Container Guide

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GENERAL CHEMISTRY	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
Alkalinity	EPA 310.1	14	100	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)	EPA 405.1/SM 5210B	24 hours	300	1 L HDPE	4°C
Bromide	EPA 300.0	28	20	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)	EPA 410.4/SM 5220D	28	20	250 ml glass	H2SO4
Chloride	EPA 300.0	28	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Chlorine, Total Residual	SM 4500-CI	ASAP (24 hours)	100	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Chromium VI (Hexavalent Chromium)	EPA 7196A/7199	24 hours	100	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Cyanide, Amenable	EPA335.1	14	500	500ml HDPE	NaOH
Cyanide, Total	EPA 335.2	14	500	500 ml HDPE	NaOH
Fluoride	EPA 300.0	28	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Hardness, Total	SM2340C	180	100	250 ml HDPE	HNO3
Ignitability (Flashpoint)	EPA 1010	14	150	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Nitrogen, Ammonia (NH3)	EPA 350.2	28	500	1 L amber glass	H2SO4
Nitrogen, Nitrate (NO3)	EPA 300.0	48 hours	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Nitrogen, Nitrite (NO2)	EPA 300.0	48 hours	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl (TKN)	EPA 351.3	28	500	1 L amber glass	H2SO4
Nitrogen, Total	TKN / NO3 + NO2	48 hours	500/50	1 L amber glass/125 ml HDPE	H2SO4/4°C
Oil and Grease	EPA 413.1/1664	28	1000	1 L amber glass	H2SO4
pH	EPA 150.1	ASAP (24 hours)	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Phenolics, Total	EPA 420.1	28	200	500 ml amber glass	H2SO4
Phosphate, Ortho	EPA 300.0	48 hours	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Phosphate, Total	EPA 365.3	28	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Phosphorus, Dissolved	EPA 365.3	28	100	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Phosphorus, Total	EPA 365.3	28	100	125 ml glass	H2SO4
Solids, Total Dissolved (TDS)	EPA 160.1	7	250	250 ml HDPE	4°C
Solids, Total Suspended (TSS)	EPA 160.2	7	250	250 ml HDPE	4°C
Solids, Total (TS)	EPA 160.3	7	200	500 ml HDPE	4°C
Solids, Volatile (VS)	EPA 160.4	7	200	500 ml HDPE	4°C
Solids, Settleable (SS)	EPA 160.5	48 hours	1000	1 L HDPE	4°C
Solids, Volatile Suspended (VSS)	EPA 160.2/160.4	7	200	500 ml HDPE	4°C
Specific Conductance	EPA 120.1	ASAP (24 hours)	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Sulfate	EPA 300.0	28	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Sulfide, Total	EPA 9034	7	50	250 ml HDPE	ZnAC2 & NaOH
Surfactants (MBAS)	EPA 425.1	48 hours	200	500 ml HDPE	4°C
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)	EPA 415.1	28	150	250 ml glass	H2SO4
Turbidity	EPA 180.1	48 hours	100	125 ml HDPE	4°C

METALS	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
Mercury	EPA 7470A	28	100	250 ml HDPE	HNO3
ICP Metals	EPA 6010B/200.7	180	100	250 ml HDPE	HNO3
ICP/MS Metals	EPA 6020/200.8	180	100	250 ml HDPE	Ultra HNO3
SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANICS	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
EDB/DBCP	EPA 504.1	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	Na2S2O3
Herbicides, Chlorinated	EPA 8151A	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
PCBs	EPA 8082/608	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
Pesticides, Organochlorine	EPA 8081A/608	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
Pesticides, Organophosphorus	EPA 8141A	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
Phenols	EPA 8270C	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
PAHs	EPA 8270C	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
SVOCs (BNAs)	EPA 8270C/625	7*	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C

VOLATILE ORGANICS	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
Purgeable Halocarbons/Aromatics	EPA 8260(8021B list)	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	HCI
VOCs	EPA 8260B/624	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	HCI
VOCs (drinking water)	EPA 524.2	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	Ascorbic Acid

LUFT	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
TPH(d)	EPA 8015M/GC/MS	14	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
TPH(g)/BTEX/MTBE	EPA 8015M/8021B/GC/MS	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	HCI
TPH-CC	EPA 8015M/GC/MS	14	1000	1 L amber glass	4°C
TRPH	EPA 418.1	28	1000	1 L amber glass	H2SO4
NATURAL ATTENUATION PARAMETERS	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
Dissolved Oxygen	SM 4500-O G	8 hour	250	500 ml amber glass	4°C
Ferrous Iron	SM 3500-Fe D	24 hours	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Redox Potential	ASTM D-1498	24 hours	50	125 ml HDPE	4°C
Methane in Water	RSK 175M	7	125	2-125 ml amber glass	HCI

AQUATIC TOXICITY	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
96-hour Aquatic Toxicity, Haz Waste	Dept. Fish & Game	7	100	250 ml HDPE	4°C
96-hour Aquatic Toxicity, Effluent	EPA 600/4-85/013	36 hours	5 gallons	5 gallon cubitainer	4°C

CA EMERGENT CHEMICALS	METHOD	HOLDING TIME (days)	MIN VOL (mls)	CONTAINER	PRESERVATION
NDMA Chromium VI	EPA 1625C(M) EPA 218.6	7 24 hours	1000 200	1 L amber glass 250 ml HDPE	Na2S2O3 4°C
1,4-Dioxane Perchlorate	GC/MS Isotope Dilution EPA 314.0	7 28	1000 50	1 L amber glass 125 ml HDPE	4°C 4°C
1,2,3-TCP	EPA 8260B	14	40	3-40 ml VOA vials	HCI