Figure 3-1. Suggested Format for Soil Sample Documentation 3-2. Schematic for the Barrel of a Cookie Cutter.. 11 3-3. Schematic for the Cap of a Cookie Cutter ... 12 4-1. Activity and Weight Limits for Packages of Tailings-Contaminated Soil Shipped as Limited Quantity Material 29 A-1. Schematic of the Generalized Sample-Preparation Procedure for Normal Samples ... A-5 A-2. Schematic of the Sample Preparation Procedure for Large-Volume Samples A-11 TABLES Table 3-1. Summary Statistics of Cs-137 Concentrations in Surface Materials as a Function of Soil Sample Volume 18 3-2. Analysis-of-Variance Results for Cs-137 Concentrations at Mortandad Canyon and Trinity Site as a Function of Soil Sample Volume 18 3-3. Radium-226 Concentrations from Paired Field (in-situ) and Laboratory Measurements as a Function of Soil Sample Volume 21 3-4. Regression Analysis of Lab Assay (Y) on Field Assay (X) for Ra-226 as a Function of Soil Sample Volume 22 4-1. Aj and A2 Quantities for Radionuclides of the Uranium Decay Series 25 4-2. LSA Concentration Limits for Radionuclides of the Uranium Decay Series 26 A-1. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Cleaning Procedures Used to Decontaminate Sample Preparation Equipment A-9 A-2. Data and Statistics Obtained from Repeat Counts of Aliquots from Contaminated Soil Samples A-14 A-3. Results of One-Way Analysis of Variance for