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I BCR & Associates, Ltd Rev O1 12193 ° Standard Procedure 55 Sample Handling rev,, 12193 Sample Handling a Soil samples for UST investigations are collected in 6-inch long by 2-inch diameter brass sample sleeves Alternate containers may be utilized where appropriate Water samples collected by pump, bailer or other device are stored in a variety of containers dependant upon the required analysis Glass containers are typically protected from breakage by styrofoam packaging The samples are secured, labeled, and placed ° immediately upon ice in an iced cooler The quantity of ice shall be sufficient to maintain a temperature of 40 centigrade within the cooler Typically, tap-water ice cubes in double bagged in Zip-Lock bags are used for ice storage Chain-of-Custody The chain-of-custody provides documentation of the sample identity, collection location, time and date of collection, and a record of possession The COC shall document, at a minimum the address or location of collection, a unique sample identification number, the sample collector, the date and time of collection Water sample COC shall indicate if preservative is utilized, and, where warranted, if the sample has been field filtered The COC shall bear the signature of the sample collector, and documem relinquishment, sample container sealing, and receipt by the analytical laboratory Current industry standard has modified CDCs to also provide the request for analysis ° Sample Transport Samples are typically transported in the iced coolers they were collected in Such coolers shall be sealed with packing tape, and remain in the custody of the collector until relinquishment to laboratory or courier personnel Where conditions prohibit the ° direct portal to portal transfer of samples from the collection point to the laboratory, the sample cooler shall be sealed with tampered indicating security tape, and remain in the possession of BCR personnel ° i r