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<br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />t <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Standard Operating Procedure <br />Water Sample Packaging and Shipping <br />1.0 Equipment <br />• Coolers <br />• Clear mailing tape <br />• Nylon strapping tape <br />• Custody seals <br />• Zipper-locking plastic bags <br />• Packing material (vermiculite or bubble wrap) <br />• Shipping labels <br />• Ice <br />2.0 Packaging and shipping procedures <br />1. Check the caps on the sample bottles and place each in azipper-locking plastic bag. <br />2. Place the sample containers in the cooler, leaving room for ice. Surround the samples with <br />sufficient packing material to prevent breakage. Plastic sample containers may be used to <br />separate glass containers from each other. <br />3. Check the chain-0f-custody form to ensure that all samples in the cooler have been properly <br />recorded. Sign the chain-ofcustody form to relinquish custody. If using a shipping <br />company, write their name in the "received by" section of the form and the airbill number on <br />an appropriate place on the fonn. <br />4. Place two copies of the completed chainofcustody form in azipper-locking plastic bag and <br />tape the bag to the inside lid of the cooler. <br />5. Fill the remaining cooler volume with ice which has been placed in plastic bags. <br />6. Seal the cooler using nylon strapping tape at both ends. <br />7. Sign, date, and place a custody seal across the opening of the cooler and secure with clear <br />tape. <br />8. Secure the shipping label to the top of the cooler. <br />9. Transport the cooler to a secure storage area or to the shipping agent. <br />1 <br />