpOM! and if it wan at a level between 330 and 640
would not be quantified or possibly even identified <*»
effective dilution of the contaminant oonoantxation in tae ooRDosi'bB*
should be taken into account *hen determining the data gjuality objeetivaa
composite sampling ttvant, to ensure ttoat lawful data im oolleeted. It !•
that if a positive identification is made in the course of analyiino a
sample, that the discreet aanples than be analyMd individually to
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