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Collection MidwaterTrawl Fish collection by towing a cone-shaped net at a chosen depth in the water column. Also known as pelagic trawling. 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
Collection EquilPassiveGrab-GW Equilibrated Passive Grab Groundwater Sampler Y
PREPARATION SW3520B Continuous Liquid-Liquid Extraction for Isolating Organics from Aqueous Samples, Revision 2 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 2, September 1994. Y
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
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
ANALYSIS PPIA-1999 Microcystins and Nodularins in Water by Protein Phosphatase Inhibition Assay (PPIA) Carmichael, W.W. and J. An. 1999. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a protein phosphatase inhibition assay (PPIA) for the detection of microcystins and nodularins. Nat. Toxins 7: 377-385. Y
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
Collection BottomTrawl Fish collection by dragging a net along the bottom. Also known as benthic trawling. Y
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
ANALYSIS NWTPH-DXSG Semivolatile Petroleum Products Method for Soil and Water, Modified with Silica Gel Cleanup Washington Department of Ecology, 1997. Analytical Methods for Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Ecology Publication No. 97-602. Based on/replaces Ecology's WTPH and Oregon DEQ's TPH methods. Y
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
Measurement DO-GALVANIC Dissolved Oxygen (DO) by Electrochemical Galvanic Cell Sensor Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y
ANALYSIS I-2545-90 Nitrite plus Nitrate, in Filtered Water by Colorimetry, Cadmium Reduction-Diaxotiztion, Automated-Segmented Flow (ASF) (USGS) Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory; determination of inorganic and organic constituents in water and fluvial sediments, 1993 OFR 93-125 Y
PREPARATION DRIED550C Sample dried at 550 degrees C Y
Derivation DEPTH-MLLW Depth calculated using depth sounder and Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) tidal datum Y
MEASUREMENT TIDETABLE Derived from Tide Table 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 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
Collection PeriphytonWoody Periphyton Sampling Method for Epidendric (Woody Snag) Habitats Mathieu, N., S. Collyard, and T. Mohamedali, 2013. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Collection of Periphyton Samples for TMDL studies. Version 1.1. Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA. SOP Number EAP085. www.ecy.wa.gov/programs Y
Analysis BIOO-ELISA-1034-01 Saxitoxin (Paralytic Shellfish Poisons) by BIOO MaxSignal Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay (ELISA) Test Kit (1034-01) Bioo Scientific Corp., 3913 Todd Lane Suite 312, Austin, TX, 1-888-208-2246, http://www.biooscientific.com Y
ANALYSIS RTI-WTRCNT Moisture (Water) Content by Freeze-Drying, Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1992 Y
Bioassay ASTM-E1706/EPAB100.2 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates (Historical Method) AND Chironomus tentans 10-d Survival and Growth Test for Sediments, 2nd Ed Combination method. See original individual methods - ASTM-E1706-00 (or -95) and EPA-BIO100.2-2 Y
Derivation CALC_IRON Ferric Iron by calculation (Total Iron – Ferrous Iron) Y
PRESERVATION FORMALIN10% Preserved with 10 percent Formalin (formaldehyde) Y FORM10%
Collection AtmDepFunnelSS Stainless steel funnel and collector for wet, dry, and/or bulk atmospheric deposition. Y
Derivation NCALC-351.2-4500NO3F Total Nitrogen calculated by adding Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen by EPA351.2 (Semiautomated Colorimetry) and Nitrate-Nitrite by SM4500NO3F (Nitrogen (as Nitrate, NO3) by Automated Cadmium Reduction Method) Y
Derivation CALC-FLOW-VOLUME Total volume of flow over time Y
PREPARATION FreezeDry Freeze-dried prior to analysis 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
Collection PassDiffAirRadial Passive Diffusive Radiello (Radial-Style) Air Sampler 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
Analysis CAM SOP-00445/6 Determination of Moisture Content in Solids by Gravimetry, Maxxam Analytics SOP, September 22, 2011. Maxxam Analytics Inc, Burnaby BC Canada, September 22, 2011. Based on Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. Canadian Society of Soil Science. Martin R. Carter 1993. Chapter 51: Soil Water Content. Pg 542-543 Y
COLLECTION AUGER-CME Auger, CME (Central Mine Equipment) hollow stem Y
ANALYSIS FQL-11BH Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria Detection Using Bushnell-Haas (BH) Agar, Direct Count FQL Bushnell-Hass Method, Difco Manual 11th Ed, 8/30/2006, Food Quality Labs, 6400 SW Canyon Court Suite 80, Portland, OR, 503-297-3636. Y
MEASUREMENT HACH-NI14 Nitrogen, Nitrate As NO3 by HACH field kit NI-14, Color disc/Cadmium reduction Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y
Collection Niskin-ProgramClose Bottle, Niskin, programmed prior to deployment to auto-trigger closure at target (nominal) depth, based on pressure sensor measurement. Closure depth recorded by data logger and post-processed. Y
ANALYSIS GS-86-596 Mercury in Analysis of Rocks and Sediments by Wet Digestion and Flameless Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption (USGS) Elrick, KA, and Horowitz, AJ, 1986, Analysis of Rocks and Sediments for Mercury by Wet Digestion and Flameless Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption, USGS Open File Report 86-596, 12 p. Y
Measurement PARSensor-Vector Sensor using a plane (vector) 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
PREPARATION SIEVE-4.75MM Sieved with 4.75 millimeter screen Y
Preparation FILTER.80um Water sample filtered with 0.80 micron (micrometer) filter (material unspecified) Y FILTER.80M
Collection DirectPushSplitSpoon Direct Push (like Geoprobe) with split spoon sampler Y
PREPARATION SW3010A Acid Digestion of Aqueous Samples and Extracts for Total Metals for Analysis by FLAA or ICP Spectroscopy, Revision 1 U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, July 1992. Y
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
COLLECTION D-FRAMEKICKNET500UM Benthic macroinvertebrate collection by D-frame kick with 1x1 ft mouth and 500 um mesh net 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
Preservation HgCl-Freeze-4DegC Sample preserved with mercury chloride (HgCl) and frozen at -4 degree Celsius Y
ANALYSIS HANSEN99 Determination of Nutrients (Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, Phosphate, Silicate, etc) in Seawater by Automated Analysis, HP Hansen and F Koroleff, 1999 (in Methods of Seawater Analysis, K Klaus et al, Ed., 3rd Ed) Hansen, HP, and F Koroleff, 1999. Determination of Nutrients by Automated Analysis. In: K. Grasshoff et al. (Ed.) Methods of Seawater Analysis, 3rd Ed, pp 208-223. Wiley-VCH, 632 p ISBN 3-527-29589-5 Y
Preparation SW1311 Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), Revision 0 U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 0, July 1992. Y
Measurement pH-SpectroPhoto-mCP pH by spectrophotometer and m-cresol purple (mCP) method. Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y
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