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Analysis PSEP-TOCM Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) by Combustion,104 deg C, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003, Modified PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-MET89 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Metals in Water, Sediment, and Tissue, Rev. 1989 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), 1989 (Rev). Recommended Protocols for Measuring Metals in Puget Sound Water, Sediment, and Tissue Samples. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 by Battelle PNNL and PTI Environmental Services N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-PS Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Particle/Grain Size by Sieve-Pipette, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-ORG89 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Organic Compounds in Sediment and Tissue, Rev. 1989 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), Rev 1989. Recommended Guidelines for Measuring Organic Compounds in Puget Sound Sediment and Tissue Samples. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 Battelle PNNL and Tetra Tech, Inc. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-TS2 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Sulfides, Distillation, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-TS Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Solids, 103 deg C, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-COD Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-N Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Nitrogen, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-CNV91 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Variables in Marine Water, 1991 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), 1991. Recommended Guidelines for Measuring Conventional Marine Water-Column Variables in Puget Sound. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 by PTI Environmental Services. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-BOD Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), 5 Day Incubation, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-MIC86 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Recommended Protocols for Microbiological Studues in Puget Sound, 1986. PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), November 1986. Recommended Protocols for Microbiological Studies in Puget Sound. Final Report TC-3991-04. Prepared for USEPA Region 10 by Tetra Tech, Bellevue, WA. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-TVS Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Total Volatile Solids (TVS), 103 deg C, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-MET97 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Metals in Marine Water, Sediment, and Tissue, Rev. 1997 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), Rev 1997. Recommended Guidelines for Measuring Metals in Puget Sound Marine Water, Sediment and Tissue Samples. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 and Puget Sound Water Quality Authority by King County Env Lab N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-OG Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Sediment Variables, Oil and Grease (Freon Extractable), IR or Gravimetric, 1986, Minor Rev. 2003 PSEP 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. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-FSH90 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Conventional Variables and Metals in Fresh Water, 1990 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), 1990. Recommended Protocols for Measuring Conventional Water Quality Variables and Metals in Fresh Water of the Puget Sound Region. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 by Tetra-Tech, Inc. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis PSEP-ORG97 Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Organic Compounds in Water, Sediment, and Tissue, Rev. 1997 PSEP Puget Sound Estuary Program (PSEP), Rev 1997. Recommended Guidelines for Measuring Organic Compounds in Puget Sound Water, Sediment and Tissue Samples. Prepared for US EPA Region 10 and Puget Sound Water Quality Authority by King County Env Lab N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis NOAA172.1H Trace Metals in Marine Animal Tissues by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry ICP/MS, 1984-1992 NOAA Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program National Benthic Surveillance and Mussel Watch Projects, 1984-1992. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 71. July 1993. Silver Spring, MD N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC-59 Organic Contaminants in Sediments and Tissues by Extraction, Cleanup, and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry NOAA Sloan, C. A., et al., 2004. Extraction, cleanup, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of sediments and tissues for organic contaminants. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-NWFSC-59, 47 p. N Y NOAA-TM59 benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis NOAA172.1 Trace Metals in Marine Animal Tissues by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry ICP/MS, 1993-1996 update NOAA Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program Mussel Watch Project: 1993-1996 Update. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 130. March 1998. Silver Spring, MD. 233pp. N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis NOAA-VARANASI89 Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC), PCBs and pesticides in sediment and tissue separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC), NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC in-house methods, 1989. NOAA Varanasi, U, et al., 1989. Report for the Chemical Characterization of the Duwamish Channel and Settling Basin Sediments using PSDDA Guidelines, 1989. NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC unpublished report. Y CNEU461 12/17/2012
Analysis NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC-125 Analyses of Tissue, Sediment, and Water Samples for Organic Contaminants by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) and Analyses of Tissue for Lipid Classes by Thin Layer Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detection (TLC/FID), Sloan, C.A., et. al., 2014. NOAA Sloan, C.A., et. al., 2014. U.S. Dept. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-125. Y CNEU461 01/23/2020
Analysis NOAA130.31 Organic Contaminants in Marine Animal Tissues by GC/MS, Selective Ion Monitoring (SIM) NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Status and Trends Program (NS&T), Silver Spring, MD N Y benf461 10/18/2023
Analysis NIOSH7400 Asbestos and Other Fibers in Air by Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) NIOSH NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 4th Edition, Issue 2, August 1994. Y CNEU461 06/18/2009
Analysis NIOSH7402 Asbestos in Air by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) NIOSH NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 4th Edition, Issue 2, August 1994. Y CNEU461 06/18/2009
Analysis IDEXX-Enterolert IDEXX Laboratories Enterolert Test Kit Procedure for Enterococci in Water IDEXX IDEXX Laboratories, One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092, 1-800-321-0207, www.idexx.com, Revision 1999 Y CNEU461 04/20/2011
Analysis HACH-8226 Hardness, Total (as CaCO3), buret titration HACH Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y CNEU461 04/28/2008
Analysis HACH-10360-1.1 Luminescence Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen in Water and Wastewater and for Use in the Determination of five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD-5) and carbonaceous BOD-5. Revision 1.1, January 2006 Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com, Revision 1.1, January 2006 Y CNEU461 09/15/2016
Measurement HACH-8131 Sulfide in water by HACH 8131 field kit, Methylene Blue Method, adapted from Standard Methods 4500S2D Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y CNEU461 08/20/2014
Measurement HACH-8008 Iron, Total, in water by HACH 8008 FerroVer 1,10-Phenanthroline Method. Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com. Y CNEU461 10/07/2020
Measurement HACH-IR-18C Iron, ferrous (Fe2+), in Water by Color Disc/1,10 Phenanthroline Test Kit. Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y CNEU461 10/07/2020
Measurement HACH-AL-AP-MG/L Alkalinity By Drop Count Titration/Sulfuric Acid, Test Kit Model AL-AP, mg/L, Product #2444301. Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y CNEU461 07/20/2020
Analysis or Measurement HACH-8146 Iron, Ferrous, in water by HACH 8146 field kit, 1,10 Phenanthroline Method, Powder Pillows or AccuVac Ampuls, adapted from Standard Methods SM3500FeB Hach Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com N Y mbac461 09/04/2024
Analysis SW6020 Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Metals and Trace Elements, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1994. N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7041 Antimony by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7091 Beryllium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7131 Cadmium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7191 Chromium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, Spetember 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7195 Chromium, Hexavalent, Coprecipitation, Revision 1 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, September 1986. N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7201 Cobalt by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7211 Copper by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, July 1992, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7421 Lead by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7470 Mercury in Liquid Waste by Manual Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption (CVAA), Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986. N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7471 Mercury in Solid/Semisolid Waste by Manual Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption (CVAA), Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986. N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7610 Potassium by Atomic Absorption, Direct Aspiration, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7740 Selenium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, Spetember 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7761 Silver by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, July 1992, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7770 Sodium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Delted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7841 Thallium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, Spetember 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW7911 Vanadium by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 0 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, September 1986, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). N Y benf461 10/17/2023
Analysis SW8020 Aromatic Volatile Organics by Gas Chromatography (BETX) EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. (Deleted from SW-846, 12/96). N Y EPA8020 benf461 10/16/2023
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