GROUND WATER SAMPLING

Overview Ground water is usually sampled from existing water wells using new, one-liter, narrowneck, glass amber bottles with Teflon@lined caps. any volatile compounds may re!uire the use of volatile organic analysis "#O$% vials. &reviously used bottles are washed with detergent, double-rinsed in distilled water, rinsed in pesticide grade ethyl or propyl alcohol, and oven dried. 'f Teflon@-lined caps are not available, caps can be lined with aluminum foil to prevent contamination. $ny type of one-liter glass containers with foil-lined caps, prepared as described, can be substituted as sample containers, and any of the sampling items listed below must also be prepared in this manner if they will come into contact with the sample. (ome pesticides may bind to glass surfaces and must be collected in some other type of container. )onsult with the analytical laboratory before choosing the type of container. *e recommend using new containers whenever possible.

+!uipment and (upplies

You may find the followin mate!ial" hel#ful fo! well wate! "am#lin $
- +,$& )hain of )ustody "$ppendix $% or -e!uest for $nalysis .orm /01-223 "$ppendix 4% to document sample history from sample generation to final analysis. - (chrader@ samplers ".ig. 3 inset% made of stainless steel or Teflon@ tubing, for

sampling through a (chrader5 valve. - +xtra (chrader@ valves and valve stems to replace or repair defective valves. - #alve core remover for removing (chrader@ valves. - Teflon@ tape to reseal valves and fittings removed for sampling. - $d6ustable wrench for removing entire (chrader7 valves, pipe plugs, and other fittings. - (mall locking pliers for securing (chradet@ samplers to the (chrader7 valve. - (mall flat wood sticks to override the electrical contact points in a pressure switch. - &lastic bags to protect the electric points from contact with water. - 8uct tape to secure the plastic bags. - Garden hose to direct water from hose bibs. - .ive-gallon container is useful when determining the delivery rate of a water well. - 8eioni9ed water is used as the water source for 5$:5) field blanks and for rinsing sampling e!uipment. - $lcohol to rinse out (chrader@ sampler tubes. - 8epartment of *ater -esources "8*-% *ell 8ata (heet ".orm 8*- ;3<% to assist the 8*- in its effort to locate and:or assign a permanent number to the well. - 7all point pens to fill out paperwork and record field notes. - =ew, one-liter, narrow-neck, amber glass, sample bottles with Teflon@lined caps to contain water samples. - p, meters are needed if documenting the acidity or basicity of the sample is desired. - &reservatives if re!uired by the analy9ing lab for the pesticide of interest. - $luminum foil may be used to line bottle caps on sample 6ars that do not have Teflon@ seals. - 8isposable gloves to help prevent sample contamination. - *hite tape to label sample 6ars. - 'ce chest to transport and store samples. - *et ice for storing and shipping samples. - .ield notebook to document personnel, field locations, events, and any other pertinent information. - (harpie5 pen or other insoluble marker for labeling sample bottles. - &olaroid@ camera to make a descriptive record of the well site.