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Environmental Sampling Guide

Soil/Sediment	Analytical Method	Sampling Container	Preservative	Holding Time	Minimum Volume
Herbicides	8151A	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 Grams
Mercury	6020A	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	10 Grams
Metals	6020A	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	6 Months	10 Grams
Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs	8081B/8082A	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 Grams
SemiVolatile Organics	8270C	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 Grams
TPH (SGT-HEM)	1664M	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	50 Grams
TPH-GC (DRO)	8015C	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 Grams
TPH-GC (GRO)	8015C	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 Grams
TCLP (VOC, SVOC, Pest, Herb and/or Metals)	1311/ Various	2 x 4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days/ 6 Months for Metals	200 Grams
Extractable Organic Halides (EOX)	9023	4oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	10 Grams
Waste Characterization (General)	Various	2 x 8oz. Glass Wide Mouth	Cool, 4° C	14 Days/ 6 Months for Metals	200 Grams
Volatile Organics	8260B/8021B	Encore / Terra Core Kit	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours to Preserve	Kit Specific
Groundwater/Waste Water				Encore samples
Acidity	SM 2310B(4a)	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 mL
Alkalinity	SM 2320B	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 mL
Anions (Br,Cl,F,NO2,NO3,SO4)	300.0	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hrs(NO2,NO3)/ 28Days(BR,Cl,F,SO4)	10 mL
Bacteria, Fecal Coliform	SM 9223B	100mL Sterile	Cool, 4° C	6 Hours non-potable, 30Hrs potable water	100 mL
Bacteria, Total Coliform	SM 9223B	100mL Sterile	Cool, 4° C	6 Hours non-potable, 30Hrs potable water	100 mL
Bacteria, Total Plate Count	SM 9215B	100mL Sterile	Cool, 4° C	24 Hours non-potable, 8Hrs potable water	100 mL
Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD)	SM 5210B	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	1000 mL
Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD)	410.4	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	10 mL
Chlorine, Residual	SM 4500CL-G	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	Immediately	50 mL
Chromium, Hexavalent	7196A/ SM 3500Cr D	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	24 Hours	50 mL
Color	SM 2120C	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	50 mL
Cyanide, Total	335.4/9010/9014/SM 4500CN E	250 mL Plastic	NaOH pH >12, Cool, 4° C	14 Days	50 mL
Hardness, Total	200.8/6020A/ SM2340B or C	250 mL Plastic	HNO3 pH <2, Cool 4°C	6 Months	50 mL
Herbicides	8151A	1 Liter Amber Glass	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	1000 mL
Mercury	200.8 / 6020A	250 mL Plastic	HNO3 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Metals (Except Mercury)	200.8 / 6020A	250 mL Plastic	HNO3 pH <2, Cool 4°C	6 Months	50 mL
Nitrogen, Ammonia (as N)	SM 4500-NH₃ B, C, D, or E	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl (as N)	SM 4500-NH₃ B, C or E	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Nitrogen, Nitrate (as N)	Nitrate-nitrite minus Nitrite	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	50 mL
Nitrogen, Nitrate-nitrite (as N)	SM 4500-NO₃E	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Nitrogen, Nitrite (as N)	SM 4500-NO₂B	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	50 mL
Nitrogen, Organic (as N)	Kjeldahl minus Ammonia	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Odor	SM 2150B	1 Liter Glass	Cool, 4° C	24 Hours	1000 mL
Oil and Grease (HEM)	1664A	1 Liter Glass	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	1000 mL
Oxygen, Dissolved	SM 4500-O G	500 mL Glass	Cool, 4° C	Immediately	500 mL
Perchlorate	314.1	250 mL Glass	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	50 mL
Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs	8081B/8082A/608	1 Liter Amber Glass	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	1000 mL
pH	150.1/ SM 4500H+ B	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	Immediately	50 mL
Phenolics	420.1	250 mL Glass	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
Phosphorus, Orthophosphate (as P)	365.1	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	50 mL
Phosphorus, Total (as P)	365.1	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	50 mL
SemiVolatile Organics	8270C/625	1 Liter Amber Glass	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	1000 mL
Solids, Settleable	SM 2540F	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	100 to 1000 mL
Solids, Suspended Volatile	160.4	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	100 to 1000 mL
Solids, Total	SM 2540B	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	100 to 1000 mL
Solids, Total Dissolved	SM 2540C	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	100 to 1000 mL
Solids, Total Suspended	SM 2540D	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	100 to 1000 mL
Solids, Total Volatile	160.4	1 Liter Plastic	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	100 to 1000 mL
Specific Conductance	120.1	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	50 mL
Sulfate	SM 4500-SO₄C or D	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	28 Days	50 mL
Sulfide, Total	9030B	250 mL Plastic	NaOH + Zn acetate to pH>9, Cool 4°C	7 Days	200 mL
Sulfite	SM 4500SO₃^-2 B	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	Immediately	50 mL
Surfactants (MBAS)	SM 5540C	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 Hours	100 mL
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)	SM 5310B, C or D	250 mL Plastic	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	10 mL
Total Organic Halogen (TOX)	9020B	250 mL Amber Glass	H2SO4 pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	100 mL
TPH (SGT-HEM)	1664A	1 Liter Amber Glass	HCl pH <2, Cool 4°C	28 Days	1000 mL
TPH-GC (DRO)	8015C	1 Liter Amber Glass	Cool, 4° C	7 Days	1000 mL
TPH-GC (GRO)	8015C	2x40 mLVOA vials	HCl pH <2, Cool 4°C	14 Days	1 Vial
Turbidity	180.1	250 mL Plastic	Cool, 4° C	48 hours	50 mL
Volatile Organics	8260B/8021B/624/602	3x40 mLVOA vials	HCl pH <2, Cool 4°C	14 Days	1 Vial
Volatile Organics - Drinking Water	524.2	3x40 mLVOA vials	HCl pH <2 Cool 4°C, Ascorbic Acid if chlorinated	14 Days	1 Vial
SM = Standard Methods 18th Ed. All other methods are EPA, most recent revision		HCl = Hydrochloric Acid; H2SO4 = Sulfuric Acid; NaOH = Sodium Hydroxide

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