Soil

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

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

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

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

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry

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

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

Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography (GC-MS)

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

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

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

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

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

Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils

Ultrasonic Extraction

Silica Gel Cleanup

Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods

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 detecttion device. The matrices include aqueous, soil/sediment. solid waste, organic solvents, air, and oily waste