In this 50th episode, I discuss some "Best Practices for Field Soil Sampling."

One of the most important considerations is to remember that Soil Contamination, is not always sitting on the surface as horizontal contamination.  The longer the contamination is in soil, the more gravity begins to work on it, causing migration or the traveling of the contamination vertically.

Another important consideration, is the size of the area of concern, whereby, the larger the area, the more samples need to be taken, to get a good coverage of the area, to have a better understanding of not only the defined are of concern, but to also, identify the "hotspots," where the concentrations are highest.  By doing this up front, it allows for more of the focus to be on the areas of concern, rather than either focusing on the entire area including lower levels as well as, not missing the higher areas, by them being diluted out by the lower level areas.

By doing a good job up front on the delineation; defining of the contaminated areas and identifying the hotspots, will put the focus where it should be, which will help in the economics of the project, saving both time and money.

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