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Water Methods: displaying 153 methods
Method   Method Name   Matrix   Agency  
SM 2120B Color
Water
APHA
SM 2130B Turbidity by Nephelometry
Water
APHA
SM 2150B Threshold Odor Test
Water
APHA
SM 2320B Alkalinity
Water
APHA
SM 2510B Conductivity
Water
APHA
SM 2540C Total Dissolved Solids Dried at 180°C
Water
APHA
SM 2540G Total, Fixed, and Volatile Solids in Solid and Semisolid Samples
Water
APHA
SM 3113B Metals by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Water
APHA
SM 4500-Cl G Total Residual Chlorine
Water
APHA
SM 4500-ClO2 C Chlorine Dioxide by Amperometry
Water
APHA
SM 4500-CN-F Free Cyanide
Water
APHA
SM 4500-F-C Fluoride
Water
APHA
SM 4500-H B pH Value
Water
APHA
SM 4500-NH3 D Ammonia by Selective Electrode
Water
APHA
SM 4500-P E Phosphorus by Ascorbic Acid
Water
APHA
SM 5310B Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Water
APHA
SM 5310C Water Total Organic Carbon - Persulfate-Ultraviolet or Heated-Persulfate Oxidation Method
Water
APHA
SM 5520B Oil & Grease - Partition-Gravimetric Method
Water
APHA
SM 5550B Tannin and Lignin
Water
APHA
LL-NDMA Low Level N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) by GC/MS
Water
CA Department of Health Services
100.1 Analytical Method for Determination of Asbestos Fibers in Water
Water
EPA
1010A Water Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed-Cup Method
Water
EPA
120.1 Water Conductance (Specific Conductance, µmho at 25°C)
Water
EPA
130.2 Water Hardness, Total (mg/L as calcium carbonate, Titrimetric, EDTA)
Water
EPA
140.1 Odor (Threshold Odor, Consistent Series)
Water
EPA
150.1 pH (Electrometric)
Water
EPA
160.1 Residue, Filterable (Gravimetric, Dried at 180°C)
Water
EPA
160.2 Water Residue, Non-Filterable (Gravimetric, Dried at 103-105°C)
Water
EPA
160.3 Residue, Total (Gravimetric, Dried at 103-105°C)
Water
EPA
160.4 Residue, Volatile (Gravimetric, Ignition at 550°C)
Water
EPA
160.5 Water Settleable Matter (Volumetric, Imhoff Cone)
Water
EPA
1613 Water Tetra- Through Octa-Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans by Isotope Dilution HRGC/HRMS
Water
EPA
1614 Brominated Diphenyl Ethers in Water, Soil, Sediment and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS
Water
EPA
1630 Methyl Mercury in Water by Distillation, Aqueous Ethylation, Purge and Trap, and CVAFS
Water
EPA
1631 Mercury in Water by Oxidation, Purge and Trap, and Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
Water
EPA
1632A Inorganic Arsenic in Water by Hydride Generation Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption
Water
EPA
1637 Determination of Trace Elements in Ambient Waters by Off-Line Chelation Preconcentration and Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption
Water
EPA
1638 Determination of Trace Elements in Ambient Waters by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
1664A Water N-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM; Oil and Grease) and Silica Gel Treated N-Hexane Extractable Material (SGT-HEM; Non-polar Material) by Extraction and Gravimetry
Water
EPA
1668B Water Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Water Samples
Water
EPA
170.1 Temperature (Thermometric)
Water
EPA
180.1 Turbidity by Nephelometric
Water
EPA
200.7 Water Metals and Trace Elements by ICP/Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Water
EPA
200.8 Trace Elements by ICP/Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
300.0 Water Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
Water
EPA
300.1 Determination of Inorganic Anions in Drinking Water by Ion Chromatography
Water
EPA
305.1 Water Acidity (Titrimetric)
Water
EPA
310.1 Water Alkalinity (Titrimetric, pH 4.5)
Water
EPA
320.1 Water Bromide (Titrimetric)
Water
EPA
330.5 Chlorine, Total Residual (Spectrophotometric, DPD)
Water
EPA
335.1 Cyanides, Amenable To Chlorination (Titrimetric; Spectrophotometric)
Water
EPA
335.3 Cyanide, Total (Colorimetric, Automated UV)
Water
EPA
340.2 Water Fluoride (Potentiometric, Ion Selective Electrode)
Water
EPA
350.1 Water Determination of Ammonia Nitrogen by Semi-Automated Colorimetry
Water
EPA
350.3 Nitrogen, Ammonia (Potentiometric, Ion Selective Electrode)
Water
EPA
353.2 Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrite (Colorimetric, Automated, Cadmium Reduction)
Water
EPA
360.1 Oxygen, Dissolved (Membrane Electrode)
Water
EPA
365.2 Water Phosphorous, All Forms (Colorimetric, Ascorbic Acid, Single Reagent)
Water
EPA
365.3 Phosphorous, All Forms (Colorimetric, Ascorbic Acid, Two Reagent)
Water
EPA
365.4 Water Phosphorous, Total (Colorimetric, Automated, Block Digester AA II)
Water
EPA
375.3 Sulfate (Gravimetric)
Water
EPA
375.4 Sulfate (Turbidimetric)
Water
EPA
376.1 Water Sulfide (Titrimetric, Iodine)
Water
EPA
377.1 Sulfite (Titrimetric)
Water
EPA
405.1 Water Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 Days, 20°C)
Water
EPA
410.4 Water The Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) by Semi-Automated Colorimetry
Water
EPA
413.1 Oil And Grease (Gravimetric, Separatory Funnel Extraction)
Water
EPA
413.2 Oil And Grease (Spectrophotometric, Infrared)
Water
EPA
415.1 Water Total Organic Carbon in Water (Combustion Or Oxidation)
Water
EPA
418.1 Water Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Total Recoverable
Water
EPA
420.1 Water Phenolics (Spectrophotometric, Manual 4-AAP With Distillation)
Water
EPA
425.1 Methylene Blue Active Substances (MBAS)
Water
EPA
502.2 Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatogrophy with Photoionization and Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors in Series
Water
EPA
504.1 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB), 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP), 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (123TCP) in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography
Water
EPA
505 Analysis of Organohalide Pesticides and Commercial Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Products in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography
Water
EPA
506 Determination of Phthalate and Adipate Esters in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction or Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography and Photoionization Detection
Water
EPA
507 Determination of Nitrogen- and Phosphorous- Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography With a Nitrogen Phosphorous Detector
Water
EPA
508 Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography With an Electron Capture Detector
Water
EPA
515.1 Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by Gas Chromatography With an Electron Capture Detector
Water
EPA
515.3 Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Derivitization and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
Water
EPA
515.4 Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Microextraction, Derivatization, and Fast Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
Water
EPA
524.2 Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
525.2 Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
531.1 Measurment of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Post Column Derivatization
Water
EPA
531.2 Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Postcolumn Derivatization
Water
EPA
547 Determination of Glyphosate in Drinking Water by Direct-Aqueous-Injection HPLC, Post-Column Derivatization, and Fluorescence Detection
Water
EPA
548.1 Determination of Endothall in Drinking Water by Ion Exchange Extraction, Acidic Methanol Methylation and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
549.1 Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection
Water
EPA
549.2 Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection
Water
EPA
550 Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and HPLC with Coupled Ultraviolet and Fluorescence Detection
Water
EPA
551 Determination of Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts and Chlorinated Solvents in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
Water
EPA
552.1 Determination of Haloacetic Acids and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Ion-Exchange Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
Water
EPA
552.2 Determination of Haloacetic Acids and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Derivatization and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection
Water
EPA
601 Purgeable Halocarbons
Water
EPA
6010C Water Metals by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Water
EPA
602 Water Purgeable Aromatics
Water
EPA
6020A Water Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Water
EPA
603 Acrolein and Acrylonitrile
Water
EPA
604 Phenols
Water
EPA
605 Benzidines
Water
EPA
606 Phthalate Esters
Water
EPA
607 Nitrosamines
Water
EPA
608 Water Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs
Water
EPA
609 Nitroaromatics and Isophorone
Water
EPA
610 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Water
EPA
614 The Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
Water
EPA
619 The Determination of Triazine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
Water
EPA
624 Purgeable Organics by GC/MS
Water
EPA
625 Base/Neutral and Acid Organics by GC/MS
Water
EPA
630 The Determination of Dithiocarbamate Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
Water
EPA
632 The Determination of Carbamate and Urea Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
Water
EPA
7060A Water Arsenic (Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique)
Water
EPA
7196A Water Hexavalent Chromium (Colorimetric)
Water
EPA
7421 Water Lead (Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique)
Water
EPA
7470A Mercury in Liquid Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique)
Water
EPA
7740 Water Selenium (Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique)
Water
EPA
8015C Water Nonhalogenated Organics By GC/FID
Water
EPA
8021B Water Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles by Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors
Water
EPA
8081A Water Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography
Water
EPA
8082A Water Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) by Gas Chromatography
Water
EPA
8141B Water Organophosphorus Compounds by Gas Chromatography
Water
EPA
8151A Water Chlorinated Herbicides by GC Using Methylation or Pentafluorobenzylation Derivatization
Water
EPA
8260B Water Volatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
Water
EPA
8270D Water Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
Water
EPA
8280 Water Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High Resolution Gas Chromatography/Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRCG/LRMS)
Water
EPA
8280A Water Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High Resolution Gas Chromatography/Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/LRMS)
Water
EPA
8290 Water Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High Resolution Gas Chromatography/High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS)
Water
EPA
8310 Water Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Water
EPA
8315A Water Determination of Carbonyl Compounds by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Water
EPA
8318 Water N-Methylcarbamates by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Water
EPA
900.0 Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Radioactivity in Drinking Water
Water
EPA
9012B Water Total and Amenable Cyanide (Automated Colorimetric, with Off-Line Distillation)
Water
EPA
9020 Water Total Organic Halides (TOX)
Water
EPA
9030B Water Acid Soluble and Acid-Insoluble Sulfides: Distillation
Water
EPA
9040C pH Electrometric Measurement
Water
EPA
9056A Water Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
Water
EPA
9060A Water Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Water
EPA
9065 Phenolics (Spectrophotometric, Manual 4-AAP with Distillation)
Water
EPA
9310 Gross Alpha and Gross Beta
Water
EPA
EPA/600/R-95/178 Enteric Virus From Drinking Water
Water
EPA
TCLP Water Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)
Water
EPA
Hach Method 8141 Hydrazine
Water
Hach
W 001 Environmental Fungi Count (Culture at 25C) and Genus Identification from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 002 Thermophilic Fungi Count (Culture at 37C) and Genus Identification from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 003 Bacteria Count and Gram Stain Identification from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 004 Thermophilic Actinomycete Count from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 005 Legionella from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 006 Sewage Screen: Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Fecal Streptococcus from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 007 Endotoxins from Water
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
W 008 Total Coliforms
Water
IAQ-Microbiological
11731:1998 Detection and Enumeration of Legionella
Water
ISO
NCASI RSC-02.02 Reduced Sulfur Compounds by Direct Injection GC/FPD
Water
NCASI
TN-GRO Water Tennessee Method for Gasoline Range Organics
Water
TDEC

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