Soil

EPA Method 8260B:

Volatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

EPA Method 8270C:

Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

EPA Method 8280B:

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High resolution gas chromatography/low-resolution mass Spectrometry (HRGC/LRMS)

EPA Method 8015B:

Non-halogenated Organics (including Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons) by Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID)

EPA Method 6010B:

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry

EPA Method 7471A:

Mercury in Solid or Semisolid Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique)

EPA Method 8081A:

Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detectors (GC-ECD)

EPA Method 8081B:

Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography (GC-MS)

EPA Method 8082:

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) by Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detectors (GC-ECD)

EPA Method 8082A:

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) by Gas Chromatography (GC-MS)

EPA Method 5035A:

Closed-System Purge-and-Trap and Extraction for Volatile Organics in Soil and Waste Samples

EPA Method 3051A:

Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, Soils, and Oils

EPA Method 3546:

Microwave Extraction of Soils, Clays, Sediments, Sludges, and Solid Wastes

EPA Method 3050B:

Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils

EPA Method 3550C:

Ultrasonic Extraction

EPA Method 3630C:

Silica Gel Cleanup

EPA SW-846:

Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods

What is SW-846

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EPA 8000 Series Methods

Determinative Chromatographic Separations – Provides guidance on analytical chromatography and describes calibration and quality control requirements that are common to all SW-846 chromatographic methods

5000 Series Methods

Sample preparation for Volatile Organic Compounds – Provides general guidance on the selection of sample preparation methods for introducing VOCs into a detection device. The matrices include aqueous, soil/sediment. solid waste, organic solvents, air, and oily waste