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Drinking Water Matrix
Analyte Method Sample Quantity1 Container Type Preservation Hold Time
Wet Chemistry          
Aggressive Index SM2320B 1 L plastic or glass none immediately (pH)
Acidity SM2310B 200 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 14 days
Alkalinity -Total SM 2320B 200 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 14 days
Bromide EPA 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass none 28 days
Carbon Dioxide SM4500-CO2-C 500 ml plastic or glass none immediately
Chloride SM 4500-Cl- E / 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass none 28 days
Color SM 2120B 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 48 hours
Conductance, Specific SM 2510B 200 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 28 days
Corrosivity (pH only) EPA 150.1 & 4500(H+)B 100 ml plastic or glass none immediately
Cyanide-Total EPA 335.4 250 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC, NaOH pH>12 14 days
Fluoride SM 4500-F- C / 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 28 days
Nitrogen-Nitrate EPA 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 48 hours
Nitrogen-Nitrite EPA 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 48 hours
Nitrogen-Nitrate+Nitrite EPA 335.2 / 300.0 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC, H2SO4 pH<2 28 days
Odor EPA 2150B 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 24 hours
pH EPA 150.1 100 ml plastic or glass none immediately
Phosphate-Ortho EPA 365.1 200 ml plastic or glass filter immediately, cool 4oC 48 hours
Solids-Dissolved SM 2540C 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 7 days
Sulfate SM 4500-SO42- F / 300.0 200 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 28 days
Temperature SM 2550 NA NA none none (on site)
Turbidity EPA 180.1 100 ml plastic or glass cool 4oC 48 hours
           
           
           
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.

 

 

Last modified: December 15, 2007