Science & Technology

Power Sector Modeling Platform v.5.14

Learn about EPA’s Base Case v.5.14, including documentation, results, and the National Electric Energy Data System (NEEDS) database.

DOE FRMAC Method Volume 2, Page 33: Gross Alpha and Beta in Air

This method determines gross alpha and beta in air filters and select radioisotopes in wipes.

EML HASL-300 Method U-02-RC: Isotopic Uranium in Biological and Environmental Materials

This method uses alpha spectrometry for confirmatory analysis of uranium in vegetation.

EML HASL-300 Method Am-04-RC: Americium in QAP Water and Air Filters - Eichrom’s TRU Resin

SAM lists this method for determination of americium-241 in drinking water, aqueous/liquid samples, surface wipes, and air filters.

ORISE Method AP2: Determination of Tritium

This method uses liquid scintillation counting to determine tritium contamination in soil, sediment, surface wipes and vegetation.

EML HASL-300 Method Am-06-RC: Americium and/or Plutonium in Vegetation

This method is specific to measurement of americium, plutonium, curium and californium in vegetation samples, using alpha spectrometry.

EML HASL-300 Method Am-01-RC: Americium in Soil

SAM lists this method for the confirmatory analysis of americium-241 in soil/sediments, using alpha spectrometry.

EPA Method 903.1: Radium-226 in Drinking Water Radon Emanation Technique

SAM lists this method for analysis of radium-226 in drinking water, based on the emanation and scintillation counting of radon-222.

EPA Method R4-73-014: Radioactive Phosphorus

This method describes procedures for low background alpha/beta counting of phosphorus-32 using a gas-flow proportional counter.

EPA Method 111: Determination of Polonium-210 Emissions from Stationary Sources

SAM lists this method for determination of polonium-210 in surface wipes and air filters using alpha spectrometry.

EPA Method 901.1: Gamma Emitting Radionuclides in Drinking Water

SAM lists this method for analysis of drinking water samples for radionuclides that emit gamma photons with energies ranging from approximately 60 to 2000 keV.

EPA Method 906.0: Tritium in Drinking Water

SAM lists this method for analysis of tritium in drinking water and aqueous/liquid phase samples, using liquid scintillation counting.

EPA Method: Determination of Radiostrontium in Food and Bioenvironmental Samples

This method describes procedures for determination of Strontium-89 and -90 in bio-environmental samples for low background counting using a gas-flow alpha/beta counter.

EPA Method 905.0: Radioactive Strontium in Drinking Water

SAM lists this method for analysis of strontium-89 and strontium-90 in water samples, using beta counting.

EPA Method 549.2: Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection

SAM lists this method for preparation and analysis of water samples to detect and measure paraquat using HPLC-UV.

OSHA Method 61: Phosgene

Method 61 describes procedures for preparation and analysis of air samples for detection and measurement of phosgene, using by solvent desorption and GC/nitrogen selective detector.

EPA Method 531.2: Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Postcolumn Derivatization

SAM lists this method for preparation and analysis of drinking water samples to address N-methylcarbamoyloximes and N-methylcarbamates using HPLC.