Sampling equipment conforms to construction and usage conditions detailed in the EPD Manual for Groundwater Monitoring SOP, Revised September, 1991. A specific equipment listing is provided at the beginning of each subsection of “Sampling Procedures”.
Following is a list of other routinely used equipment:
| Item | Use |
| Ice chests (styrofoam or insulated plastic) | Sample container and sample transport |
| Sampling vehicles | Sample container and sample transport |
| Field thermometer | Field measurement of temperature |
| Field pH meter | Field measurement of pH |
| Field conductivity meter | Field measurement of specific conductance |
| Electronic water level indicator | Depth to water, potentiometric surface |
| Stainless steel tamp measure | Depth to water, potentiometric surface |
| Nylon line | Bailer sampling line |
| Sheet plastic | Cross-contamination |
| Aluminum foil | Cross-contamination |
| Plastic or metal buckets | Collection of purge water or decontamination reusable bailers and sampling equipment |
| Cleaning brushes | Equipment decontamination |
| Liqinox detergent | Equipment decontamination |
| Analyte-free water contained in contaminant-free glass or plastic bottles | Equipment decontamination |
| Isopropyl alcohol (nanograde) contained in contaminant-free glass or plastic bottles | Equipment decontamination |
| 10% Nitric acid (metals grade) contained in contaminant-free glass bottles | Equipment decontamination (except for stainless steel equipment) |
| Glass or plastic jugs | Transport of cleaning solutions |
| Sample preservation reagents contained in dispenser bottles or reagent bottles | Sample preservation |
| Field carrier (covered, divided tray or box) | Transport of preservation reagents |
| pH paper | Field-check of sample preservation |
| Disposable pipettes | Addition of preservation reagents |
| Standard buffer solutions | Calibration of field pH meter |
| Standard KCl solutions | Calibration Check of field conductivity meter |
| Disposable unpowdered latex gloves | Cross-contamination |
