Approved Industry-Specific Methods
In addition to general purposes methods, EPA has approved special purpose analytical methods. These methods were developed to work in samples or for pollutants specific to certain industrial categories. For example, methods specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Pesticide Chemicals industrial categories are listed in Tables IF and IG, respectively, at 40 CFR Part 136.
Methods specific to other industrial categories are listed or incorporated by reference into the regulations at 40 CFR Parts 401-503. These include methods specific to the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard category (40 CFR Part 430), and specific to Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge (biosolids) (at 40 CFR Part 503.) Industry-specific methods that are approved for compliance monitoring in the industry for which they are designated may be used for general use, if the same method is listed in Tables IA to IE, or IH at 40 CFR 136.3.
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Methods that may be used under 40 CFR Part 439, pharmaceutical manufacturing point source category
This table is derived from Table IF—List of Approved Methods for Pharmaceutical Pollutants. 40 CFR Part 439 is also available for viewing.
Test Methods for Pharmaceutical Pollutants
| Number |
Method Title |
| 502.2 |
Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Photoionization and Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors in Series Revision 2.0 (PDF) (34 pp., 150 K) |
| 524.2 |
Measurement of Purgeable OrganicCompounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 4.0 (PDF) (43 pp., 164 K) |
| 551 |
Determination of Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts and Chlorinated Solvents in Drinking Water by Liquid-LiquidExtraction and Gas Chromatography withElectron Capture Detection (PDF) (32 pp., 106 K) |
| 1624C |
Volatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C (PDF) (32 pp., 106 K) |
| 1625C |
Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C (PDF) (68 pp., 317 K) |
| 1666 |
Volatile Organic Compounds Specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (PDF) (49 pp., 130 K) |
| 1667 |
Formaldehyde, Isobutyraldehyde, and Furfural by Derivatization and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (PDF) (21 pp., 68 K) |
| 1671 |
Volatile Organic Compounds Specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry by Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detector (PDF) (19 pp., 56 K) |
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Methods that may be used under 40 CFR 455, pesticide chemical point source category
This table is derived from Table IG—Test Methods for Pesticide Active Ingredients. 40 CFR Part 455 is also available for viewing.
Test Methods for Pesticide Active Ingredients
| Number |
Method Title |
| 200.7 |
Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry Revision 4.4 (PDF) (58 pp., 223 K) |
| 200.9 |
Determination of Trace Elements by Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Revision 2.2 (PDF) (42 pp., 166 K) |
| 505 |
Analysis of Organohalide Pesticides and Commercial Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Products in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography Revision 2.0 (PDF) (33 pp., 282 K) |
| 507 |
Determination of Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector Revision 2.0 (PDF) (28 pp., 142 K) |
| 508 |
Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 3.0 (PDF) (28 pp., 215 K) |
| 508.1 |
Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides, Herbicides, and Organohalides by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Electron Capture Gas Chromatography Revision 1.0 (PDF) (28 pp., 189 K) |
| 508.1 |
Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides, Herbicides, and Organohalides by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Electron Capture Gas Chromatography Revision 2.0 (PDF) (36 pp., 216 K) |
| 515.1 |
Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 4.0 (PDF) (32 pp., 158 K) |
| 515.2 |
Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water Using Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 1.0 (PDF) (38 pp., 170 K) |
| 525.1 |
Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquids-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 2.2 (PDF) (40 pp., 444 K) |
| 531.1 |
Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Post Column Derivatization Revision 3.0 (PDF) (22 pp., 114 K) |
| 547 |
Determination of Glyphosate in Drinking Water by Direct-Aqueous-Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Post-Column Derivatization, and Fluorescence Detection (PDF) (16 pp., 57 K) |
| 548 |
Determination of Endothall in Drinking Water by Aqueous Derivatization, Liquid-Solid Extraction, and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection (PDF) (19 pp., 103 K) |
| 548.1 |
Determination of Endothall in Drinking Water by Ion Exchange Extraction, Acidic Methanol Methylation and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 1.0 (PDF) (28 pp., 188 K) |
| 553 |
Determination of Benzidines and Nitrogen-Containing Pesticides in Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction or Liquid-Solid Extraction and Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Particle Beam/Mass Spectrometry Revision 1.1 (PDF) (39 pp., 173 K) |
| 555 |
Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with a Photodiode Array Ultraviolet Detector Revision 1.0 (PDF) (25 pp., 139 K) |
| 608 |
Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs |
| 608.1 |
The Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (20 pp., 81 K) |
| 608.2 |
The Determination of Certain Organochlorine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (18 pp., 79 K) |
| 614 |
The Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (20 pp., 82 K) |
| 614.1 |
The Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (17 pp., 74 K) |
| 615 |
The Determination of Chlorinated Herbicides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (21 pp., 92 K) |
| 617 |
The Determination of Organohalide Pesticides and PCBs in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (32 pp., 195 K) |
| 619 |
The Determination of Triazine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (21 pp., 95 K) |
| 622 |
The Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (21 pp., 123 K) |
| 622.1 |
The Determination of Thiophosphate Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (21 pp., 98 K) |
| 625 |
Base/Neutrals and Acids |
| 627 |
The Determination of Dinitroaniline Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (17 pp., 86 K) |
| 629 |
The Determination of Cyanazine in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (17 pp., 82 K) |
| 630 |
The Determination of Dithiocarbamate Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (13 pp., 42 K) |
| 630.1 |
The Determination of Dithiocarbamates Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (14 pp., 58 K) |
| 631 |
The Determination of Benomyl and Carbendazim in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (16 pp., 77 K) |
| 632 |
The Determination of Carbamate and Urea Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (19 pp., 85 K) |
| 632.1 |
The Determination of Carbamate and Amide Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (13 pp., 67 K) |
| 633 |
The Determination of Organonitrogen Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (18 pp., 82 K) |
| 633.1 |
The Determination of Neutral Nitrogen-Containing Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewaters (PDF) (20 pp., 97 K) |
| 637 |
The Determination of MBTS and TCMTB in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (18 pp., 92 K) |
| 645 |
The Determination of Certain Amine Pesticides and Lethane in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (18 pp., 84 K) |
| 1625B |
Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision B |
| 1625C |
Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C (PDF) (68 pp., 317 K) |
| 1656 |
The Determination of Organohalide Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (43 pp., 145 K) |
| 1657 |
The Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (39 pp., 178 K) |
| 1658 |
The Determination of Phenoxy-Acid Herbicides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (36 pp., 175 K) |
| 1659 |
The Determination of Dazomet in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (17 pp., 61 K) |
| 1660 |
The Determination of Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (18 pp., 54 K) |
| 1661 |
The Determination of Bromoxynil in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (PDF) (15 pp., 48 K) |
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