Soil Core Sampler
Soil Core Samplers allow recovery of an intact soil core from the soil surface, the bottom of pre-drilled or hand-augered holes, or excavations. A sturdy push-tube is manually advanced into soil using a rigid extension rod or driven with a slide hammer. An internal liner captures and holds the recovered soil intact. End caps minimize loss of volatiles from the liners and are included in our Basic Soil Sampling Kit or sold as separate items.
Sludge Sampler
This specially designed sampler enables recovery of sludge and wet materials in shallow boreholes and pond sediments. A one-way flapper valve allows entry of sludge as the sampler is pushed into the material. As the sampler is withdrawn, the valve closes, retaining the sample. Liners are used to contain the sample for removal. Plastic end caps seal the liner. Extension Rods and T-Handle sold separately.
Hand Auger Mini Kit
Hand Augers allow for manual excavation of a small borehole or for recovering loose soil below the ground surface. The user pushes down on a T-handle and rotates the auger so that the cutting blades dig into the soil and force the loosened matter up and into the bucket. Extension rods are added as depth increases. Hand auger components can be purchased individually to build or replace your own kit.
Our Hand Auger Mini-Kit contains all the components required for a basic hand auger system in a canvas carry bag:
- Regular Auger Bucket (1)
- Mud Auger Bucket (1)
- Extension Rods, 3 ft (4)
- Rubber-Coated Cross Handle (1)
- Poly Canas Bag (1)
Basic Soil Sampling Kit
Our basic soil sampling kit contains all the components for hand auguring and soil coring:
- Auger Bucket (1)
- Sand Bucket (1)
- Mud Bucket (1)
- Core Soil Sampler (1)
- Extensions, 4ft (3)
- T-Handle with Rubber Grips (1)
- Slide Hammer (1)
- Tool Kit (1)
- Reinforced Poly Hard Case (1)
Soil Sampling Components
Auger Buckets
Auger Buckets are available in “Regular” configuration with solid sides, in a “Mud” configuration with cutaway sides for extraction of tight samples, and a “Sand” configuration with the blades tapered closer together to better hold loose soils. The hardened blades are slightly larger in diameter than the auger body to reduce friction. Our Auger Buckets use high carbon steel bits with tungsten carbide edges and choice of screw-together couplings, slip together Hex or slip together Round “Quick-Connect” couplings. EON stocks the standard 3¼-inch diameter, but other sizes are available. Specify connection type and plated or stainless steel.
Extension Rods
Extension Rods are used between the T-Handle and the Auger Bucket to advance probes and hand augers to depth below the surface. The connections should be selected to match the probe or auger. Extension Rods are available in plated steel or stainless steel.
Slide Hammer
Use our Slide Hammer to drive Soil Core Liners into resistant soils with our slide hammer. Attaches to Extension Rods by threaded connections. Rubberized coating reduces operator fatigue and improves safety.
T-Handle
A T-Handle attaches to the top Extension Rod for rotating hand augers into the soil. T-Handles are available with or without rubber-coated handles. Specify connections to match the probe or auger.
Liners & Caps
These Liners function as sample retaining cylinders when used in the Soil Core Sampler. Plastic caps seal the ends of liners to help prevent loss of volatiles. Teflon swatches are available to line the caps. The sizes listed in the ordering block fit our Core Sampler. Other sizes are available.
Soil Gas Vapor Sampling Systems
Soil gas samplers are a simple and low cost method for obtaining gas samples beneath the soil surface when monitoring hydrocarbon spills, tank and pipe leakage, landfills, and hazardous waste sites.
The Soil Gas Vapor Probe is used for shallow monitoring to about 4 feet. The probe is manually pushed into place with a rigid Extension Rod and our T-Handle or Drive Hammer. The inner rods prevent soil from entering the sampler during driving and are removed for sampling. Sample tubing is attached to the top rod to extract vapor samples.
Our Soil Gas Vapor Dedicated Points are installed into a small drilled hole or pushed into place with extension rods and can be left in place indefinitely. The small stainless steel points are configured with vapor ports for gas inlet and a hose barb on the back side for TeflonTM sample tubing. The ports are protected from debris by a Teflon ``Umbrella`` disk to prevent clogging. An optional Port Screen is available for additional debris filtering.
The Soil Gas Vapor Probe Complete includes the following: GVP base w/liner and couplings, GVP hammer adapter, 3-ft extension w/ liner rod, GVP barbed adapter and cross handle.
