1.1 This guide covers criteria that should be considered when
selecting sampling equipment for collecting environmental and
waste samples for waste management activities. This guide
includes a list of equipment that is used and is readily
available. Many specialized sampling devices are not
specifically included in this guide. However, the factors that
should be weighed when choosing any piece of equipment are
covered and remain the same for the selection of any piece of
equipment. Sampling equipment described in this guide includes
automatic samplers, pumps, bailers, tubes, scoops, spoons,
shovels, dredges, coring and augering devices. The selection of
sampling locations is outside the scope of this guide. 1.1.1
Table 1 lists selected equipment and its applicability to
sampling matrices, including water (surface and ground),
sediments, soils, liquids, multi-layered liquids, mixed solid-
liquid phases, and consolidated and unconsolidated solids. The
guide does not address specifically the collection of samples