Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Analysis (NPDES)




Volatile Organic Analysis


Parameter
Typical Method(s)
Sample Container/ Preservative
Preferred Volume (mL)
EPA Holding Time
Acidity
EPA 305.1
P, G/4C
100
14 Days
Alkalinity
EPA 310.1
P, G/4C
100
14 Days
Bacteria, Fecal Coliform
Standard Method 909C
P, G/4C
100
6 Hours
Bacteria, Total Plate Count
Standard Method 907
P, G/4C
100
48 Hours
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (TBOD), 5 Day Total
EPA 405.1
P, G/4C
500
48 Hours
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD), 5 Day Carbonaceous
EPA 405.1
P, G/4C
500
48 Hours
Bromide
EPA 320.1
P, G
500
28 Days
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
EPA 410.1/410.2
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
250
28 Days
Chloride
EPA 325.2/325.3
P, G
100
28 Days
Chlorine, Residual
EPA 330.1, Field
P, G/No Headspace
100
Immediately
Color
EPA 110.3
P, G/4C
100
48 Hours
Cyanide, Total (CN)
EPA 335.2
P, G/4C, NaOH to pH 12
500
14 Days
Hardness, Total (CaCo3)
EPA 130.2/SM 2340B
P, G, HNO3 to pH 2
250
6 Months
Ion Chromatography (Including common anions such as Br, Cl, NO2, NO3, PO4, SO4)
EPA 300
P, G/4C
250
As per individual anion listing
Nitrogen, Ammonia (NH3)
EPA 350.1/350.2
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
250
28 Days
Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl (TKN)
EPA 351.2/351.3
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
100
28 Days
Nitrogen, Nitrate & Nitrite
EPA 353.2
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
100
28 Days
Nitrogen, Organic
EPA 351.3
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
100
28 Days
Odor
EPA 140.1
G/4C
1000
24 Hours
Oil & Grease
EPA 413.1/413.2
G/4C, H2SO4 or HCl to pH 2
1000
28 Days
Oxygen, Dissolved
EPA 360.1
G - Bottle & Top
500
Immediately
Phenolics, Total Recoverable
EPA 420.1
G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
1000
28 Days
Phosphorus, Orthophosphate
EPA 365.1/365.2
P, G/4C
100
48 Hours
Phosphorus, Total (TPO4)
EPA 365.1/365.2
P, G/4C, H2SO4 to pH 2
100
28 Days
Priority Pollutant Metals
EPA 200/7000
P, G. HNO3 to pH 2
500
6 Months/ Hg 28 Days
Silica, Dissolved
EPA 370.1
P/4C
100
28 Days
Solids, Settleable (SS)
EPA 160.5
P, G/4C
1000
48 Hours
Solids, Suspended Volatile
Standard Method 209A
P, G/4C
100
7 Days
Solids, Total (TS)
EPA 160.3
P, G/4C
100
7 Days
Solids, Total Dissolved (TDS)
EPA 160.1
P, G/4C
100
7 Days
Solids, Total Suspended (TSS)
EPA 160.2
P, G/4C
100
7 Days
Solids, Total Volatile (TVS)
EPA 160.4
P, G/4C
100
7 Days
Specific Conductance
EPA 120.1
P, G/4C
100
28 Days
Sulfate (SO4)
EPA 375.4
P, G/4C
100
28 Days
Sulfide, Total
EPA 376.1
P, G/4C, NaOH + Zn acetate to pH 9
500
7 Days
Sulfite
EPA 377.1
P, G
500
Immediately
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
EPA 415.1
P, G/4C, H2SO4 or HCl to pH 2
100
28 Days
Total Organic Halogen (TOX)
EPA 450.1
GA/4C
500
14 Days
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
EPA 418.1
G/4C, HCl to pH 2
1000
28 Days


Guide Notes & Abbreviations

  • Sample Containers:
    • G = Glass
    • A = Amber
    • P = Plastic, polyethylene bottle with a polypropylene cap
    • GA = Glass amber bottle with a Teflon lined cap
    • VOA = Volatile organic 40 ml vial with a Teflon lined cap
  • Preservatives:
    • HCl = Hydrochloride Acid
    • H2SO4 = Sulfuric Acid
    • NHO3 = Nitric Acid
    • NaOH = Sodium Hydroxide
    • Zn + Acetate = Zinc + Acetate

      * Preserve soil samples to 4 C; contact laboratory for proper sample container.
  • Regulations:
    • SDWA = Safe Drinking Water Act
    • NPDES = National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
    • RCRA = Resource Conservation Recovery Act
  • Note:
    • The methods shown are those commonly employed in performing environmental analyses. It is not intended to be inclusive of all possible EPA analytical methods or to indicate that Katahdin Analytical Services routinely provides the methods or parameters shown. The information provide is current as of March 1996.