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ANALYSIS FASOP-VFA Volatile Fatty Acids and Organic Ions in Water, Fremont Analytical SOP (based on EPA 300.0 with NaOH eluent and a specialty column) Fremont Analytical Laboratory, Seattle WA, SOP VFA by FA_Method_IC Column 11, 2009. Y
ANALYSIS EPA531.1M N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Post Column Derivitization, Revision 3.1, Modified U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water and National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Cincinnati, OH, Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water - Supplement III (EPA/600/R-95-131), Revision 3.1, 1995 Y
Measurement FID-METER Flame Ionization Detector (FID), field meter for VOCs and other gases Y FIDMETER
Preparation ALPHA-OP13-R9 Shaker Table Extraction for Non-Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Solid Samples (including soils, sediments, sludges, pads, nets, wastes, filters and wipes), Revision 9. Alpha Analytical, SOP 2261, OP-13, Revision 9, November 1, 2019, Westborough, MA, https://alphalab.com/ Y
Measurement SWFADV Streamflow by acoustic doppler velocimeter Y
Derivation INT-PED-SW-EPA1668C In Situ Determination of Surface Water Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Using Polyethylene Device (PED) Passive Sampler Deployed for 30 Days, 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. Based on Gschwend P, MacFarlane J, Palaia K, Reichenbacher S, Gouveia D. 2012. Passive PE Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments. ESTCP Project ER-200915, Version 1, December 2012. Y
Analysis ID-COUNT-LEVEL1 Level 1 (Coarsest 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
Analysis SAEJ2975A Measurement of Copper and Other Elements in Brake Friction Materials, Revision A SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096, (877)-606-7323, http://www.sae.org/, Revision A, 2013-12-20 Y
Preservation Cool4DegC Sample kept cool from 1 to 4 degrees Celsius Y
Bioassay NORTON96B/ASTME1676 Norton Earthworm Bioassay Protocol for Soil Toxicity Screening AND ASTM Standard Guide for Conducting Laboratory Soil Toxicity or Bioaccumulation Tests with the Lumbricid Earthworm Eisenia Fetida and the Enchytraeid Potworm Enchytraeus albidus (E1676-112) Norton, D., 1996b, Ecology Publication No. 96-327 and ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2012 Y
Derivation pH-HCalcClayton1993 Total hydrogen ion concentration scale calibration of m-cresol purple and at-sea results from spectrophotometric seawater pH measurements. Clayton, T. D., and R. H. Byrne. 1993. Spectrophotometric seawater pH measurements: total hydrogen ion concentration scale calibration of m-cresol purple and at-sea results. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 40: 2115-2129. Y
Analysis OSU-SOP-PFAS-2016 PFAS Analytical Methodology with Methanol Extraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), and Negative-Ion-Mode Electrospray Ionization Robel, Alix and Jennifer Field, 2016. Oregon State University-Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, 1007 ALS Building, 2750 Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 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 PLUMB81PS Sediment Grain/Particle Size by Sieve/Electronic Counter or Sieve/Pipet, 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, Section 3, Analytical Methods. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS. Y
COLLECTION BOTTLEDIP Bottle, direct dip/fill, type unspecified Y
PREPARATION SW5035 Closed-System Purge-and-Trap and Extraction for Volatile Organics (VOCs) in Soil and Waste Samples, Revision 0 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, December 1996. Y
MEASUREMENT HACH-CL8P Chloride by HACH 8-P field kit, silver nitrate drop count titration Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y
ANALYSIS UNGER86 GC Determinations Butyltins in Natural Waters by Flame Photometric Detection of Hexyl Derivatives with Mass Spectrometric Confirmation Unger, M. A., MacIntyre, W. G., Greaves, J., and Huggett, R. J.: 1986, GC Determinations of Butyltins in Natural Waters by Flame Photometric Detection of Hexyl Derivatives with Mass Spectrometric Confirmation, Chemosphere 15, 461–470. Y
PREPARATION SW3550A Ultrasonic Extraction, Nonvolatile and Semivolatile Organics from Solids, Revision 1 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, September 1994. Y
PREPARATION RYDIN2000P-HCl HCl Extraction for Ca-Bound Phosphorus Rydin, Emil, Brian Huser and Eugene B. Welch, 2000. Amount of Phosphorus Inactivated by Alum Treatments in Washington Lakes, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 226-230 and Psenner, R., et al., 1988. Y
Bioassay EPA-BIO100.2-2 Chironomus tentans 10-d Survival and Growth Test for Sediments, 2nd Ed EPA, 2000. Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates, Second Edition, March 2000, EPA/600/R-99/064 Y
Collection Electrofish-boat Fish collection, electro-shock via boat-mounted unit Y
Analysis FFB-SOP-TLC Results of Analyses of Environmental Samples for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Thin-Layer Chromatography Farr, Friedman & Bruya Inc, Seattle WA Y
Analysis S-Isotope-CF-IRMS Stable Isotope by Continuous Flow-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry ZymaX Forensics Isotope Lab, 600 S. Andreasen Drive, Suite B, Escondido, California, 760-781-3338, 2003 Y
Analysis Carter2011-DI-IRMS Dual-inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometry (DI-IRMS) J. F. Carter and V. J. Barwick (Eds), Good practice guide for isotope ratio mass spectrometry, FIRMS (2011). ISBN 978-0-948926-31-0. Y
Collection Niskin-HandClose Bottle, Niskin, hand-lowered by line to target (nominal) depth and hand-triggered to close via brass messenger. Y
Analysis LOI-USDA-Wright2008 Loss-on-Ignition (LOI) Method to Assess Soil Organic Carbon in Calcareous Everglades Wetlands. Wright, A. L, Wang, Y., & Reddy, K. (2008). Loss-on-Ignition Method to Assess Soil Organic Carbon in Calcareous Everglades Wetlands. Communications in soil science and plant analysis, 39, 3074-3083. https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/1455731 Y
Analysis EPA531.2 Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC With Postcolumn Derivitization U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Technical Support Center (EPA-OGWDW/TSC), 2001. (EPA 815-B-01-002), Revision 1.0, September 2001. Y
Derivation Benson&Krause84DOSAT Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Percent Saturation in freshwater and seawater calculated using Benson & Krause 1984 & 1980 algorithms. Benson, B.B., and D. Krause, Jr, 1984 & 1980. The concentration and isotopic fractionation of oxygen dissolved in freshwater and seawater in equilibrium with the atmosphere: Limnology & Oceanography, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 620-32 and vol. 25. no 4, p. 662-71 Y
Analysis BAL-4100-001C Arsenic speciation by Ion Chromatography – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (IC-ICP-MS), Rev 001c. Brooks Applied Labs, SOP BAL-4100, Revision 001c, 2018-12-04. Y
Preparation COMP-FISHTISSUE Composite fish tissue samples by homogenizing equal aliquots of individually homogenized fish tissue following Ecology SOP EAP007. Washington Department of Ecology Environmental Assessment Program SOP EAP007, Standard Operating Procedures for Resecting Finfish Whole Body, Body Parts or Tissue Samples, V1, August 2006. Y
MEASUREMENT CHELS-AQUA UV AQUAtracka Submersible PMT Flourimeter for Hydrocarbon (360nm) or Gelbstoff (440nm) concentrations. Chelsea Technologies Group, Surrey, UK, +44 (0)20 8481 9000, http://www.chelsea.co.uk. Y
Analysis EPA537.0-V1.1M Determination of selected perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAS) in drinking water by solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), Version 1.1, Modified Method. Shoemaker, J. A., P. Grimmett, and B. Boutin. U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water and National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Cincinnati, OH, EPA/600/R-08/092), Version 1.1, September 2009. Y EPA537-V1.1M, EPA537M
PREPARATION SW3580A Waste Dilution, Revision 1 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, July 1992. Y
Collection Niskin-RealtimeClose Bottle, Niskin, electronically triggered by field tech to close at target (nominal) depth, based on real-time pressure sensor measurement. Closure depth recorded by data logger and post-processed. Y
Collection DGT Diffusive gradients in thin films passive sampling device Y
Analysis MSA29-2 Total Carbon by XXX (Ch. 29.2) D.W. Nelson, L.E. Sommers, 1982. Total Carbon, Organic Carbon, & Organic Matter. In A. L. Page et al. (ed.). Methods of Soil Analysis, 2nd Ed., Part 2 - Chemical and Microbiological Properties, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Madison, WI, Ch. 29 Y
Derivation TRC-CALC Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) by Field Measurement of Manganese+TRC minus Manganese using a Residual Chlorine Meter Y
Preparation FILTER.45um-GFF Water sample filtered with 0.45 micron (micrometer) glass fiber filter (GFF) Y
Collection PUMP-GW-LOW-FLOW Low-flow (low stress, minimal drawdown) groundwater sampling by pump (0.1 - 0.5 L/min, up to 1 L/min in coarse material). SOP based on current EPA or USGS guidance Y
Measurement UNESCO83-DensityCalc Seawater density calculated from conductivity, temperature and pressure sensor measurements. For sigma-t, density is reported as a function of temperature and salinity at pressure = 0, minus 1000. Fofonoff, N.P. and R.C. Millard Jr.,, 1983. Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater. UNESCO technical papers in marine science. 44, 53pp. Y
BIOASSAY ECY-SAPA-C08 Freshwater Microtox 100 Percent Porewater Sediment Toxicity Assessment (SAPA Appendix C), Rev 2008 Ecology, 2008. Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan Appendix - Guidance on the Development of Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plans Meeting the Requirements of the Sediment Management Standards (Ch. 173-204 WAC), Publication No 03-09-043. Y
PREPARATION SW3535 Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE), Revision 0 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Revision 0, December 1996. Y
Bioassay ASTM-E1367/PSEPBIO95 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates AND Puget Sound Estuary Protocols, Laboratory Bioassays on Puget Sound Sediments, Rev. 1995 Combination method. See individual methods - ASTM-E1367-03 and PSEP-BIO95. Y
ANALYSIS FGS-032 Determination of Silver, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, and Nickel in Water by Co-APDC Digestion/Extraction and US EPA Method 1640, modified (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS), Frontier Geosciences SOP-032. Falke, A. and Bloom, N.S., 1996. Determination of Ag, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Ni in Water by Co-APDC Coprecipitation and ICP-MS (FGS-032). Frontier Geosciences 1996 QA Manual, pp 307-322. Y
PREPARATION RYDIN2000P-NaOH NaOH Extraction for Al-Bound Phosphorus Rydin, Emil, Brian Huser and Eugene B. Welch, 2000. Amount of Phosphorus Inactivated by Alum Treatments in Washington Lakes, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 226-230 and Psenner, R., et al., 1988. Y
Analysis ASC-083.2 Determination of Hexavalent Chromium by Ion Chromatography Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (IC-ICP-MS), Applied Speciation and Consulting SOP ASC-083.2, Revision 2 (includes Dynamic Reaction Cell (DRC) Technology) Applied Speciation and Consulting LLC., Bothell, WA 98011, (425) 483-3300, www.appliedspeciation.com, SOP ASC-083.2, Revision 2, September 17, 2012. Y
Preparation ID-COUNT-PREP500 500-organism count from minimum 2 of 30 6x6 cm square sub-sampling grid. Prepped in alcohol prior to observation under a dissecting microscope. Y
MEASUREMENT LTGEM500 Landtec GEM 500 Portable Infrared Gas Analyzer/Field Meter CES-Landtec, Colton, CA 92324, http://www.ces-landtec.com Y
Measurement ASTM-D5543A Standard Test Method for Low-Level Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in Water, Color Comparator Test Method Using Self-Filling Glass Ampoules (Test Method A) ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA. http://www.astm.org/ D5543-94(2005), Test Method A. Y
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