Solid Waste Analysis (RCRA)




Volatile Organic Analysis


Parameter
Typical Method(s)
Sample Container/ Preservative*
Preferred Volume (mL/g)
EPA Holding Time (liq/sol)
Halogenated Volatile Organics
EPA 8010
VOA/4C, (liquid: HCl to pH 2)
2 x 40/50
Liquid 14 days; Solid 14 Days
Non-Halogenated Volatile Organics
EPA 8015
VOA/4C, (liquid: HCl to pH 2)
2 x 40/50
Liquid 14 days; Solid 14 Days
Aromatic Volatile Organics
EPA 8020
VOA/4C, (liquid: HCl to pH 2)
2 x 40/50
Liquid 14 days; Solid 14 Days
Acrolein, Acrylonitrile
EPA 8030
VOA/4C, (liquid: HCl to pH 4 - 5)
2 x 40/50
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Phenols
EPA 8040
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Phthalate Esters
EPA 8060
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Organochlorine Pesticides and PCB's
EPA 8080
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Nitroaromatics and Cyclic Ketones
EPA 8090
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
EPA 8100
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
EPA 8120
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Organophosphorus Pesticides
EPA 8140
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Chlorinated Herbicides
EPA 8150
GA/4C
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 Days
Volatile Organics
EPA 8240/8260
VOA/4C, (liquid: HCl to pH 2)
3 x 40/50
Liquid 14 days; Solid 14 Days
Semi-Volatile Organics
EPA 8270
GA/4C, HCl to pH 2
2 x 1000/100
Liquid 7/40 days; Solid 14/40 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

      * 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.