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ASTM D 5730 Document Information:
Title
Standard Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Ground Water
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 2004
Scope:
This guide covers a general approach to planning field investigations
that is useful for any type
of environmental investigation with a primary focus on the subsurface
and major factors affecting
the surface and subsurface environment. Generally, such investigations
should identify and locate,
both horizontally and vertically, significant soil and rock masses and
ground water conditions
present within a given site area and establish the characteristics of
the subsurface materials by
sampling or in situ testing, or both. The extent of characterization
and specific methods used will
be determined by the environmental objectives and data quality
requirements of the investigation.
This guide focuses on field methods for determining site
characteristics and collection of samples
for further physical and chemical characterization. This guide does
not address special
considerations required for characterization of karst and fractured
rock terrane. In such
hydrogeologic settings refer to Quinlan and Guide D 5717, (1).
This guide refers to ASTM standard methods by which soil, rock, vadose
zone, and ground water
conditions may be determined. Laboratory testing of soil, rock, and
ground-water samples is
specified by other ASTM standards which are not specifically discussed
in this guide. Laboratory
methods for measurement of physical properties relevant to
environmental investigations are
included in Appendix X1.
The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
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.
This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series
of options and does not
recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace
education or experience and
should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all
aspects of this guide may be
applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to
represent or replace the
standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service
must be judged, nor should
this document be applied without consideration of a project's many
unique aspects. The word
"Standard" in the title of this document means only that the document
has been approved through the
ASTM consensus process.
Keywords:
- conceptual site model
- environmental site characterization
- exploration
- feasibility studies
- field investigations
- geological investigations
- geophysical investigations
- ground water
- hydrologic investigations
- maps
- preliminary investigations
- reconnaissance surveys
- sampling
- site characterization
- site investigations
- soil surveys
- subsurface investigations
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