| Waste Water Matrix |
| Analyte |
Method |
Sample Quantity1 |
Container Type |
Preservation |
Hold Time |
| Organics |
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| Volatile non-halogenated by
GC/PID |
EPA 602 or SW846 8021B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| Volatiles by GC/MS |
EPA 624 or SW846 8260B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| Volatiles by GC/ECD |
EPA 504.1 |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2, ascorbic acid |
14 days ext./24 hours
analysis |
| Semivolatiles by GC/MS |
EPA 625 or SW846 8270C |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
| Organochlorine Pesticides by
GC/ECD |
EPA 608 or SW846 8081A |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
| Herbicides by GC/ECD |
SW846 8151A |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
| Alcohols by GC/FID |
SW846 8015B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC |
14 days |
| Glycols by GC/FID |
SW846 8015B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC |
14 days |
| PCBs by GC/ECD |
EPA 608 or SW846 8082 |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
| TPPH by GC/MS |
SW846 8260B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| TPH (GRO) (C5-C10) Utah by
GC/MS |
SW846 8260B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| TPH (DRO) (C11-C15) by GC/MS |
SW846 8260B |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| TPH (DRO) Utah by GC/PID&FID |
SW846 8015B8021B Mod. |
2 - 1 L |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC |
14 days ext./40 days analysis |
| VOA TPH Fractionation by GC/MS
(Utah) |
SW846 8260B Modified |
3 - 40 ml |
glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, HCL
pH<2 |
14 days |
| SVOA TPH Fractionation by
GC/MS (Utah) |
SW846 8270C Modified |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
| TPH (DRO) Non-Utah |
SW846 8015B Modified |
2 - 1 L |
amber glass/teflon |
cool 4oC, Na
thiosulfate, dark |
7 days ext./40 days analysis |
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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. |