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E <br /> Artesian Environmental Consultants, Inc <br /> Standard Operating Procedures <br /> SOIL EXCAVATION AND SAMPLING <br /> Excavated soil is screened and segregated in the field using a vapor analyzing device such <br /> as a photo-ionization detector(PID)or organic vapor analyzer(OVA) Documentation of <br /> soil removal activities include field reports and photographs After the remova; of soil <br /> having obvious staining, odor or detectable levels of organic vapors as detected on a PID or <br /> OVA, confirmatory soil samples in the walls and floor of the excavation will be selected at <br /> least every 20 feet Iaterally Additional samples will be selected on the recommendation of <br /> the geologist and regulator All sampling will be performed with a backhoe <br /> Sort samples for chemical analysis are collected in pre-cleaned,thin-walled tubes,typically <br /> 6-inches long and 2-inches in the outside diameter The sample tube is pushed into the <br /> native soil near the teeth of the backhoe bucket. The brass tube is immediately capped on <br /> both ends with teflon tape,tr=rnmed and hermetically sealed with plastic end caps The <br /> samples are then labeled and placed in individual see-through zap-lock plastic storage bags <br /> The samples are stored in an ice chest with crushed ice to maintain a constant temperature <br /> of 4 degrees Celsius A tnermometer is kept in the ice chest to ensure that the proper <br /> temperature is maintained The samples are then delivered under chain-of-custody <br /> procedures to a state-certified hazardous materials testing laboratory The above mentioned <br /> procedures minimize the potential for cross-contamination and volatilization of volatile <br /> organic compounds (VOCs)prior to chemical analysis <br />