Analyte |
Method |
Sample Quantity1 |
Container Type |
Preservation |
Hold Time |
| Aluminum |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Antimony |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Arsenic |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Barium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Beryllium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Boron |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Cadmium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Calcium |
EPA 200.7, SW846 6010C |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Chromium-Hexavalent |
SM 3500-Cr D |
50 ml |
plastic or glass |
None |
24 hours |
| Chromium-Trivalent |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8 -SM3500-Cr D |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
None |
24 hours |
| Chromium-Total |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Cobalt |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Copper |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Iron |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Lead |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Magnesium |
EPA 200.7, SW846 6010C |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Manganese |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Mercury (Cold Vapor) |
EPA 245.1, SW846 7470A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
28 days |
| Molybdenum |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Nickel |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Potassium |
EPA 200.7, SW846 6010C |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Selenium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Silica |
EPA 200.7, SW846 6010C |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Silver |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Sodium |
EPA 200.7, SW846 6010C |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Strontium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Thallium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Tin |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Titanium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Uranium |
EPA 200.8 or SW846 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Vanadium |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| Zinc |
EPA 200.7 or 200.8, SW846 6010C or 6020A |
400 ml |
plastic or glass |
HNO3, pH<2 |
6 months |
| 1 - This does not include the volume necessary to perform MS/MSD analyses. Include additional sample (normally 3 times the quoted volume or mass) for each sample requiring an MS/MSD. This extra sample volume should always be included for at least one sample in sample sets of 5 or greater. Contact the laboratory for more information. |