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Analysis EPA531.1 Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Post Column Derivitization 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) Y 10/27/2016
Preparation GRINDER Tissue ground by grinder, food processor, or blender Y 03/21/2014
Collection PUMP-BLADDER Pump, bladder Y PUMP-BLDR 07/23/2014
Collection COMP-LAKE Water sample, transect/horizontal composite samples collected by pumping lake water through a tube Washington Department of Ecology Environmental Assessment Program Y 10/30/2009
Measurement COND-METER Specific Conductivity, field meter N Y CONDMETER 04/12/2024
Collection BAILER-PVC Bailer, PVC Y BAIL-PVC 07/23/2014
Measurement Barometer-aneroid Barometric pressure using aneroid barometer N Y BARO 08/17/2023
Collection SEDTRAP Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) trap, type undifferentiated Y 07/08/2015
Analysis SWRI-ORD-GC/ECD Ordnance Compounds by Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture Detection (GC/ECD) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method. Y 10/07/2014
Measurement SECCHI-L 20 cm diameter black and white limnological style Secchi disk depth of visibility Y SECCHIM 01/03/2012
Collection PUMP-SUBMERSIBLE Pump, submersible electric Y PUMP-SUB 07/23/2014
Collection SED-CENTRIFUGE Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by centrifuge, continuous flow composite Y CENTRIF 04/23/2015
Measurement PH-METER pH by field meter/electrode N Y PHMETER 04/12/2024
Collection SED-INTEGRATING Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by depth or point integrating sampler Y SED-INTGR 04/23/2015
Analysis SWRI-ORD-HPLC Picric and Picramic Acid Ordnance Compounds by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method Y 10/07/2014
Measurement EH-METER Eh (Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) or REDOX potential) by field meter/electrode N Y EHMETER 04/12/2024
Measurement TEMP-THERMISTOR Temperature by thermistor Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. N Y TEMPTHERM, TEMPTHERMISTOR 10/20/2025
Analysis or Measurement WEIGHT Weight of item(s) by scale N Y 09/04/2024
Collection PUMP-HYDROSTAR Pump, HydroStar piston or similar Y PUMP-HYDRO 07/23/2014
Analysis or Measurement ID-COUNT Identification and Count of Individuals Generic method - use a more specific method if you have one. N Y COUNT 02/03/2026
Analysis CALCNH3UN Is calcualted from NH4, pH and Temperature. Y 08/26/2024
Collection FISH-POISON Fish collection, poison Y 05/27/2015
Analysis LORENZEN66 In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a and Pheophytin a in Marine and Freshwater Algae by Fluorescence Lorenzen, C.J., 1966. A method for the continuous measurement of vivo chlorophyll concentration. Deep-Sea Res. 13: 223-227. Y 06/23/2016
Collection BAILER-STAINLESS Bailer, stainless steel Y BAIL-SS 07/23/2014
Measurement SECCHI-O 30 cm diameter all-white oceanographic style Secchi disk depth of visibility Y SECCHIO 01/03/2012
Analysis or Measurement FISHAGE Fish age determined using various aging structures - Jearld (1983) & Fletcher et al. (1993) N Y 09/04/2024
Collection BAILER-TEFLON Bailer, Teflon Y BAIL-TEF 07/23/2014
Measurement RatingCurve Streamflow reported using stage-discharge rating curve N Y RATING 08/21/2023
Measurement TURB-METER Turbidity Meter N Y TURBM 10/02/2024
Analysis or Measurement LENGTH Length of item(s) by measuring device (ruler, tape, or board) N Y 09/04/2024
Collection PUMP-PERISTALTIC Pump, peristaltic Y PUMP-PERIS 07/23/2014
Measurement CALC_FLOW Streamflow by calculation. Y 08/26/2024
Analysis EPA377.1 Sulfite (Titrimetric) EPA, 1974. Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020). Editorial revision, 1978. Y 10/07/2014
Analysis AirToxics71 Air Toxics Method 71, Siloxanes Air Toxics Ltd., 180 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA. 1-800-985-5955 Y 11/07/2011
Preparation FILTER.70um-GFF Water sample filtered with 0.70 micron (micrometer) glass fiber filter (GFF) Y FILTER.70M-GFF 01/29/2016
Analysis CAS-MET-TISP-FD-TS Freeze-drying tissue for total solids determination, Columbia Analytical Services Standard Operating Procedure for Tissue Sample Preparation, SOP No. MET-TISP, Columbia Analytical Services, 2007 Y 11/02/2012
Measurement FLOW-VENTURIM Flow by modified Venturi tube Y 04/08/2010
Collection GRAB-YOUNG.70 Grab sampler, Young, 0.70 m2 Y 07/16/2012
Analysis AOAC-2007.01 Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), First Action 2007. AOAC International, 481 North Frederick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2417 USA, 1-800-379-2622, http://www.aoac.org/, 2007. Y AOAC2007.01 12/29/2022
Preparation SIEVE-0.5MM Sieved with 0.5 millimeter screen Y 01/15/2009
Collection LYSIMETER Lysimeter Y 11/09/2018
Analysis Teasdale1999 In situ, High-Resolution Measurement of Dissolved Sulfide Using Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films with Computer-Imaging Densitometry Teasdale P.R., Hayward S., Davison W., 1999, In situ, High-Resolution Measurement of Dissolved Sulfide Using Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films with Computer-Imaging Densitometry. Anal Chem. 71(11):2186-91 Y 12/09/2014
Collection DIVER Collection/measurement by diver Y 01/19/2011
Bioassay ASTM/EPA/ECY-COMBO1 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates AND Hyalella azteca 10-d Survival and Growth Test for Sediments, 2nd Ed AND Freshwater Microtox 100 Percent Porewater Sediment Toxicity Assessment (SAPA Appendix C), Rev 2003 Combination method. See original methods - ASTM-E1706-00, EPA-BIO100.1-2, and ECY-SAPA-C03 Y 05/01/2013
Analysis TFW-AM9-99-006-Grav Particle/Grain Size Fines by Dry Sieve Gravimetric Method, TFW, 1999. Schuett-Hames, D., R. Conrad, A Pleus, and M. McHenry. 1999. TFW Monitoring Program method manual for the salmonid spawning gravel composition survey. Prepared for WADNR under the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Agreement. TFW-AM9-99-006. N Y 07/06/2023
Analysis SM5210C-DavisCorn98 Ultimate Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Test, using equation and specific rate constants from Davis and Cornwell, 1998. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF and Davis, M.L. and D.A. Cornwell. 1998. Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3rd Edition. WCB McGraw-Hill. Boston, MA N Y 10/20/2023
Preparation SW3510A Separatory Funnel Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Revision 1 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. Revision 1, July 1992. Y 08/31/2009
Preparation AQ-AAOE-SOP-2018 Acid Ammonium Oxalate Extraction, Anchor QEA Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory SOP, September 2018 Revision. Anchor QEA Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Portland, OR. After: Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1996. Acid Ammonium Oxalate in Darkness-Tamm's Reagent, Ch. 23: Iron, In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Part 3 Chemical Methods, 5.3, pp. 648-650. Y 07/29/2020
Analysis CLP-OLM04.3 Organics Analysis (Volatiles, Semivolatiles, Pesticides/PCB Aroclors), Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration by CG/MS and GC/EC, EPA Contact Lab Program (CLP), OLM04.3 U.S. EPA, 2003. Contract Laboratory Program, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration Organics Analysis, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovations, Analytical Operations/Data Quality Center, August 2003. Y CLPOLM04.3 11/14/2008
Bioassay EPA-BIO100.1-2 Hyalella azteca 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 05/01/2013
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