ASTM E3033-16
Standard Guide for Beneficial Use of Landfills and Chemically Impacted Sites

Standard No.

ASTM E3033-16

Release Date

2016

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E3033-16

Scope

4.1 Purpose—This guide provides a process (complementary to various regulatory agency waste site use programs) for evaluating and restoring among eight site use activities at eleven types of waste / chemically impacted sites. The site use activities include: (1) Active Recreation; (2) Passive Recreation; (3) Alternate Energy / Deep Anchoring Need; (4) Materials Recovery; (5) Stormwater Management; (6) Composting Imported Debris; (7) Agricultural Cultivation (non- or lightly mechanized) or Marketing; and, (8) Nature Preserve / Nature-based / Buffer Area Use. The waste / chemically impacted sites include: (1) MSW / Pre-RCRA; (2) MSW / Post-RCRA Closure – Operated pre-RCRA; (3) MSW / Operating(ed) or Closed Post-RCRA; (4) MSW / In-design; (5) C&D Landfill / Closed; (6) C&D Landfill / Operating or In-design; (7) Historic Fill; (8) Airborne Deposition; (9) Monofill / Coal Ash; (10) Monofill / Foundry Sand; (11) Non-impacted Buffer Area. More detailed descriptions of these use activities follow.

4.1.1 Active Recreation—Utilization of a waste / chemically impacted site where the likelihood of physical contact with and accidental ingestion of soil is high, due to the nature of the sport (for example, football, baseball, soccer). Note that active sports played on synthetic turf are not active recreational uses in this definition, as the focus is on potential human exposure to chemicals in soil and not on the activity, per se. See Appendix X5 for a listing of chemical compounds and their concentrations considered appropriate for this site use. Also, see 3.1.65 for additional discussion of SCOs.

4.1.2 Passive Recreation—Utilization of a waste / chemically impacted site where physical contact with and ingestion of soil is possible but unlikely (for example, biking, walking, bird watching). See Appendix X5 for a listing of chemical compounds and their concentrations considered appropriate for this site use. Also, see 3.1.65 for additional discussion of SCOs.

4.1.3 Alternate Energy / Deep Anchoring Need—Penetration of the

ASTM E3033-16 Referenced Document

• ASTM E1527 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Process
• ASTM E2201 Standard Terminology for Coal Combustion Products
• ASTM E2247 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process for Forestland or Rural Property
• ASTM E2876 Standard Guide for Integrating Sustainable Objectives into Cleanup
• ASTM E2893 Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups

ASTM E3033-16 history

• 2016 ASTM E3033-16 Standard Guide for Beneficial Use of Landfills and Chemically Impacted Sites