ESS

Environmental Sampling Supply

 

5035 Soil Sampling TOOLS

 
Core N' One
 Lock N' Load
 

ESS LOCK N’ LOAD™ HANDLES & SYRINGES

The easiest way to collect undisturbed, measured soil cores for field preservation techniques for EPA Method 5035.
  • Handle locks at 5 and 10 gram settings with one easy turn
  • Beveled-edge syringe is stronger then cut syringes and fits in the neck of 40 mL glass vials neck of 40 mL glass vials
  • Turn handle and push to dispense soil into the vial.
  • Soil dispensing is done without having to remove the syringe
  • Strong, accurate, easy and economical
Lock N’ Load™ Handles and Syringes can also be used in the lab. Great for subsampling from brass sleeves or soil jars to 40 mL vials for auto-sampler extraction.
 

Soil Sampling Tools Definitions


Part # Description Quantity per Case
LL5035HNDL LOCK N' LOAD 5035 SOIL HANDLE 1
LL5035SRNG LOCK N' LOAD 5035 SOIL SYRINGE 50
SC5035TOOL-PC 5 GRAM SOIL CORE 100
5035-KITA
5035 SAMPLE KIT (includes items below)
2 4039-5035-PC VIALS
1 4005-5035-PC VIAL
1 0060-1051-PC
1 LL5035SRNG (LL5035HNDL SOLD SEPERATELY)
 1
CPSL-5035-CO CORE N' ONE CAPSULE 20
HAND-5035-CO CORE N' ONE HANDLE 1
 

ESS LOCK N’ LOAD™ HANDLE & SYRINGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE/S.O.P.


  1. Insert Lock N’ Load™ Syringe into Lock N’ Load™ Handle at base opening. Turn the locking portion of the syringe into the 0 gram setting.
  2. Remove end cap from the Lock N’ Load™ Syringe.
  3. Position the Lock N’ Load™ Handle to the desired soil sample volume (5 or 10 grams).* To do this, slide the slot portion of the handle down the fitted track, then turn the handle 1/4 turn to the right at the desired setting.
  4. Push the syringe into the soil until the plunger portion of the syringe makes contact with the base of the Lock N’ Load™ Handle.
  5. Transfer the soil from the syringe into a 40 mL vial** by turning the Lock N’ Load™ Handle 1/4 turn to the left (back to the fitted track) and pushing down.
  6. Cap the vial and store the sample at 4° C until time of analysis.
 
NOTES:
  • USEPA Method 5035 recommends 5 grams of soil for low level analysis (with 5 mL of sodium solution) and 10 grams of soil for medium to high level analysis (with 10 mL of methanol). Sample amounts and preservative types may vary between regulatory agencies.
  • The beveled edge of the Lock N’ Load™ Syringe is designed to fit perfectly into ESS’ 40 mL vials.