FINAL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN - Documents for Moffett Field

AMEC
Standard Operating Procedures
Procedure No.:
FP-F-7
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appropriate field logbooks, forms, and records necessary to complete the sampling
activities.
The Quality Control (QC) Manager is responsible for ensuring that sample handling,
storage, and transport activities conducted during all projects are in compliance with this
SOP.
5.0
PROCEDURES
The following method outlines general considerations for sample handlings in the field
and maintaining sample custody after collection.
Immediately following collection, all samples will be labeled in accordance with
procedure FP-F-6 Record Keeping, Sample Labeling, and Chain-of-Custody. Sample
labels are required on all sample containers for the purpose of sample identification. A
chain-of-custody form must be initiated at the time that the sample containers are filled.
Immediately after sample labeling, custody seals will be affixed to each sample
container.The lids of the containers shall not be sealed with duct tape. For vials, the
custody seal will be placed on the outside of the first resealable bag; then the container
will be placed in a second resealable bag. This will prevent any contact with the
adhesive from the custody seal and the sample. Other sample containers will be placed in
double-resealable plastic bags to protect the sample from moisture, and to prevent
breakage and potential cross-contamination during transportation to the laboratory. All
glass sample containers will be protected with bubble wrap first, if transported by a
commercial carrier. Vials should be wrapped with bubble wrap, then placed in a
resealable bag, a custody seal placed over the bag, and then placed in another resealable
bag. Samples must be placed in an insulated cooler with ice to preserve at 6 o C during
field work.
Samples shall be shipped as soon as possible to allow the laboratory to meet holding
times for analysis. Environmental samples, including groundwater samples, are currently
exempt from Hazardous Goods regulation. 40 Code of Federal Regulations 261.40(d)
states, “A sample of solid waste or a sample of water, soil or air which is collected fro the
sole purpose of testing to determine its characteristics or composition is not subject to
this Part or Parts 262 through 267 or Part 124 of this chapter or to notification
requirements of Section 3010 of RCRA.” Therefore, no special regulations are required
to be followed for the shipment of environmental samples from the field. However,
sample containers should be properly packed such that inadvertent spillage does not
occur during shipment (e.g., any discharge spouts should be taped closed).
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