Science & Technology
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SW-846 Test Method 3540C: Soxhlet Extraction
procedure for extracting nonvolatile and semivolatile organic compounds from solids such as soils, sludges, and wastes
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SW-846 Test Method 3535A: Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE)
procedure for isolating target organic analytes from aqueous samples using solid-phase extraction (SPE) media
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SW-846 Test Method 3520C: Continuous Liquid-Liquid Extraction
procedure for isolating water-insoluble and slightly soluble organic compounds from aqueous samples in preparation for a variety of chromatographic procedures
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SW-846 Test Method 3500C: Organic Extraction and Sample Preparation
guidance on selecting methods used in quantitative extraction (or dilution) of samples for analysis by one of the semivolatile or nonvolatile determinative methods
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SW-846 Test Method 3200: Mercury Species Fractionation and Quantification by Microwave Assisted Extraction, Selective Solvent Extraction and/or Solid Phase Extraction
a sequential extraction and separation procedure that maybe used in conjunction with a determinative method to differentiate mercury species that arepresent in soils and sediments. provides information on both total mercury andvarious mercury species.
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SW-846 Test Method 3060A: Alkaline Digestion for Hexavalent Chromium
alkaline digestion method to solubilize both water-insoluble and water soluble Cr(VI) compounds from soils, sludges, sediments, and similar solid waste samples
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SW-846 Test Method 3052: Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Siliceous and Organically Based Matrices
method applicable to the microwave assisted acid digestion of siliceous matrices, and organic matrices and other complex matrices
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SW-846 Test Method 3051A: Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, Soils, and Oils
procedure designed to mimic extraction using conventional heating with nitric acid (HNO3), or alternatively, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid (HCl)
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SW-846 Test Method 3050B: Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils
method that provides two separate digestion procedures for sediments, sludges, and soils
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SW-846 Test Method 3040A: Dissolution Procedure for Oils, Greases, or Waxes
procedure used to prepare samples containing oils, etc. for analysis by FLAA or ICP-AES for several metals
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SW-846 Test Method 3031: Acid Digestion of Oils for Metals Analysis by Atomic Absorption or Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometry
acid digestion procedure for analysis of oils, oil sludges, tars, waxes, paints, paint sludges and other viscous petroleum products for select elements
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SW-846 Test Method 3010A: Acid Digestion of Aqueous Samples and Extracts for Total Metals for Analysis by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FLAA) or Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy (ICP)
procedure is used for the preparation of aqueous samples, EP and mobility-procedure extracts, and wastes that contain suspended solids for analysis to determine total metals
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Table of Contents for the Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods Compendium (SW-846)
This is part of the supporting documents for the SW-846 Compendium. In it you can learn about everything in the compendium.
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Draft Technical Guidance about Waste Sampling under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Guidance document that covers the three components of a sampling and analysis program: planning, implementation, and assessment.
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SW-846 Test Method 8410: Gas Chromatography/Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (GC/FT-IR) for Semivolatile Organics: Capillary Column
method for automated identification of solvent extractable semivolatile organic compounds which are amenable to gas chromatography by GC/FT-IR
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SW-846 Method Style Guide
This guide provides guidelines for method formatting to ensure high quality document conversion and electronic distribution.
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Department of Transportation (DOT) Letter Regarding the Inconsistency Between EPA and DOT Requirements for Headspace in Volatile Organic Samples
DOT requires samples with volatile organic compounds to be shipped with free headspace while EPA requires containers holding volatile organic compounds to not have free headspace.
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SW-846 Test Method 8330A: Nitroaromatics and Nitramines by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
method for the trace analysis of explosives residues by salting-out extraction through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a UV detector
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SW-846 Test Method 3015A: Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Aqueous Samples and Extracts
acid extraction/dissolution method for metals in aqueous samples, drinking water, mobility-procedure extracts, and wastes that contain suspended solids
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Guidelines for Preparing Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPS) Using Systematic Planning and Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS)
Article that provides guidelines on developing a sampling and analysis plan will be helpful for generating data sets for making environmental decisions.