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Field Sample Management Standard Operating Procedure SWE-FSOP-002;Revision 1 Ahtna Southwest Environmental Operations 7. Place a temperature blank in the cooler, and VOC/GRO trip blank is needed. 8. Fill excess space between sample containers and walls of the cooler with additional bubble wrap. 9. Place a signed and dated custody seal on the outside spanning the area where the cooler lid meets the cooler's body. [PFAS Project]: Custody seals will be pre-printed on PFAS-free paper. 10. Secure the cooler with packing tape over the Custody Seal. [PFAS Project]: PFAS-free tape will be placed over the seals to ensure that seals are not accidentally broken during shipment. 4.6 Offsite Transport Samples taken over multiple days should be sent to the laboratory with sufficient time to allow the laboratory to meet holding time requirements. If the requested analyses have a short holding time (less than 48 hours), samples should be delivered to the laboratory for analysis as soon as possible following sample collection: preferably same day or overnight for morning delivery. Notify the laboratory Project Manager when short holding times are anticipated. Samples can be stored onsite if sample custody is maintained and the samples are placed in transport containers (e.g., cooler or shipping box) for protection from breakage, contamination, and loss and in an appropriate controlled-temperature device (e.g., ice-packed cooler or onsite refrigerator) Sample coolers are typically transported by a laboratory employee or air carrier. Only reliable services that provide a tracking number should be used when using professional services to transport physical samples. A copy of the shipping receipt and tracking number should be logged in the field logbook/notepad.The package should be addressed to the "Sample Custodian." Transportation regulations followed by air carriers are airline-specific; some use only IATA, and others allow either IATA or DOT. Ground and vessel transportation is guided by DOT regulations. If shipping by highway or rail, no shipping paperwork is required as stated in 49 CFR 173.4a(h)1.These regulations have requirements to identify, document, label, and package samples if the shipment contains dangerous goods. • Note: United Parcel Service and Federal Express follow IATA for air shipments and DOT for ground shipments The shipper is responsible for identifying, documenting, and packaging samples for air shipment that contains dangerous goods or whether the shipment is exempted for limited quantities. Because most multimedia samples collected for environmental projects returned in preserved containers are exempted, specific procedures are not provided in this SOP. Contact the Field QC Manager if dangerous goods shipment is suspected. Shipments of the following may contain dangerous goods: • If the hazardous material has a UN code • Unknown hazardous waste from drums, sludges, or appears suspicious • Odor, PID measurements, and physical characteristics indicate a hazard Page 10 of 12