
ASTM D 6452 : 1999 : R2012 : EDT 1
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Standard Guide for Purging Methods for Wells Used for Groundwater Quality Investigations
Hardcopy , PDF
16-11-2023
English
01-07-2012
CONTAINED IN VOL. 04.09, 2015 Deals with procedures for purging wells for ground-water quality investigations and monitoring programs.
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D 18
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Guide
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6
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Reconfirmed EDT 1
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PublisherName |
American Society for Testing and Materials
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Superseded
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1.1This guide covers methods for purging wells used for groundwater quality investigations and monitoring programs. These methods could be used for other types of programs but are not addressed in this guide.
1.3This standard describes seven methods (A-G) for the selection of purging methods. Method A—Fixed Volume Purging, Method B—Purging Based on Stabilization of Indicator Parameters, Method C—Purging Based on Stabilization of Target Analytes, Method D—Purging Based on Fixed Volume Combined with Indicator Parameter Stabilization, Method E—Low Flow/Low Volume (Minimal Drawdown) Purging, Method F—Well Evacuation Purging, and Method G—Use of Packers in Purging.
1.4This 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 documente be applied without consideration of a project's many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this guide means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.
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ASTM D 6724/D6724M : 2016 | Standard Guide for Installation of Direct Push Groundwater Monitoring Wells |
ASTM D 6634/D6634M : 2014 | Standard Guide for the Selection of Purging and Sampling Devices for Groundwater Monitoring Wells (Withdrawn 2023) |
ASTM D 7929 : 2014 | Standard Guide for Selection of Passive Techniques for Sampling Groundwater Monitoring Wells |
ASTM D 4448 : 2001 : R2019 | Standard Guide for Sampling Ground-Water Monitoring Wells |
ASTM D 6771 : 2018 | Standard Practice for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling for Wells and Devices Used for Ground-Water Quality Investigations |
ASTM D 7069 : 2004 : R2015 | Standard Guide for Field Quality Assurance in a Groundwater Sampling Event |
ASTM D 5521 : 2005 | Standard Guide for Development of Groundwater Monitoring Wells in Granular Aquifers |
ASTM D 6089 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Documenting a Groundwater Sampling Event |
ASTM D 5730 : 2004 | Standard Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Groundwater (Withdrawn 2013) |
ASTM D 653 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids |
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