ASTM D6311 - 1998 (Reapproved in 2014) Standard Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Selection and Optimization of Sampling Design

American Society for Testing and Materials. Reapproved edition, 2014.- 26 p.
This document provides practical guidance on the selection and optimization of sample designs in waste management sampling activities, within the context of the requirements established by the data quality objectives or other planning process.
This document (1) provides guidance for selection of sampling designs; (2) outlines techniques to optimize candidate designs; and (3) describes the variables that need to be balanced in choosing the final optimized design.
Includes
Commonly Used Sampling Designs
Choosing Analytical Method Based on Variance and Cost
Calculating the Number of Samples: A Statistical Treatment
Referenced Documents
ASTM Standards:
D5956 Guide for Sampling Strategies for Heterogeneous Wastes
D6044 Guide for Representative Sampling for Management of Waste and Contaminated Media
D6051 Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities
D6232 Guide for Selection of Sampling Equipment for Waste and Contaminated Media Data Collection Activities
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E943 Terminology Relating to Biological Effects and Environmental Fate
U.S. EPA Documents:
U.S. EPA, Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA QA/G-4, Quality Assurance Management Staff, Washington, DC, March 1995
U.S. EPA, Data Quality Objectives Process for Superfund - Workbook, EPA 540/R-93/078 (OSWER 9355.9-01A), Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, D.C., September, 19933
U.S. EPA, Environmental Investigations Branch Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual (EISOPQAM), Region 4 - Science and Ecosystem Support Division, Athens, GA, May 1996