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Measurement FID-METER Flame Ionization Detector (FID), field meter for VOCs and other gases Y FIDMETER
Analysis SM2540E Fixed and Volatile Solids Ignited at 500 deg C Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
COLLECTION FISH-TRAP Fish, crab, lobster (etc.) collection, trap or pot Y
MEASUREMENT FISHSEX Fish sex determined by gutting or visual observation Y
Collection OTTERTRAWL Fish or macroinvertebrate collection by netting, otter trawl Y
Collection FISH-ANGLING Fish collection, with rod, hook, and line. Y
Collection FISH-LONGLINE Fish collection, with multiple hooks on a long line typically anchored to the bottom. Y
COLLECTION FISH-MISC Fish collection, unspecified Y
Collection FISH-POISON Fish collection, poison Y
COLLECTION FISH-NET Fish collection, netting, type unspecified Y
COLLECTION FISH-NET-GILL Fish collection, netting, gill net Y
Collection FISH-NET-BEACHSEINE Fish collection, netting, beach seine Y
Collection FISH-MULTI Fish collection, multiple methods (see Field Collection Comment). Y
Collection Electrofish-boat Fish collection, electro-shock via boat-mounted unit Y
Collection Electrofish-backpack Fish collection, electro-shock via backpack-mounted unit Y
Collection MidwaterTrawl Fish collection by towing a cone-shaped net at a chosen depth in the water column. Also known as pelagic trawling. Y
Collection BottomTrawl Fish collection by dragging a net along the bottom. Also known as benthic trawling. Y
ANALYSIS FISHAGE Fish age determined using various aging structures - Jearld (1983) & Fletcher et al. (1993) Y
Preparation AXYS-XLA-076-M Filtration and XAD-2 Extraction of Large Volume Water Samples, modified (field filtration instead of lab filtration), Rev not specified AXYS Analytical SGS AXYS Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, BC, XLA-076-M, Rev not specified, http://www.axysanalytical.com Y
MEASUREMENT SW6200 Field Portable XRF Spectrometry for Metals in Soil and Sediment EPA SW-846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Update IVA Y
Derivation CALC_IRON Ferric Iron by calculation (Total Iron – Ferrous Iron) Y
Analysis SM16-910B Fecal Strep by Membrane Filtration Standard Methods 16th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1985. Y
Analysis SM9230B Fecal Strep and Enterococci by Multiple Tube Technique Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Analysis SM17-9230C Fecal Strep and Enterococci by Membrane Filtration Standard Methods 17th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1989. Y
Analysis SM9230C Fecal Strep and Enterococci by Membrane Filtration Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Analysis SM9221E2 Fecal Coliform Direct Test by Multiple Tube Fermentation using A-1 Medium Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Analysis SM16-908C Fecal Coliform by Multiple Tube Fermentation using EC or A-1 Medium (undifferentiated) Standard Methods 16th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1985. Y
Analysis SM9221E Fecal Coliform by Multiple Tube Fermentation using EC or A-1 Medium (undifferentiated) Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Analysis SM9221E1 Fecal Coliform by Multiple Tube Fermentation using EC Medium Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Analysis SM16-909C Fecal Coliform by Membrane Filtration using mFC Medium. Standard Methods 16th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1985. Y
Analysis SM9222D Fecal Coliform by Membrane Filtration using mFC Medium Standard Methods 18th, 19th, 20th ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1992, 1995, 1998. Y
Preparation SW1310B Extraction Procedure (EP) Toxicity Test Method and Structural Integrity Test, Revision 2. EPA SW846 U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 2, Nov 2004. Y
Preparation SW3542A Extraction of Semivolatile Analytes Collected Using Method 0010 (Modified Method 5 Sampling Train), Revision 1. EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Revision 1, May 2005. Y
PREPARATION PRL-LAB10 Extraction of Porewater from Sediment using Sodium Tetraethyl Borate Extraction Derivative. Pacific Rim Laboratories, Inc., #103, 19575 - 55A Avenue, Surrey, B. C. Canada. 604-532-8711. http://www.pacificrimlabs.com Y
Preparation SW9031 Extractable Sulfides, Revision 0. EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods., Revision 0, July 1992. Y
Preparation SoilTest-NH4Ac-S5.10 Extractable potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium ammonium acetate method. Western States Methods: https://www.naptprogram.org/files/napt/publications/method-papers/western-states-methods-manual-2013.pdf Y
ANALYSIS WCC-103 S-4.10 Extractable Phosphorus and Soil Bases, Bicarbonate Western Coordinating Committee on Nutrient Management (WCC): Soil, Plant and Water Reference Methods for the Western Region, 2003, 2nd Edition. Authors R. Gavlak, D. Horneck, R.O. Miller, and J. Kotuby-Amacher. Y
Preparation AQ-EMO-SOP-2018 Extractable Manganese Oxide, Anchor QEA Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory SOP, September 2018 Revision. Anchor QEA Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Portland, OR. After: Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1996. Acid Ammonium Oxalate in Darkness-Tamm's Reagent, Ch. 23: Iron, In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Part 3 Chemical Methods, 5.3, pp. 648-650. Y
Derivation INT-LB17-AXYS-MLA021 Ex Situ Determination of Porewater Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Field-Collected Sediment Using Polyethylene Device (PED) Passive Sampler, Shaken for 30 Days in Lab, Analyzed by AXYS MLA-021 Rev 12 (PAH, Alkylated PAH and Alkanes in Sediment, Tissue, Water Hexane Extracts, XAD Resin and Filter Samples by GC/MS), and Equilibrium Corrected Based on Performance Reference Compounds (PRC). Integral Consulting Inc. September 2017. SOP-LB-17. Based on USEPA/SERDP/ESTCP. 2017. Laboratory, Field, and Analytical Procedures for using Passive Sampling in the Evaluation of Contaminated Sediments: User's Manual. EPA/600/R-16/357. Y
Derivation INT-LB16-EPA1668C Ex Situ Determination of Porewater Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Field-Collected Sediment Using Polyethylene Device (PED) Passive Sampler, Shaken for 30 Days in Lab, Analyzed by EPA 1668C (Chlorinated Biphenyls in Water, Soil, Sediment, Biosolids and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS, Revision C), and Equilibrium Corrected Based on Performance Reference Compounds (PRC). Integral Consulting Inc. October 2017. SOP-LB-16. Based on USEPA/SERDP/ESTCP. 2017. Laboratory, Field, and Analytical Procedures for using Passive Sampling in the Evaluation of Contaminated Sediments: User's Manual. EPA/600/R-16/357. Y
BIOASSAY EPA-ACE-91/LEE-EPA89 Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal Test Manual, EPA/ACE 91 AND Guidance Manual: Bedded Sediment BioaccumulationTests, EPA 600/X-89/302 Combination method. See original individual methods - EPA-ACE-DMMP91 and Lee-EPA89 Y
BIOASSAY EPA-ACE-DMMP91 Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal Test Manual, EPA/ACE 91 USEPA and USACE, 1991. Evaluation of Dredged Material proposed for ocean disposal test manual. February 1991. EPA-503/8-91/001 Y
Analysis EPA504 Ethylene Dibromide (EDB), Dibromochloropropane, (DBCP) - DW by Microextraction Ethylene Dibromide USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 600/4-88-039. Y
Preparation SoilTest-OLSEN-S4.10 Estimation of available soil phosphorus Sodium Bicarbonate Method. Western States Methods: Olsen et al. https://www.naptprogram.org/files/napt/publications/method-papers/western-states-methods-manual-2013.pdf Y
Preparation SoilTest-DTPA-S4.40 Estimation of available soil phosphorus AB-DTPA Soltanpour and Schwab Method Western States Methods: https://www.naptprogram.org/files/napt/publications/method-papers/western-states-methods-manual-2013.pdf Y
Collection EquilPassiveGrab-GW Equilibrated Passive Grab Groundwater Sampler Y
BIOASSAY EPA1991 EPA/600/4-90/027. Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater & Marine Organisms Ecology-MEL Y
ANALYSIS RSK-175B EPA SOP for Dissolved Gas Analysis in Water Samples Using a GC Headspace Equilibration Technique, Revision 2 US EPA National Risk Management Research Lab, prepared for the use of the Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division, Revision 2, May 2004. Y
ANALYSIS RSK-175 EPA SOP for Analysis of Dissolved Gas (Methane, Ethane, and Ethylene) in Ground Water by a Standard Gas Chromatographic Technique. US EPA National Risk Management Research Lab, prepared for the use of the Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division, 1997 (draft) Y
Analysis SM9223BM Enzyme Substrate Test for Coliform and E. coli (using IDEXX Colilert or Quanti-Tray Methods), modified method Standard Methods Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF. IDEXX Laboratories Inc, Westbrook, ME. Y
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