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i <br /> s <br /> G. Package cooler in a box with insulating material. <br /> Chain-of-custody forms can be placed in a plastic bag <br /> in this outer box. <br /> H. If dry ice is used, a maximum of five pounds is allowed <br /> by Federal Express without special documents (documents <br /> are easy to obtain, but just not necessary for under <br /> - five pounds) . Write "ORM-A dry ice, UN-1845, <br /> pounds, on the package. On the airbill under "Delivery <br /> and Special Handling" check item 6, (dry ice) . Lastly, <br /> place the number of pounds of dry ice in the blank in <br /> item 6. UPS does not accept dry ice in air freight. <br /> 1. Make yourself a necessary supplies list before gong <br /> into the field. <br /> J. Soil cores kept at 4 degrees celsius are only viable <br /> for up to 7 days when aromatic hydrocarbons are <br /> involved. The lab will prepare them in methanol <br /> following procedures above once in the lab, but it is <br /> necessary to call ahead of time to schedule personnel. <br /> 4 . For field-prepping (Step 2B above) : <br /> A. Obtain prepared sample containers from the laboratory. <br /> Order enough for number of samples intended and add 50 <br /> percent. This should be sufficient for Quality <br /> Assurance (QA) requirements (below) , breakage, and <br /> additional samples taken by discretion of sampler. <br /> B. Organize containers consecutively, they are all <br /> numbered and pre-weighed. Make a necessary supplies <br /> list before going into the field. <br /> C. For a 6-inch liner section retrieved from the spoon <br /> sampler, spread a 12-inch square piece of broiler <br /> (heavy) aluminum foil and slice it lengthwise with a <br /> clean stainless-steel spatula. <br /> D. Immediately sample with a coring syringe with plunger <br /> removed. Poke tube into mid-section of core (into <br /> undisturbed soil) to capture a 1/2-to 1-inch plug. <br /> s <br /> CAUTION: WORK ONLY IN WELL VEN'T'ILATED AREA. DO NOT <br /> ' BREATHE METHANOL VAPOR. IT IS TOXIC. <br /> SEE MSDS ATTACHED. <br /> S <br /> Tuoiv)1 oO hL <br /> i <br />