Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Analysis (NPDES)




Volatile Organic Analysis

Parameter
 Typical Method(s)
 Sample Container/ Preservative
 Preferred Volume (mL)
 EPA Holding Time
Purgeable Halocarbons
 EPA 601
 VOA/4C
 2 x 40
 14 Days
Purgeable Aromatics
 EPA 602
 VOA/4C, HCl to pH 2
 2 x 40
 14 Days (7 Days unpreserved)
Acrolein and Acrylonitrile
 EPA 603
 VOA/4C, pH adjusted
 2 x 40
 14 Days
Phenols
 EPA 604
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Benzidines
 EPA 605
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/7 Days
Phthalates Esters
 EPA 606
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Nitrosamines
 EPA 607
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Organochlorine Pesticides and PCB's
 EPA 608
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Nitroaromatics and Isophorones
 EPA 609
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
 EPA 610
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Haloethers
 EPA 611
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
 EPA 612
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
 EPA 613
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Organophosphate Pesticides
 EPA 614
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Chlorinated Herbicides
 EPA 615
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 Days
Purgeables
 EPA 624
 VOA/4C, HCl to pH 2
 2 x 40
 14 Days (7 Days unpreserved)
Base/ Neutrals and Acids
 EPA 625
 GA/4C
 2 x 1000
 7/40 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
  • 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.