Environmental · Defined
Sampling plan
A defined approach to collecting samples that addresses an investigation’s questions, locations, media, methods, and quality requirements.
Why it matters
More samples are not automatically better if they do not address the decision. Tie the plan to known conditions and explain what it cannot resolve.
In practice
A project example
A plan targets soil beneath a former process area rather than distributing samples solely for uniform site coverage.
General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.