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METALS       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Metals, dissolved (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Filter on site with 0.45 µm filter. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 6 months.
Metals, suspended (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C and SVL will filter with 0.45 µm filter. No preservation needed. Holding time 6 months.
or
Filter on site with 0.45 µm filter and submit filter to SVL for analysis. Please provide the volume of sample filtered.
Metals, total (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 6 months.
Metals, total (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 6 months.
Mercury, dissolved(water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Filter on site and preserve with HNO3 to pH<2. Holding time 28 days.
Mercury, total (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2. Holding time 28 days.
Mercury, total (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 28 days.
Priority Pollutant List Metals (PPL) (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2. Holding times are 28 days for mercury; 6 months for the remaining metals.
Priority Pollutant List Metals (PPL) (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding times are 28 days for mercury; 6 months for the remaining metals.
Target Analyte List Metals(TALM) (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2. Holding times are 28 days for mercury; 6 months for the remaining metals.
Target Analyte List Metals(TALM) (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding times are 28 days for mercury; 6 months for the remaining metals.
Target Analyte List (TAL)includes CN (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2.
1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and store at 4 °C. Holding times are 28 days for mercury, 6 months for the remaining metals, and 14 days for cyanide.
Target Analyte List (TAL)includes CN (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding times are 28 days for mercury, 6 months for the remaining metals, and 14 days for cyanide.
INORGANICS       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Acidity - Total as CaCO3 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Alkalinity - Total 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Alkalinity - CO3,HCO3,OH 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Asbestos (bulk) Please call for instructions.
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Chromium, hexavalent * 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 24 hr.
Cyanide - Total (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and cool to 4 °C (if the sample has been chlorinated, add 0.6 g ascorbic acid). Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Total (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Weak Acid Dissociable (WAD) (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Amenable to Chlorination 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and cool to 4 °C (if the sample has been chlorinated, add 0.6 g ascorbic acid). Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Free (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Reactive (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>12 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Cyanide - Reactive (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Anions: Chloride, Fluoride, Sulfate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Bromide, Ortho-Phosphate, Thiocyanate 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding times are 48 hr for nitrate and nitrite and 28 days for the remaining anions.
MBAS (Surfactants) 1 - 1000 mL plastic bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 48 hr.
Nitrogen - Ammonia 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Nitrogen - Nitrate + Nitrite (by method 353.2) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Nitrogen - sum of Nitrate + Nitrite (by method 300.0) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 48 hr.
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Oil and Grease (water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Phenols (Total) 1 - 500 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Phosphate (Ortho) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 48 hr.
Phosphorus - Total 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
Specific Gravity 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Sulfide - Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) Please call for instructions.
Sulfide - Hydrogen Sulfide 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>9, add 2 mL of zinc acetate and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 7 days.
Sulfide - Reactive Sulfide (water) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with NaOH to pH>9, add 2 mL of zinc acetate and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 7 days.
Sulfide - Reactive Sulfide (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Arsenic Speciation (As+3As+5) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with 1 mL of concentrated HCl for every 100 mL of sample. Reduce headspace and cool to 4 °C.
PHYSICAL TESTS       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Flash Point (water) 1 - 100 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 10 days.
Flash Point (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 10 days.
Conductance, Specific (EC) (water) 1 - 100 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 28 days.
Conductance, Specific (EC) (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Corrosivity as pH (water) 1 - 100 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 24 hr.
Corrosivity as pH (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 24 hr.
Hardness (as Ca + Mg) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Preserve with HNO3 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 6 months.
Hardness total as CaCO3 1 - 100 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 28 days.
pH (water) 1 - 25 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Analyze immediately.
pH (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Total Solids (TS) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Total Volatile Solids (TVS) 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Settleable Solids 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Turbidity 1 - 500 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 48 hr.
Color 1 - 100 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 48 hr.
Odor 1 - 200 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 24 hr.
Leaching Procedures       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
TCLP Extraction: Metals & Semi-volatiles 1 - 1000 mL wide mouth HDPE bottle filled with approximately 500 g of soil. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
TCLP Extraction: Volatiles only 1 - 1000 mL wide mouth HDPE bottle filled with approximately 500 g of soil. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
SPLP Extraction 1 - 1000 mL wide mouth HDPE bottle filled with approximately 500 g of soil. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
SOIL/OVERBURDEN TESTING AND NDEP REQUIREMENTS       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Paste pH 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Loss on Ignition (LOI) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Sand, Silt, Clay (textural class) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Sulfur 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Carbon 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Acid/Base Account (ABA): 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Acid Neutralization Potential (ANP) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Acid Generation Potential (AGP) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Sulfur 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Sulfate Sulfur (HCL Extractable) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Pyritic Sulfur (HNO3 Extractable) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Non-Extractable Sulfur 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Meteoric Water Mobility (MWM) Fill one 5 gallon bucket with 12 kg of mine rock sample. No preservation needed.
BIOLOGICAL TESTS       top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 1 - 1000 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. Holding time 48 hr.
Carbonaceaous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (cBOD) 1 - 1000 mL HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C. Holding time 48 hr.
Chlorophyll a 1 - 1000 mL amber HDPE bottle. Cool to 4 °C, dark. Filter within 48 hr. After filtration, store at -20 °C, dark. Holding time 21 days.
Coliform (includes quantitray testing) 1 - 150 mL clear sterile bottle, prepreserved with sodium thiosulfate. Cool to <10 °C. Holding time 30 hr between collection and prep for DW; 8 hr for SW and WW samples.
Coliform MPN 1 - 150 mL clear sterile bottle, prepreserved with sodium thiosulfate. Cool to <10 °C. Holding time 30 hr between collection and prep for DW; 8 hr for SW and WW samples.
Heterotrophic Plate Count 1 - 150 mL clear sterile bottle, prepreserved with sodium thiosulfate (unpreserved bottles are acceptable). Cool to <10 °C. Holding time 8 hr.
Iron Bacteria 1 - 150 mL clear sterile bottle (unpreserved). Cool to <10 °C. Holding time 30 hr between collection and prep.
ORGANICS      top
Analytical Parameters Sampling Requirements
Volatile Organics (VOC) in Drinking Water 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Halogenated Volatile Organics (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Halogenated Volatile Organics (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Aromatic Volatile Organics (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 7 days.
Aromatic Volatile Organics (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Chlorinated Pesticides & PCBs (water) 2 - 1000 mL amber glass bottles. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Chlorinated Pesticides & PCBs (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Chlorinated Herbicides (water) 2 - 1000 mL amber glass bottles. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Chlorinated Herbicides (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
PCBs (water) 2 - 1000 mL amber glass bottles. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
PCBs (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
PCBs(oil sample) 1 - 40 mL VOA vial. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Semi-volatile Organics (SVOC) (water) 2 - 1000 mL amber glass bottles. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Semi-volatile Organics (SVOC) (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Volatile Organics (VOC) (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
Volatile Organics (VOC) (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Explosive Residues (water) 2 - 1000 mL amber glass bottles. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 7 days.
Explosive Residues (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C\. Holding time 28 days.
Total Organic Matter (TOM) (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Organic Halides (TOX) (water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with H2SO4 to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C.
Total Organic Halides (TOX) (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed.
Total Organic Halides (TOX) (oil sample) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 28 days.
TPH - Diesel/Motor Oil(water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - Diesel/Motor Oil (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - DRO (water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - DRO (soil) 1 - 8 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - Gasoline/BTEX (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - Gasoline/BTEX (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - GRO/BTEX (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - GRO/BTEX (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - HCID (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - HCID (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
TPH - IR (water) 1 - 1000 mL amber glass bottle. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 28 days.
TPH - IR (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 28 days.
BTEX (water) 2 - 40 mL VOA vials. Preserve with HCl to pH<2 and cool to 4 °C. Holding time 14 days.
BTEX (soil) 1 - 4 oz. soil jar. Cool to 4 °C. No preservation needed. Holding time 14 days.
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