All methods and materials used in testing will meet or exceed the minimum criteria set forth by the EPA and individual state requirements.
Acidity |
SM 2310 B |
Acrolein / Acrylonitrile |
EPA 624 / SW-846, 8260 |
Alcohols |
SW-846, 8015 |
Alkalinity |
SM, 2320B |
Ammonia-Nitrogen |
SM 4500 NH3-G, SM4500 NH3 B and F, G, EPA 350-2 & -3 |
Appendix IX (Ground Water) |
SW-846, 8260 / SW-846, 8270 / SW-846, 8081/8082 / SW-846, 8150 / SW-846, 9012 / EPA 376.1 |
ASTM Leachate Procedure |
ASTM 3987-85 |
Base/Neutral Extractables (BNE ) |
EPA 625 / SW-846, 8270 |
Bioassays - Aquatic |
NJAC 7:18 / EPA 1000 series |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
SM 5210B |
Bromide |
EPA 300.0 / SW 846 9056 |
Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylenes |
EPA 524.2 / EPA 624 / SW-846, 8260 |
BTU / lb. |
ASTM D-240-76 / ASTM E717-81 |
Bulk Density / Specific Gravity |
SM 2710F |
Carbamate Pesticides |
Subcontracted |
Carbon Analysis |
EPA 415.1 / SM 5310 B / SM 5310 C / SW-846 9060 |
Carbon Dioxide |
SM 4500CO2 - C |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
EPA 410.4 / EPA 410.2 / HACH 8000 |
Chloride |
EPA 325.3 / EPA 300.0 / SW846 9056 |
Chlorinated Pesticides |
EPA 608 / SW-846, 8081 |
Chlorine |
SM 4500Cl-F |
Chlorine Produced Oxidants (CPO ) |
SM 4500ClG |
Chlorine, Residual |
SM 4500C1-G, SM 4500Cl-F |
Chlorophyl a |
EPA 446.0 |
Chromium, Hexavalent |
SM 3500Cr-D / SW 846 7186 A |
Coliform, Total |
SM 846 9671 / SM 9222 B / SM 9221 B, SM 9223 B |
Color |
EPA 2120 B / EPA 110.2 |
Conductance, Specific |
SM 2510B / SW 846 9050 A |
Corrosivity (Drinking Water ) |
SM 203 |
Corrosivity (Hazardous Waste ) |
SW846 9040B |
Cryptosporidium |
subcontracted |
Cyanide |
SM 846 9010 B / SW 846 9014 / SM 4500 CN-G, 4500 CN-E, 4500 CN-C |
Detergents (MBAS ) |
SM 5540 C |
Dioxin Screen |
EPA 625 / SW-846, 8270 |
Dissolved Oxygen |
SM 4500C / SM 4500G |
Endotoxin |
USP 85 |
Ethylene dibromide/1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane |
EPA 504.1 / SW-846 8260 |
EDB / DBCP / 123 TCP |
EPA 504.1 / SW846 8011 |
Enteric Viruses |
subcontracted |
Enterococcus |
SM 9230 B / SM 9230 C |
| Enterococci - B.E.A.C.H. Program |
EPA 1600 |
Fecal Coliform |
SM 9221 E / SM 9223 B / SM 9222 D |
Fecal Streptococcus |
SM 9230 B / SM 9230 C |
Fluoride |
SM 4500 F - C / EPA 300.0 D / SM 4500 F-B, C / SW 846 9056 |
Formaldehyde |
Subcontracted |
Forms Completion(Regulatory ) |
|
Form 40 (PADEP) Analysis |
|
Form 41 (PADER) Analysis |
|
Form U (PADER) Analysis |
|
Free Liquids |
SW-846 9095 |
Fuel Oil Identification |
ASTM D3650-90 / ASTM 3650-90 / QC Method |
GC/MS Analyses |
EPA 524.2 / EPA 624 / EPA 625 / SW-846, 8260 / SW-846, 8270 |
Glycols (GC ) |
SW 846 80.5 |
Gross Alpha |
Subcontracted |
Gross Alpha/Gross Beta |
Subcontracted |
Growth Inhibitors |
|
Haloacetic Acids |
EPA 552.2 |
Hardness |
EPA 200.7 / SM 2340C / EPA 130.2 |
Heating Value - BTUs |
ASTM D1498 |
Herbicides |
SW-846 8151 / SM 6640 B |
ID 27 ( New Jersey ) |
|
Ignitability / Flash Point |
SW-846, 1030 |
Incinerator Ash Sterility |
PADEP Form 40 |
Iodide |
Orion 94-38 |
Iodine, Residual |
Hach Method |
Iron Bacteria |
SM 9240 B |
Karl Fischer Moisture |
AOAC 972.01 |
Laboratory Pure Water Analysis |
Langlier Index |
Lead in Paint, Ceramics, etc . |
Subcontracted |
Legionella |
Subcontracted |
MBAS (Surfactants ) |
SM 5540 C |
Mercury |
Cold Vapor SW-846 7470 / 7471, or EPA 245.1 |
Metals: |
SM 3113B / SW 846 6010 / or EPA 200.7 / EPA 200.8 / EPA 200.9 |
Methane (Landfills ) |
Subcontracted |
Methanol |
SW-846, 8015 |
Microscopic Exam |
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| Nitrate |
SM 4500 NO3 - F / EPA 300.0 / SM 4500 NO2 - B / SW 846 8056 |
| Nitrite |
SM 4500 NO2 - B / EPA 300 - D / SW 846 8056 |
| Organic Nitrogen |
|
| TKN - Ammonia |
EPA 351.1, .2, .3 / EPA 350.1, .2, .3 |
Nitrogen |
EPA 350.3 / EPA 353.1 / EPA 351.2 / EPA 353.4 / SM 17th ed., 4500B / Orion Proc. #103 / |
NJDEP UST Analysis |
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Odor |
SM 2150 B |
Oil and Grease |
EPA 413.1 / SW-846 9071A |
Oil and Grease |
EPA 1664 |
Oxygen, Dissolved |
SM 4500O C or G |
Paint Filter Liquids Test |
SW-846, 9095 |
PCBs |
EPA 608 / SW-846, 8080 |
Pesticides, Chlorinated |
EPA 608 / EPA 8081 / EPA 505 |
Pesticides, Organophosphorus |
Subcontracted |
Pesticides / PCBs |
EPA 608 / SW-846, 8081/8082 / EPA 8081 |
Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
EPA 418.1 / EPA 418.1, mod. |
pH |
EPA 150.1 / SW-846, 9045 / SW 846, 9040 |
Phenols, Total Recoverable |
EPA 420.1 / SW-846, 9065 |
Phosphorus / Phosphates : |
EPA 365.1 / EPA 365.2 / EPA 300.0 / SM 4500 P - E |
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs ) |
EPA 625 / SW-846, 8270 |
Priority Pollutant List (PPL) |
Various Methods |
Pseudomonas |
SM 9213 F / SM 9213 E |
Radiological Analyses |
Subcontracted |
Reactivity (Cyanide and Sulfide) |
SW-846 7.3.3.2 / SW 846 7.3.4.2 |
Residues (Solids) |
EPA 160.4, 160.5 / SM 2540 G, 2540 B, ASTM D1888-78 / SM 2540C / SM 2540 D |
Salmonella |
SM 9260D + EPA 625 / R - 92/013 APP.F |
| Salinity |
SM 2520 B |
Shigella |
|
Silica |
EPA 200.7 |
Sludge Analysis |
Various Methods |
Specific Gravity |
SM 2710F |
Standard Plate Count |
SM 9215 |
Suitability Test |
SM 9020 B |
Sulfate |
EPA 375.4 / EPA 300 D / SW 846 9038 / SW 846 9056 |
Sulfide |
EPA 376.2 |
Sulfite |
EPA 377.1 |
Sulfur |
ASTM D-129-64 |
Surfactants (MBAS ) |
SM 5440C |
| Synthetic PPT Leachate Procedures |
SW 846 1312 |
Tannin and Lignin |
Hach Method |
Target Analyte List (TAL) |
Various Methods |
TCE/PCE/1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
EPA 524.2 / EPA 624 / SW-846, 8260 |
| Temperature |
EPA 170.1 |
Target Compound List (TCL) |
SW 846, 8260, 8270, 8081, 8082 |
Total Organic Halides (TOX ) |
SW 846, 9020 / ASTM D808-81, SM 8320B |
Toxicity Characteristic Leachate Procedure (TCLP ) |
SW-846, 1311 |
Toxicity Reduction Evaluations |
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Turbidity |
EPA 180.1 |
Waste Characterization |
EPA 150.1 / SW-846, 7.3, 1010 mod., 9045 / ASTM 4982-87 |
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