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. r McDowell&Davis Towing 6100 Subsurface Soil&Groundwater Investigation Page: 5 All soil and groundwater samples will be properly labeled with date collected, project number, sample coordinator, and sample identification. Field records will document the above information and other significant data, such as names of on- site personnel, sampling methods, date and time of sampling, the number of well volumes removed before sampling, preservatives added, and any filtration performed on samples. The samples will be refrigerated immediately for delivery to the laboratory and will under no circumstances be opened by anyone other than laboratory personnel. Chain of Custody records will be maintained at all times. 2.4 Soil Sampling All soil sampling equipment will be thoroughly steam-cleaned before and between sampling to prevent cross contamination. Relatively undisturbed soil samples will be taken at intervals of not more than 5 feet in order to evaluate the subsurface materials, however, this sampling interval may be waived in saturated sands in which sample recovery is not possible. Soil samples will be taken using a California Modified Split Spoon sampler with brass liners. The sampler will be driven by a 140 pound hammer repeatedly falling 30 inches. The blow counts necessary to drive the sampler will be recorded for each 6-inch interval to help evaluate the consistencies of the materials. The laboratory samples will not have head space and will be immediately sealed in their liners using aluminum foil lined plastic caps. The remaining sample will be removed from its liner to be used as an aide to the on-site geologist in logging the material at that depth. Soil samples collected for analysis will be analyzed using EPA method 5030 modified for total petroleum hydrocarbons in the gasoline range and EPA method 8021B for BTX&E and MTBE compounds. Method 8260 will be used to confirm the 2 highest MTBE samples from each boring. The minimum detection limits used for each analyte will be .005 mg/kg for BTX&E & MTBE, and 1.0 mg/Kg for gasoline. Analyses are to be conducted by GeoAnalytical Laboratories, Inc., in Modesto, California. 2.5 Groundwater Sampling A travel blank provided by the laboratory will accompany the sample vials from the time they are picked up from the lab to the time they are delivered to the lab. This travel blank should be listed on the Chain of Custody but will be analyzed only if all samples contain the same contaminants.