AS 4439.

2—1997

Australian Standard
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Wastes, sediments and

contaminated soils

Part 2: Preparation of leachates—

Zero headspace procedure
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee CH/35, Examination of
Wastes. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
30 October 1996 and published on 5 January 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee CH/35:

Australian Aluminium Council
Australian Government Analytical Laboratories
Australian Lead Development Association
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Brisbane City Council

Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, S.A.
Division of Coal and Energy Technology, CSIRO
Environment Protection Authority of Victoria
Environment Protection Authority of N.S.W.
Government Chemical Laboratory, Queensland
Griffith University
National Association of Testing Authorities
Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association
Sydney Water Corporation
Victorian University of Technology
Victorian Waste Management Association

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94082.

 AS 4439.2—1997

Australian Standard
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Wastes, sediments and

contaminated soils

Part 2: Preparation of leachates—

Zero headspace procedure

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 0829 3
 AS 4439.2 — 1997 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee CH/35 on the
Examination of Wastes and forms part of a series of Standards providing a standardized
method of determining the contamination potential of groundwater with volatile organic
materials from liquid and solid wastes, soils, sediments and sludges.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral
part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
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CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. ... ........... 4

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............. ... .. .. . 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. ... ... .. ..... ... 4
4 PRINCIPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... .. .. ... ... ....... 5
5 REAGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ....... 5
6 APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 6
7 SAMPLING AND SAMPLE PREPARATION . . .. ... ... .. .... ......... 8
8 PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 9
9 ANALYSIS AND REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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10 PRECISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11 TEST REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

APPENDICES
A PURGABLE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B LEACHING PROCEDURE FLOWSHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

First published as AS 4439.2— 1997.

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Wastes, sediments and contaminated soils

Part 2: Preparation of leachates—Zero headspace procedure

1 SCOPE This Standard was prepared to provide a method for the preparation of
leachates using zero headspace conditions, from liquid and solid wastes, sediments,
sludges and soils for assessing the potential of volatile organic contamination of
groundwater in a variety of disposal-to-land scenarios.
It deals only with the preparation of the leachate and does not describe procedures prior to
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submitting samples to the laboratory for analysis or sub-sampling.

The range of analytes includes any organic compound which is liquid or gaseous at
normal temperatures and for which a suitable analytical method exists.
NOTE: A list of analyte compounds is given in Appendix A.
The procedure is not applicable to encapsulated wastes which cannot be reduced to the
specified maximum particle size without breaking the integrity of encapsulation.
The pH and the oxidation-reduction (redox) potential, or Eh of a leaching fluid may vary
with each disposal environment and is known to affect the leaching of metals and possibly
some organic species. No provision is made in this procedure, however, to control pH and
E h during leaching. As an aid to interpretation of results, it is recommended that the E h of
the extracted sample liquid and the solids leachate be measured and reported.

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
2162 Verification and use of volumetric apparatus
2162.1 Part 1: General— Volumetric glassware
2163 Laboratory glassware — Measuring cylinders
2243 Safety in laboratories
2243.1 Part 1: General
2243.2 Part 2: Chemical aspects
AS/NZS
2243 Safety in laboratories
2243.3 Part 3: Microbiology
ISO
3696 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
ASTM
D1498 Practice for oxidation-reduction potential of water

3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.
3.1 Laboratory sample — a sample as received by the laboratory from the field and
intended for inspection or testing.
3.2 Leaching fluid— the solution produced in the laboratory to be used for the leaching
of the test sample.

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