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Sampling Reference GuidesCompliance with analysis-specific container and preservation requirements is a critical component to the sample collection process. In order to provide assistance to our clients during this stage of their projects, Alpha has a number of sampling reference guides which provide information on appropriate container type, required preservation, minimum sample volumes and associated method holding times for a variety of analytical parameters.
Aqueous Sample Reference Guide
Soil/Solid Sample Reference Guide Sediment Sample Reference Guide Tissue Sample Reference Guide
Oil / NAPL / Product Sample Reference Guide Aqueous Sample Reference Guide|
| Alkalinity | 310.1,
SM2320B | Plastic | 250 ml | 4°C | 14 Days | | Ammonia | 350.1,
SM4500NH3-BH | Plastic | 250 ml | H2SO4,
pH<2, 4°C | 28 Days | Biological
Oxygen
Demand
(BOD) | 405.1,
SM5210B | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 48 Hours | Chemical
Oxygen
Demand
(COD) | 410.4, SM5220D | Plastic | 250 ml | H2SO4,
pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | Chloride | 325.2, 9251,
300.0,
SM4500Cl-E | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | 28 Days | | Cyanide | 335.2, 335.1,
9010B,
SM4500CN-CE,
MADEP | Plastic | 250 ml | NaOH,
pH>12, 4°C | 14 Days | | Fluoride | 300.0, 340.2,
SM4500F-B,
BC | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 28 Days | | Formaldehyde | 8315,
PCAM (Mod.) | Amber
Glass | 1000 ml | 4° C | 72 Hours | Hexavalent
Chromium
(Cr+6) | 7196A,
SM3500Cr-D | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 24 Hours | | MBAS | 425.1,
SM5540C | Plastic | 1000 ml | 4° C | 48 Hours | | Nitrate | 300.0, 353.2, SM4500NO3 -F | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | 48 Hours | | Nitrate/Nitrite | 353.2,
SM4500NO3 -F | Plastic | 250 ml | H2SO4 , pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | Nitrite | 300.0, 353.2,
354.1,
SM4500NO3 -F,
SM4500N02 -B | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | 48 Hours | Nitrogen,
Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | 353.3/.1
(Modified),
SM4500Norg-C | Plastic | 250 ml | H2SO4,
pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | Oil & Grease | 1664 | Amber
Glass | (2) 1000 ml | HCI, pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | pH | 150.1, 9040B | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | Immediate | Phosphorous,
Total | 365.2,
SM4500P-E | Plastic | 250 ml | H2SO4,
pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | Solids, Total (TS) | 160.3,
2540B | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | 7 Days | Solids, Total
Dissolved
(TDS) | 160.1,
SM2540C | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 7 Days | Solids, Total
Suspended
(TSS) | 160.2,
SM2540D | Plastic | 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days | Solids, Total
Volatile (TVS) | 160.4,
SM2540E | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 7 Days | | Sulfate | 375.4, 9038,
SM4500SO4 -E,
300.0 | Plastic | 250 ml | 4° C | 28 Days | | Sulfide | 376.2, 9030B, SM4500S2 -AD | Plastic | (2) 250 ml | ZnOAC,
NaOH, pH>9, 4° C | 7 Days | | Total Metals | 200.7, 200.8, 6010B, 6020, 7000A | Plastic | 500 ml | HNO3, pH<2, 4° C | 180 Days, Hg 28 days | Total
Organic Carbon
(TOC) | 415.1, 9060, SM5310C | Amber
Glass | (2) 40 ml VOA Vials | H2SO4, pH<2,
4° C | 28 Days | | Total Phenol | 420.1,
9065,
SM510ABC | Amber
Glass | (2) 1000 ml | H2SO4, pH<2, 4° C | 28 Days | | Total Residual Chlorine | 330.1,
SM4500Cl-D | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 24 Hours | | Turbidity | 180.1, SM2130B | Plastic | 500 ml | 4° C | 48 Hours |
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Volatile
Organics | 524.2 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | Ascorbic
Acid, HCL,
pH<2, 4° C | 14 Days | Volatile
Organics | 624 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | Na2S2O3,
4° C | 7 Days | Volatile
Organics | 8260B | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | HCL, pH<2,
4° C | 14 Days |
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Acid/Base
Neutral
Extractables
(ABN) | 8270C | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Acid/Base
Neutral
Extractables
(ABN) | 625 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | Na2S2O3,
4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Polynuclear
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
(PAH) | 625 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | Na2S2O3,
4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Polynuclear
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
(PAH) | 8270C,
8270C-SIM | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) |
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Pesticides
(Organochlorine) | 8081A | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Pesticides
(Organochlorine) | 608 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | Na2S2O3,
4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | | PCBs | 8082 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | None (Extraction) | | PCBs | 608 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | Na2S2O3,
4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Chlorinated
Herbicides | 8151A | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) |
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| MA-DEP EPH | EPH-04-1 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | MA-DEP VPH | VPH-04-1.1 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 14 Days | | CT ETPH | CT ETPH | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Day
(Extraction) | TPH - Oil & Grease
| EPA 1664 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 28 Days | ME DEP
TPH DRO | ME 4.1.25 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | ME DEP
TPH GRO | ME 4.2.17 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 14 Days | | TPH-DRO | 8015B | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | | TPH-GRO | 8015B | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vials | HCl, pH<2,
4° C | 14 Days | TPH GC/FID
Quantitation
only | 8015B (M) | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) | Petroleum
Hydrocarbon
Identification
(PHI) | 8015B (M) | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | (2) 1000 ml | 4° C | 7 Days
(Extraction) |
Soil/Solid Sample Reference Guide|
| Cyanide | 9010B,
SM4500CN-CE,
MADEP | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days | Hexavalent
Chromium
(Cr+6) | 7196A | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 30 Days | | Mercury | 7471A | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 28 Days | | Metals | 6010B, 6020,
7000A | Amber Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 180 Days | | pH | 9045C | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | Immediate | Total Organic
Carbon
(TOC) | LK (Lloyd Kahn
Method) | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days | | Total Phenol | 9065 | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 28 Days |
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Volatile
Organics | 8260, 5035,
(High Level) | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial | 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 14 Days | Volatile
Organics | 8260, 5035,
(Low Level) | (2) 40 ml
Amber VOA | 5 Grams | NaSO4, 4° C | 14 Days | Volatile
Organics | 8260, 5035,
(Low Level) | (2) 40 ml
Amber VOA | 5 Grams | Water, 4° C | 48 Hours |
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Acid/Base
Neutral
Extractables
(ABN) | 8270C | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | Polynuclear
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
(PAH) | 8270C,
8270C-SIM | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) |
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Pesticides
(Organochlorine) | 8081A | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | PCBs | 8082 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | None (Extraction) | Chlorinated
Herbicides | 8151A | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) |
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| MA-DEP EPH | EPH-04-1 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | MA-DEP VPH | VPH-04-1.1 | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial | 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 28 Days | | TPH-8100M | GC-FID
Qualitative
Fingerprint | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | CT ETPH | CT ETPH | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | TPH - Oil & Grease | EPA 1664 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 28 Days | ME DEP
TPH DRO | ME 4.1.25 | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | ME DEP
TPH GRO | ME 4.2.17 | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial | 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 14 Days | | TPH-DRO | 8015B | Amber Glass | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | TPH-GRO | 8015B | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial
| 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 14 Days | TPH GC/FID
Quantitation
only | 8015B (M) | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | Petroleum
Hydrocarbon
Identification
(PHI) | 8015B (M) | Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 4 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) |
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| Volatiles | 1311, 8260B | Large Amber
Glass
VOA Vial
Teflon Lined | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | Semivolatiles | 1311, 8270C, 8081A, 8151A
| Amber Glass
Teflon Lined | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | Metals | 1311, 6010B,
6020, 7000A | Amber Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 180 Days
(Extraction) | | Mercury | 1311, 7470A | Amber Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 28 Days
(Extraction) |
Sediment Sample Reference Guide|
| Metals | 6010B, 7000, 6020A | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 180 Days | | Mercury | 7471A | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 28 Days | | AVS/SEM (Acid Volatile Sulfide / Simultaneously Extracted Metals) | EPA-121-R91-100 | Glass with teflon septa cap | 4 oz Container | 4° C, No Headspace | 21 Days | | Cyanide, Total | 9010, 9014 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days | | Physiologically Available Cyanide | 9010, 9014 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days | | Weak Acid Dissociable Cyanide | 9010, 9014 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days | | Ignitability | 1010 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 180 Days | | Reactivity - Cyanide/Sulfide | Ch. 7 SW-846 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | analyze immediately | | Sulfide | 376.2 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C, No Headspace | 28 Days (ext.) 7 Days (after ext.) | Hexavalent
Chromium
(Cr+6) | 7196A, SM 3500Cr-D | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 21 Days (digestion) 3 Days after digestion | | Grain Size, Bulk Density, Organic Matter, Moisture Content | ASTM Methods | ziploc bag | quart ziploc | NA | NA | | Percent Solids/ Volatile Solids | SM 2540B, 2540G | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | NA | | pH/Corrosivity | 9045C | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | analyze immediately | | Inorganic Anions (Bromide, Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate, Nitrite, Sulfate) | 300 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 28 Days (extraction) except Nitrate/Nitrite | Total Organic
Carbon
(TOC) | 9060, Lloyd Kahn | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 28 Days (extraction) Lloyd Kahn-14 Days |
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Volatile
Organics | 8260, 5035
(High Level) | 40 ml
VOA Vial | 5 Grams | 5ml MeOH, 4° C | 14 Days | Volatile
Organics | 8260, 5035
(Low Level) | (2) 40 ml
VOA Vial | 5 Grams | 5ml Water, 4° C | 48 Hrs freeze, 14 Days analysis |
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Acid/Base
Neutral
Extractables
(ABN) | 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | Polynuclear
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
(PAH) | 8270C,
8270C-SIM | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days (Extraction) | | PCB Homologs | 8270C(M); 680 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days (Extraction) | | PCB Congeners | 8270C(M); 680 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days (Extraction) |
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| Pesticides | 8081A | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | PCB Aroclors | 8082 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days(Extraction) | | PCB Congeners | 8082 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days (Extraction) | | PCB Homologs | 8082 | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) |
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| MA-DEP EPH | EPH-04-1 | Amber Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | MA-DEP VPH | VPH-04-1.1 | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial | 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 28 Days | | TPH-GRO | 8015B | 40 ml Amber
VOA Vial | 15 Grams | MeOH, 4° C | 14 Days | | TPH-DRO | 8015B | Amber Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | TPH-8100 | 8100 Mod, 8015B | Glass | 4 oz Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) |
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| Semivolatiles | 1311, 8270C, 8081A
| Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 14 Days
(Extraction) | | Metals | 1311, 6010B,
6020, 7000A | Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 180 Days
(Extraction) | | Mercury | 1311, 7470A | Glass | 8 oz
Container | 4° C | 28 Days
(Extraction) |
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| Metals | 6010B, 7000, 6020A | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Mercury | 7471A | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Cyanide, Total | 9010, 9014 | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Moisture Content | ASTM Methods | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Percent Lipids | ASTM Methods | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Percent Solids | SM 2540G | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year |
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Acid/Base Neutral
Extractables (ABN) | 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | Polynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAH) | 8270C,
8270C-SIM | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | Pesticides | 8081A / 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | PCB Aroclors | 8082 / 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | PCB Congeners | 8082 / 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year | | PCB Homologs | 8082 / 8270C | Glass | 4 oz Container | Frozen | 1 Year |
Oil / NAPL / Product Sample Reference Guide|
Acid/Base Neutral
Extractables (ABN) | 8270C | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA | Polynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAH) | 8270C,
8270C-SIM | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA |
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| TPH- 8015 | 8015 Mod. | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA | Saturated
Hydrocarbons | 8015 Mod. | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA | | Whole Oil Analysis | NA | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA |
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| PIANO Volatiles | 8260B Mod. | Glass | 20 mL vial | 4° C | NA |
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