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SW-846 Test Method 6200: Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for the Determination of Elemental Concentrations in Soil and Sediment

The following document details Method 6200, which is applicable to the in situ and intrusive analysis of the analytes listed.

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Method 6200: Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for the Determination of Elemental Concentrations in Soil and Sediment, part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(32 pp, 148 K, February 2007)