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Measurement GWL-TAPE-PASTE Product or groundwater level by measuring tape with hydrocarbon- and water-sensitive paste Y TAPE-PASTE KKIN461 12/06/2018
Analysis CLP-ISM02.4-ICP-AES Metals by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA, 2016. EPA Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Inorganic Superfund Methods Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration ISM02.4, Exhibit D, October 2016. Y CNEU461 05/30/2018
Measurement TURB-NEPH-780 Turbidity by nephelometric field meter, 780 nm infrared light, 90 degree detector, 0-1600 NTU range Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y CNEU461 03/31/2020
Collection D-FRAMEKICKNET500UM Benthic macroinvertebrate collection by D-frame kick with 1x1 ft mouth and 500 um mesh net Y CNEU461 11/05/2009
Collection KEMMER-SS Bottle, Kemmerer, Stainless Steel Y CNEU461 12/18/2008
Analysis 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 mbac461 08/26/2024
Measurement SWFMB Streamflow by bucket or other container and stopwatch. Y CNEU461 08/17/2022
Bioassay ASTM-E1706-00 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates (Historical Method) ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, 2000. Historical Method. Y CNEU461 01/21/2011
Collection SPME-LIQUID-EXSITU Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) fiber sampler for liquids, ex situ (in lab using field sample). Y CNEU461 07/16/2021
Collection COMP-SED-BACTERIA Composite of bacteria sediment samples collected from a transect or grid cell by scooping with stainless steel spoon into stainless steel bowl, then thoroughly stirring to homogenize. Collection and decontamination procedures follow Ecology SOP EAP069. Y CNEU461 11/09/2010
Analysis UNH-SOP1.06 Water Sample Filtration and Analysis for Total Suspended Solids (TSS, Dried at 90-120 deg C), Chlorophyll and Phaepigments U. New Hampshire, Jackson Estuarine Lab SOP 1.06. IN Mueller, C, et al. (eds.) 1992. SOPs and Field Methods Used for Conducting Ecological Risk Assessment Case Studies. Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, TD 2296, San Diego, CA, 470p. Y UNHSOP1.06 CNEU461 09/29/2016
Collection AugerSplitSpoon Auger, hollow stem with split spoon sampler Y Auger-SplitSpoon CNEU461 05/08/2023
Analysis USDOE-SR-05-RC Strontium-90 in Environmental Water Samples The Procedures Manual of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Volumes I & II, 28th Edition, US Department of Energy Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Washington, D.C., HASL-300, February 1997 Y Sr-05-RC CNEU461 08/05/2014
Analysis ALPCOEST17 17 beta estradiol in water and wastewater by ELISA Immunoassay, ALPCO Diagnostics, Salem, NH ALPCO Diagnostics, 26-G Keewaydin Drive, Salem, NH 03079, 800-592-5726, http://www.alpco.com Y CNEU461 10/04/2006
Analysis FERG2001 Determination of steroid estrogens in wastewater by immunoaffinity extraction coupled with HPLC-electrospray-MS Ferguson P. L., C. R. Iden, A. E. McElroy, and B. J. Brownawell. 2001. Determination of Steroid Estrogens in Wastewater by Immunoaffinity Extraction Coupled with HPLC-Electrospray-MS. Analytical Chemistry 73: 3890-3895. Y CNEU461 08/25/2006
Analysis Tritium-EE-GPC Tritium by electrolytic enrichment and gas proportional counting Tritium Laboratory, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, 2010 Y CNEU461 10/10/2013
Bioassay ASTM/EPA/ECY-COMBO2 Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates (ASTM-E1688) AND Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal Test Manual, EPA-ACE-DMMP91 AND Guidance Manual: Bedded Sediment BioaccumulationTests, EPA 600/X-89/302 (Lee-EPA89) Combination method. See individual methods ASTM-E1688-00a, EPA-ACE-DMMP91, and Lee-EPA89 Y CNEU461 05/01/2013
Analysis ML-EASYGEL Detection of waterborne coliforms and E. coli with Coliscan Easygel Micrology Laboratories L.L.C., 1303 Eisenhower Dr., S. Goshen, IN, (888) EAS-YGEL , http://www.micrologylabs.com, 1999 Y CNEU461 08/28/2008
Bioassay PSEP-BIO95 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Laboratory Bioassays on Puget Sound Sediments, Rev. 1995 Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), 1995. Recommended Guidelines for Conducting Laboratory Bioassays on Puget Sound Sediments. Prepared by PTI Environmental Services for US EPA Region 10. Y CNEU461 07/07/2010
Measurement PHSTRIP pH by strip Y CNEU461 01/05/2021
Collection BAILER-UNKNOWN Bailer, material unknown Y KKIN461 03/25/2016
Collection HOOP-MACROPHYTE Hoop method for collection of macrophytes and filamentous algae. Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Sample Collection and Laboratory Analysis of chlorophyll a; Standard Operating Procedure, Revision 4. 2008. Y CNEU461 01/07/2013
Collection CRABPOT Captured by crab pot. N Y CNEU461 08/23/2023
Analysis TDS-CALC-HEM85 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Calculated, Hem 1985 Hem, J.D., 1985, Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water (3rd Ed.): USGS Water Supply Paper 2254. Y mbac461 08/26/2024
Measurement EPA170.1 Temperature by Thermistor U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), 1974. Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) Y CNEU461 05/22/2008
Measurement CONDUCTIVITY-SBE Conductivity sensor using cylindrical, flow-through, borosilicate glass cell with three internal platinum electrodes & Wein bridge, unique to Sea-Bird Electronics Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., 1808 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005, 425-643-9866, http://www.seabird.com Y CNEU461 06/23/2016
Analysis USDOE-AR-01-R Alpha Radioassay Spectrometry, Revision 0. The Procedures Manual of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Volumes I & II, 28th Edition, US Department of Energy Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Washington, D.C., HASL-300, February 1997 Y AR-01-R CNEU461 03/19/2019
Analysis MSA31-3 Nitrogen (Ammonia), Kjeldahl Digestion, Colorimetric Finish, Phenate Method, Methods Soil Anal, 1982 Stevenson, F.J., 1982. Nitrogen-Organic forms, p 625–641. In A. L. Page et al. (ed.), Methods of Soil Analysis, 1982, 2nd Edition, Part 2 - Chemical and Microbiological Properties, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Madison, WI Y CNEU461 02/10/2009
Analysis CHEM-K6203 Iron, Ferrous, in water by CHEMetrics K6203 field kit, 1,10 Phenanthroline Method, Vacu-vial ampoule, adapted from Standard Methods SM3500FeB CHEMetrics, Inc., 4295 Catlett Road, Calverton, VA 20138, 800-356-3072, http://www.chemetrics.com/ Y CNEU461 02/22/2010
Analysis I-1472-87 Metals in Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) (USGS) USGS-NWQL, Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey, Book 5, Chapter A1, Rev 1987 Y CNEU461 05/22/2006
Analysis CUW-001-01 Quantification of Organic Contaminants in Urban Stormwater with Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Rev 01. University of Washington Tacoma, Center for Urban Waters, CUW-001, Rev 01, December 2019, https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/center-urban-waters/center-urban-waters. Y CNEU461 12/10/2019
Analysis CLP-SOM01.1 Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration,Organic Analytical Service for Superfund, EPA Contact Lab Program (CLP), SOM01.1 U.S. EPA. Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Organic Analysis, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, OLM01.1, May 2005 Y CNEU461 10/14/2013
Measurement DO-CLARK-PULSE Dissolved Oxygen (DO) by Electrochemical Polarographic (Clark) Cell Sensor with Pulsing Membrane (Flow Independent) Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y CNEU461 01/11/2016
Collection SED-INLINE-FILTER Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by inline filtration Washington State Dept. of Ecology, 2008, Standard Operating Procedure for Collecting Freshwater Suspended Particulate Matter Samples using In-Line Filtration, EAP041, November 2008. Y SED-INLINE CNEU461 04/23/2015
Analysis KCEL-SOP466 Anatoxin-a by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection (HPLC-MS/MS) King County Environmental Lab, Aquatic Toxicology Section, Seattle, WA, SOP 466, 2013 Y CNEU461 01/13/2014
Analysis EPA353.2-ASTM-D3590 Total Nitrogen calculated from Nitrate-Nitrite as N by EPA353.2 and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N by ASTM-D3590. N Y mbac461 08/26/2024
Preparation CAS-MET-TISP-FD Freeze-drying for tissue analyses, Columbia Analytical Services Standard Operating Procedure for Tissue Sample Preparation, SOP No. MET-TISP, Columbia Analytical Services, 2007 Y CNEU461 07/27/2009
Collection COMP-CT-CV Composite sample, constant time/constant volume. Samples of equal volume are taken at equal increments of time and composited to make time-composite an average sample. Washington State Department of Ecology SOP ECY002, Standard Operating Procedure for Automatic Sampling for Stormwater Monitoring, V1, September 2009. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/qa/Agency/ECY_SOP_AutomatedSampling_v1_0.pdf Y CNEU461 12/30/2009
Collection COMP-CT-VPFVI Composite sample, constant time/volume proportional to flow volume increment. Samples are taken at equal increments of time and are composited proportional to the volume of flow since the last sample was taken. Washington State Department of Ecology SOP ECY002, Standard Operating Procedure for Automatic Sampling for Stormwater Monitoring, V1, September 2009. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/qa/Agency/ECY_SOP_AutomatedSampling_v1_0.pdf Y CNEU461 12/30/2009
Collection SPME-LIQUID-INSITU Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) fiber sampler for liquids, deployed in situ. Y CNEU461 04/22/2020
Collection SEDTRAP-FULLER Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) trap with low-profile, flow-over, single-chamber tray and baffle design Lubliner, Brandi, 2012, Evaluation of Stormwater Suspended Particulate Matter Samplers, Washington Department of Ecology Publication 12-03-053. www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/1203053.html Y CNEU461 07/08/2015
Analysis Gustafsson1997A Quantification of the dilute sedimentary soot phase: Implications for PAH speciation and bioavailability. Gustafsson, O., F. Haghseta, C. Chan, J. Macfarlane, and P. Gschwend, M. 1997. Quantification of the dilute sedimentary soot phase: Implications for PAH speciation and bioavailability. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31:203-209. Y CNEU461 05/10/2013
Measurement ISE-NH4 Ion-Selective Electrode Probe for Field Measurement of Ammonium Ions in Water Y CNEU461 06/10/2014
Measurement DNR-TFW-AM9-99-005 TFW Monitoring Program manual for the stream temperature survey. Schuett-Hames, D., A. E. Pleus, E. Rashin, and J. Matthews. 1999a. Prepared for the Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources under the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Agreement. Rep. No. TFW-AM9-99-005. DNR # 107. Y mbac461 08/26/2024
Collection INSITU-SPE Active Integrative Sampler with In Situ Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) disk or cartridge. Y CNEU461 02/07/2019
Analysis ID-COUNT-LEVEL3 Level 3 (Lowest Possible 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 Mortlock1989-Opal Simple method for the rapid determination of biogenic opal in pelagic marine sediments. Mortlock, R.A., and P.N. Froelich. Deep Sea Research, Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 1989, Pages 1415-1426. Y CNEU461 07/16/2019
Collection COMP-IWSD2 Integrated Water Sampler Device, 2 m, 3.2 cm id PVC tube fitted with top stopper plug and bottom valve. USEPA, 2017. National Lakes Assessment 2017. Field Operations Manual. EPA 841-B-16-002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC., Chapter 5.5 Y CNEU461 01/10/2018
Collection HANDTOOL Hand Tool Y CNEU461 10/24/2008
Bioassay ECY-SCUMII-C15 Marine and Freshwater Microtox® 100 Percent Sediment Porewater Toxicity Test (SCUM II Appendix C), Rev 2015 Ecology, 2015. Sediment Cleanup User’s Manual II (SCUM II), Guidance for Implementing the Cleanup Provisions of the Sediment Management Standards, Chapter 173 -204 WAC, Appendix C, Ecology Publication No. 12-09-057, March 2015. Y CNEU461 05/17/2017
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