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.