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TO E RO E K SOP No.004,REv.2 <br /> Assocmns,INC SOIL SAMPLING <br /> I PAGE 2 <br /> reuseable "T" handle. <br /> Spatulas or Spoons: Stainless steel or disposable instruments for collecting loose <br /> unconsolidated material. <br /> Trier: Tube cut in half lengthwise with a sharpened tip that allows for collection of sticky <br /> solids or loosening of cohesive soils. <br /> Trowel: Metal or disposable tool with a scooped blade 4 to 8 inches long and 2 to 3 inches <br /> wide with a handle. <br /> Split-Spoon (or Split-Barrel) Sampler: Thick-walled steel tube that is split lengthwise. A <br /> cutting shoe is attached to the lower end; the upper end contains a check valve and is <br /> connected to drill rods. <br /> Thin-Wall Tube Sampler: Steel tube (1 to 3 millimeters thick) with a tapered bottom edge <br /> for cutting. The upper end is fastened to a check valve that is attached to drill rods. <br /> Volatile Organics Analysis (VOA) Plunger: Disposable, plastic, single-use soil sample <br /> collection device for volatile organic compound sample collection. <br /> 1.4 REFERENCES <br /> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (EPA) 1984. "Soil Sampling Quality Assurance Users <br /> Guide." EPA 600/4-84-043. <br /> EPA. 1980. "Samplers and Sampling Procedures for Hazardous Waste Streams." EPA 600/2- <br /> 80-018. January. <br /> EPA 1983. "Preparation of Soil Sampling Protocol: Techniques and Strategies." EPA 600/4- <br /> 83-020. <br /> EPA. 1987. "A Compendium of Superfund Field Operations Methods." OSWER Directive <br /> 9355.0-14 (EPA/540/P-87/001). <br /> EPA. 1991. "Handbook of Suggested Practices for the Design and Installation of Ground- <br /> Water Monitoring Wells." March. EPA/600/4-89/034. <br /> EPA. 1994. "Soil Sampling." Environmental Response Team SOP #2012 (Rev. #0.0, <br /> 11/16/94). <br /> http://www.ert.org/mainContent.asp?section=Products&subsection=List. <br /> EPA. 1996. SW-846, Method 5035, Closed-System Purge-and-Trap and Extraction for <br /> Volatile Organics in Soil and Waste Samples. December. <br /> http://www.epa.govlepawaste/hazard/testmethodsIsw846lpdfs15035.pdf. <br /> 1.5 REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES <br /> Soil sampling requires the use of one or more of the following types of equipment: <br /> • Spoons and spatulas <br /> • Trowel <br />