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Collection PDB-SedPoreWater Passive Diffusion Bag (PDB) Sediment Pore Water Sampler Y CNEU461 09/15/2016
Analysis COUNT-DIATOM-PPHYTON Diatom cell count by slide Adams, K., 2010. Quality Assurance Monitoring Plan: Ambient Biological Monitoring in Rivers and Streams: Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Periphyton, August 2010, Appendix C-4. https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/summarypages/1003109.html Y CNEU461 05/25/2016
Collection LVPUFAir Low-volume polyurethane foam (PUF) air sampler. Y CNEU461 02/03/2021
Preparation SIEVE-2.0MM Sieved with a 2.0 millimeter screen Y CNEU461 12/03/2013
Measurement UVSpec-NO3 Submersible In Situ Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer for nitrate detection in water Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y CNEU461 06/23/2016
Collection HYDROLAB Collected using Hydrolab multi-parameter probe Y KKIN461 01/18/2018
Analysis CARB435-17-M California Air Resources Board Test Method 435 - Determination of Asbestos Content of Serpentine Aggregate, V2017, modified method. California Air Resource Board, Monitoring and Laboratory Division, April 2017 https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/test-method-435 Y CNEU461 05/24/2023
Preparation PSEP-TOC-PREP Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) by Combustion, 70 deg C, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003, PREP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), 1986, Minor Rev. 2003. Recommended Protocols for Measuring Conventional Sediment Variables in Puget Sound. Prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. for US EPA Region 10 and Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Olympia, WA. Y PSEP-TOC-P CNEU461 09/27/2021
Preparation SW3550B Ultrasonic Extraction, Nonvolatile and Semivolatile Organics from Solids, Revision 2 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Revision 2, December 1996. Y CNEU461 12/11/2013
Preparation SW3540A Soxhlet Extraction, Nonvolatile and Semivolatile Organics from Solids, Revision 1 U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revison 1, July 1992. Y CNEU461 06/18/2009
Preparation DRIED104C Sample dried at 104 degrees C Y CNEU461 10/08/2014
Analysis ID-COUNT-LEVEL2 Level 2 (Lowest Practical Level) Identification and Count for Benthic Samples from Hard-Bottomed Wadable Streams Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP); Northwest Standard Taxonomic Effort (NWSTE), https://www.pnamp.org/document/5210, January 2013 Y CNEU461 03/23/2017
Analysis EML-GA-01R Gamma Radioassay USDOE Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) Procedures Manual, 28th Edition, Vol. I, Department of Energy Report HASL-300, February 1997 Y CNEU461 05/10/2013
Measurement Fluorometer-generic Fluorometer, generic. Exact type not specified. N Y CNEU461 04/23/2024
Collection STM-FieldGroup14 Large Woody Debris - This method explains how to count pieces of large woody debris in waded streams for the Status and Trends Program when traversing the length of the stream site. Observations are limited to the main channel. This method applies to streams of Western Washington (west of the Cascade ridge), where natural conditions are expected to include larger sizes of wood. Y chmo461 05/25/2012
Collection HVPUFAir High-volume polyurethane foam (PUF) air sampler. Y CNEU461 02/03/2021
Analysis ORNL-SOP7.2.3 Beta Radioassay Procedure for Pb-210 and Bi-210 Analyses Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), 1957. Master Analytical Manual, Section 2, Radiochemical Methods, Procedure 7.2.3, TID-7015, November 1, 1957. Y CNEU461 05/13/2013
Analysis EL-ADDA-ABRAXIS Microcystins and Nodularins in Water by Abraxis ADDA Congener-Independent Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Test Kit ABRAXIS, 54 Steamwhistle Drive, Warminster, PA 18974, (215) 357-3911, http://www.abraxiskits.com Y CNEU461 03/02/2011
Preservation Cool10DegC Sample kept cool at 10 degrees Celsius Y KKIN461 08/06/2019
Analysis WALKLEY-BLACK34 Total organic carbon (TOC) in soil by the Walkley-Black dichromate oxidation method. Walkley, A. and I.A. Black, 1934. An Examination of the Degtjareff Method for Determining Soil Organic Matter and a Proposed Modification of the Chromic Acid Titration Method. Soil Science, 37:29-38. Y CNEU461 08/11/2009
Analysis CLP-SOM02.4-LM-VOA Low/Medium Concentrations of Volatile Organic Compounds by Purge and Trap Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA, 2016. EPA Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Organic Superfund Methods Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration SOM02.4, Exhibit D, October 2016. Y CNEU461 05/31/2018
Bioassay Lee-EPA89 Guidance Manual: Bedded Sediment BioaccumulationTests, EPA 600/X-89/302 Lee, H. II, B.L. Boese, J. Pelletier, M. Winsor, D.T. Specht, and R.C. Randall. 1989. Guidance Manual: Bedded Sediment BioaccumulationTests. September 1989. USEPA, 600/X-89/302. Y CNEU461 01/24/2011
Collection PDB-GW Passive Diffusion Bag (PDB) Groundwater Sampler Y CNEU461 10/29/2009
Preparation SW3052 Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Siliceous and Organically Based Matrices, Revision 0 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, December 1996. Y CNEU461 08/25/2009
Analysis SAEJ2975 Measurement of Copper and Other Elements in Brake Friction Materials, Original Version SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096, (877)-606-7323, http://www.sae.org/, Original Version, 2011-12-12 Y CNEU461 05/01/2014
Collection WIPE-MISC Surface wipe, material unspecified Y CNEU461 10/31/2018
Measurement PARSensor-Sphere Sensor using a spherical silicon photovoltaic detector for measuring quantum response of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in 400-700 nm spectrum Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y CNEU461 01/22/2016
Measurement pH-Ag/AgCl-Glass pH Sensor Using Pressure-Balanced Glass-Electrode with Ag/AgCl Reference Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y CNEU461 06/23/2016
Preparation SW5030A Purge-and-Trap for Aqueous Samples, Revision 1 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, July 1992. Y CNEU461 03/31/2009
Analysis PLUMB81S2 Sulfide by Methylene Blue, Colorimetric or Iodine Titrimetric (EPA/CE-81-1) Plumb, R.H. 1981. Procedures for handling and chemical analysis of sediment and water samples. Technical Report EPA/CE-81-1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS Y CNEU461 10/20/2011
Preparation FILTER11um-CA Water sample filtered with 11 micron (micrometer) cellulose acetate filter (CA) Y CNEU461 01/03/2018
Preparation FILTER5um Water sample filtered with 5 micron (micrometer) filter (material unspecified) Y FILTER5M KKIN461 01/29/2016
Collection MidwaterTrawl Fish collection by towing a cone-shaped net at a chosen depth in the water column. Also known as pelagic trawling. Y KKIN461 01/05/2016
Collection PUMP-INERTIAL-LIFT Pump, WaTerra inertial lift or similar Y PUMP-INERTIAL CNEU461 07/23/2014
Analysis KEROUEL1997 Fluorometric determination of ammonia in sea and estuarine waters by direct segmented flow analysis Kerouel, R, and Alain Aminot. Marine Chemistry, Volume 57, Issues 3-4, July 1997, Pages 265-275 Y CNEU461 08/16/2011
Measurement GWLMU Groundwater level by sonic meter Y KKIN461 12/06/2018
Analysis EF-BF-MB-009-6 Volatile Fatty Acids by Ion Chromatography (Dionex), Eurofins SOP BF-MB-009, Revision 6. Eurofins TestAmerica SOP BF-MB-009, Revision 6. Based on Standard Methods 5560, Organic and Volatile Acids, 4/3/2020. Y CNEU461 10/19/2021
Preparation SW3050A Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils, Revision 1 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Revision 1, July 1992. Y CNEU461 05/15/2006
Analysis Eberline-14C Carbon-14 in Water – Liquid Scintillation Counting Eberline Services Internal Laboratory Procedures, Rod Melgard, Lab Manager, Eberline Services, Richmond, CA, 2009 Y CNEU461 08/06/2014
Analysis PLM-DS Asbestos by Polarized Light Microscopy and Dispersion Staining, exact method unknown Y CNEU461 05/10/2007
Collection BottomTrawl Fish collection by dragging a net along the bottom. Also known as benthic trawling. Y KKIN461 01/05/2016
Preparation FILTER.45um-PP Water sample filtered with 0.45 micron (micrometer) polypropylene filter (PP) Y FILTER.45M-PP KKIN461 01/29/2016
Analysis PLUMB81NH3 Nitrogen (Ammonia) by Colorimetric-Auto-Phenate/Auto-O-Tolidine/or Manual, Titrimetric, Plumb, 1981 (EPA/CE-81-1) Plumb, R.H. 1981. Procedures for handling and chemical analysis of sediment and water samples. Technical Report EPA/CE-81-1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS Y CNEU461 09/05/2007
Measurement RHumidityLoggerCalc Relative humidity by data logger, calculated from water vapor partial pressure divided by the saturated vapor pressure at the ambient temperature Y mbac461 08/26/2024
Analysis PLUMB81TC Total Organic & Inorganic Carbon, Infrared (Water), Ignition or Diff Combustion (Soil), Plumb, 1981 (EPA/CE-81-1) Plumb, R.H. 1981. Procedures for handling and chemical analysis of sediment and water samples. Technical Report EPA/CE-81-1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS Y CNEU461 09/05/2007
Analysis EA-SOP-2016-COUNT-R1 Soft Bodied Algae and Diatom Identification, Enumeration, and Processing Standard Operating Procedure, Rev 1. EcoAnalysts, Moscow ID, February 2016. N Y CNEU461 05/31/2024
Measurement DEPTH-MLLW Depth calculated using depth sounder and Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) tidal datum Y mbac461 08/26/2024
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 N Y benf461 05/29/2024
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 CNEU461 01/13/2010
Bioassay ASTM-E1706/EPAB100.5 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates (Historical Method) AND Life-cycle Test for Measuring the Effects of Sediment-associated Contaminants on Chironomus tentans (Midge), 2nd Ed Combination method. See original individual methods - ASTM-E1706-00 (or -95) and EPA-BIO100.5-2 Y CNEU461 04/30/2013
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