SAMPLING FOR SOIL AND SEDIMENT
Soil samples will be collected according to the EPA Region IV SOP and QAM, Section 4.8.3.3, revised February 1991.
Sediments will be collected according to the EPA Region IV SOP and QAM, Section 4.8.3.3, revised February 1991.
Below is a list of soil and sediment sampling devices used by AEM:
| Type | Material | Use | Permissible Parameters |
| Trowel, spoon | SS Teflon-coated SS |
sampling | All |
| Shovel | Aluminum SS |
sampling sampling |
Demands, Nutrients Metal, Organics |
| Corer | SS PVC Pipe |
sampling sampling |
All Inorganics |
| Hand auger | SS | sampling | All |
| Ponar grab sampler | SS | sampling sampling |
All |
| Mixing tray | Metal, foil-lined | homogenizing, | Extractable organics |
| glass | compositing | ||
| Plastic | homogenizing | Inorganics | |
| compositing |
