Science & Technology

SW-846 Test Method 4050: Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Explosives in Soil by Immunoassay

method to estimate for the concentration of TNT by comparison with a reference

SW-846 Test Method 8321B: Solvent-Extractable Nonvolatile Compounds by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Thermospray/Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/TS/MS) or Ultraviolet (UV) Detection

method designed to detect the chlorinated phenoxyacid compounds and their esters without the use of hydrolysis and esterification in the extraction procedure

SW-846 Test Method 8316: Acrylamide, Acrylonitrile and Acrolein by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

method used for detecting acrylamide, acrylonitrile, and acrolein (propenal)

SW-846 Test Method 9015: Metal Cyanide Complexes in Waters and Waste Extracts Using Anion Exchange Chromatography and Ultraviolet (UV) Detection

This method covers the determination of metal cyanide complexes in waters and extracts of solid wastes using anion exchange chromatography and UV detection.

SW-846 Test Method 9251: Chloride (Colorimetric, Automated Ferricyanide AAII)

describes automated method is applicable to ground water, drinking, surface, and saline waters, and domestic and industrial wastes

SW-846 Test Method 9023: Extractable Organic Halides (EOX) in Solids

method used for the determination of total extractable organic halides (EOX) as Cl- in solids from solid wastes, soils, and suspended solids isolated from industrial wastewater

SW-846 Test Method 7742: Selenium (Atomic Absorption, Borohydride Reduction)

atomic absorption procedure for determining 3 ?g/L to 750 ?g/L concentrations of selenium in wastes, mobility procedure extracts, soils, and ground water

SW-846 Test Method 9077: Test Methods for Total Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum Products (Field Test Kit Methods)

method that may be used to determine if a new or used petroleum product meets or exceeds requirements for total halogen measured as chloride

SW-846 Test Method 7473: Mercury in Solids and Solutions by Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

method used to determined the total mercury content in solids, aqueous samples, and digested solutions in both the laboratory and field environments

SW-846 Test Method 7196A: Chromium, Hexavalent (Colorimetric)

method to determine the concentration of dissolved hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in EP/TCLP characteristic extracts and ground waters

SW-846 Test Method 7472: Mercury in Aqueous Samples and Extracts by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV)

method used to determine dissolved divalent mercury ions and compounds (Hg(II)) in drinking water, natural surface water, seawater, wastewater, and aqueous soil extracts

SW-846 Test Method 7470A: Mercury in Liquid Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique)

cold-vapor atomic absorption procedure approved for determining the concentration of mercury in mobility-procedure extracts, aqueous wastes, and ground waters

SW-846 Test Method 3610B: Alumina Cleanup

Method for alumina cleanup, which is a highly porous and granular form of aluminum oxide used to separate analytes

SW-846 Test Method 3611B: Alumina Column Cleanup and Separation of Petroleum Wastes

method that utilizes neutral pH alumina to separate petroleum wastes into aliphatic, aromatic, and polar fractions

SW-846 Test Method 3600C: Cleanup

general guidance on selection of cleanup methods that are appropriate for the target analytes of interest to eliminate sample interferences

SW-846 Test Method 3585: Waste Dilution for Volatile Organics

method that describes a solvent dilution of a non-aqueous waste sample prior to direct injection analysis

SW-846 Test Method 3580A: Waste Dilution

method involving a solvent dilution of a non-aqueous waste sample prior to cleanup and/or analysis for wastes that may contain a high concentration of organic chemicals

SW-846 Test Method 3572: Extraction of Chemical Agents from Wipe Samples Using Microextraction

This method describes the extraction of chemical agents from wipe samples usinga microextraction technique.

SW-846 Test Method 3562: Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs)

describes the use of supercritical fluids for the extraction of PCBs and OCPs from soils, sediments, fly ash, solid-phase extraction media, and other solid materials

SW-846 Test Method 3561: Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

method using supercritical fluids for the extraction of PAHs from soils, sediments, fly ash, solid-phase extraction media, and other solid materials