Designation:D4547−20StandardGuideforSamplingWasteandSoilsforVolatileOrganicCompounds1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4547;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribesrecommendedproceduresforthecollection,handling,andpreparationofsolidwaste,soil,andsedimentsamplesforsubsequentdeterminationofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs).Thisclassofcompoundsincludeslowmolecularweightaromatics,hydrocarbons,halogenatedhydrocarbons,ketones,acetates,nitriles,acrylates,ethers,andsulfideswithboilingpointsbelow200°Celsius(C)thatareinsolubleorslightlysolubleinwater.1.2Methodsofsamplecollection,handling,storage,andpreparationforanalysisaredescribed.1.3Thisguidedoesnotcoverthedetailsofsamplingdesign,laboratorypreparationofcontainers,andtheanalysisofthesamples.1.4ItisrecommendedthatthisguidebeusedinconjunctionwithGuideD4687.1.5Thisguideoffersanorganizedcollectionofinformationoraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperi-enceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthisguidemaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepre-sentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisdocumentbeappliedwithoutconsiderationofaproject’smanyuniqueaspects.Theword“standard”inthetitleofthisdocumentmeansonlythatthedocumenthasbeenapprovedthroughtheASTMconsensusprocess.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.ReportingoftestresultsinunitsotherthanSIshallnotberegardedasnonconformancewiththisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-...
