ASTM D4547-15
Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- Standard No.
- ASTM D4547-15
- Release Date
- 2015
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM D4547-20
- Latest
- ASTM D4547-20
- Scope
5.1 This guide describes sample collection and handling procedures designed to minimize losses of VOCs. The principal mechanisms for the loss of VOCs from materials during collection, handling and storage are volatilization and biodegradation. Susceptibility of various VOCs to these two loss mechanisms is both compound and matrix specific. In general, compounds with higher vapor pressures are more susceptible to volatilization than compounds with lower vapor pressures. Also, aerobically degradable compounds are generally more susceptible to biodegradation than anaerobically degradable compounds. In some cases, the formation of other compounds not originally present in the material can occur. Loss or gain of VOCs leads to analytical results that are unrepresentative of field conditions.
5.2 Ancillary information concerning sample collection, handling and storage for VOC analysis is provided in Appendix X1, Appendix X2, and Appendix X3. These appendixes and cited references are recommended reading for those unfamiliar with the many challenges presented during the collection, handling and storage of samples for VOC analysis.
1.1 This guide describes recommended procedures for the collection, handling, and preparation of solid waste, soil, and sediment samples for subsequent determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This class of compounds includes low molecular weight aromatics, hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, ketones, acetates, nitriles, acrylates, ethers, and sulfides with boiling points below 200° Celsius (C) that are insoluble or slightly soluble in water.
1.2 Methods of sample collection, handling, storage, and preparation for analysis are described.
1.3 This guide does not cover the details of sampling design, laboratory preparation of containers, and the analysis of the samples.
1.4 It is recommended that this guide be used in conjunction with Guide D4687.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ASTM D4547-15 Referenced Document
- ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
- ASTM D1586 Standard Test Method for Penetration Test and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils
- ASTM D3550 Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils
- ASTM D4687 Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling
- ASTM D4700 Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone
- ASTM D5058 Standard Test Methods for Compatibility of Screening Analysis of Waste
- ASTM D5681 Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
- ASTM D5792 Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives
- ASTM D6051 Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
- ASTM D6282 Standard Guide for Direct Push Soil Sampling for Environmental Site Characterizations
- ASTM D6418 Standard Practice for Using the Disposable En Core Sampler for Sampling and Storing Soil for Volatile Organic Analysis
- ASTM D6640 Standard Practice for Collection and Handling of Soils Obtained in Core Barrel Samplers for Environmental Investigations
ASTM D4547-15 history
- 2020 ASTM D4547-20 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2015 ASTM D4547-15 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2009 ASTM D4547-09 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2006 ASTM D4547-06 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2003 ASTM D4547-03 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1998 ASTM D4547-98 Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds
