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REPORTING LIMITS | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | (Click here to view or download this information in PDF format.) | |
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General Chemistry Parameter | Method | Water RL | Soil RL | Acidity | SM 2310B | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Alkalinity (as CaCO3) | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2.0 mg/Kg | Ammonia Nitrogen | SM 4500NH3-D | 0.1 mg/L | 10 mg/Kg | Bicarbonate Alkalinity | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Bioassay, %survival | NPDES | Pass / Fail | - - | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) | SM 5210B | 5.0 mg/L | - - | BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) | SM 5210B | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Carbon, Total Organic (TOC) | SM 5310C | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Walkley-Black | - - | 0.01% | Carbon, Total Inorganic | SM 5310C | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Carbonate Alkalinity | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Cation Exchange Capacity | EPA 9081 | - - | 5 meq/100g | Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) | SM5220D | 10 mg/L | - - | Chloride | EPA 300.0 | 0.2 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Chlorine, Residual | SM 4500Cl-G | 0.05 mg/L | - - | COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) | SM 5220D | 10 mg/L | - - | Coliform, Fecal | | present | - - | Color | SM 2120B | APHA scale | - - | Conductivity | SM 2510B | 1 umhos/cm@25C | - - | Corrosivity to Steel (NACE) | EPA 1110 | 6.35mm/yr | 6.35 mm/yr | Chromium, Hexavalent | EPA 7196A | 0.01 mg/L | 0.05 mg/Kg | SM 3500Cr-D | 0.01 mg/L | - - | EPA 7199 | 0.5 ug/L | - - | Cyanide | SM 4500Cn-E | 0.01 mg/L | 1 mg/Kg | EPA 9010B/9014 | 0.01 mg/L | 1 mg/Kg | Cyanide, Amenable | SM 4500Cn-E / EPA 9010B | 0.01 mg/L | 1 mg/Kg | Cyanide, Reactive | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | Density | ASTM or AOCS | varies | - - | Dissolved Oxygen | SM 4500O-G | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Ferrous Iron (Fe2+) | SM 3500Fe-D | 0.2 mg/L | - - | Ferric Iron (Fe3+) | SM 3500Fe-D | 0.2 mg/L | - - | Flash Point | EPA 1010 | ambient deg.F | - - | Fluoride | EPA 300.0 | 0.1 mg/L | 1.0 mg/Kg | Free Liquids (Paint Filter Test) | EPA 9095 | yes/no | yes/no | Halogens, Total Organic | EPA 9020 | 50 ug/L | 10 mg/Kg | Hardness, as CaCO3 | EPA 130.2 | 3.3 mg/L | - - | Hexavalent Chromium | EPA 7196A | 0.01 mg/L | 0.05 mg/Kg | SM 3500Cr-D | 0.01 mg/L | - - | EPA 7199 | 0.5 ug/L | - - | Ignitability | SW846 Ch.7 | - - | Yes / No | Iron, Ferrous | SM 3500Fe-D | 0.2 mg/L | - - | Iron, Ferric | SM 3500Fe-D | 0.2 mg/L | - - | MBAS (Surfactants) | SM 5540C | 0.1 mg/L | - - | Moisture | ASTM D2216/CLP | - - | % | Nitrate Nitrogen | EPA 300.0 | 0.05 mg/L | 0.5 mg/Kg | Nitrite Nitrogen | EPA 300.0 | 0.05 mg/L | 0.5 mg/Kg | Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen | EPA 300.0 | 0.1 mg/L | 1 mg/Kg | Nitrogen, Ammonia | SM 4500NH3-D | 0.1 mg/L | 10 mg/Kg | Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | SM 4500NH3-C | 1.0 mg/L | 100 mg/Kg | Oil & Grease, Petroleum (HEM-SG) | EPA 1664A | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Oil & Grease, Total (HEM.) | EPA 1664A | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Organic Lead | CA LUFT | 100 ug/L | 0.5 mg/Kg | Organic Carbon, Total (TOC) | SM 5310C | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Walkley-Black | - - | 0.01% | Ortho-Phosphate Phosphorus | SM 4500P-E | 0.2 mg/L | - - | Oxygen Demand, Biochemical | SM 5210B | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Oxygen Demand, Chemical | SM 5220D | 10 mg/L | - - | Oxygen, Dissolved | SM 4500O-G | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Paint Filter Test | EPA 9095 | yes/no | yes/no | Perchlorate | EPA 314.0 | 4.0 ug/L | - - | pH | EPA 9040B/ SM 4500H+B | 0.1 SU | - - | EPA 9045C | - - | 0.1 SU | Phenolic Compounds | EPA 420.1 | 0.05 mg/L | - - | Phosphate, ortho- | SM 4500P-E | 0.2 mg/L | - - | Phosphate, Total | SM 4500P-E | 0.03 mg/L | 0.3 mg/Kg | Reactive Cyanide | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | Reactive Sulfide | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | Residual Chlorine | SM 4500Cl-G | 0.05 mg/L | - - | Resistivity | SM 2510B | 1 umhos/cm@25C | - - | Salinity | SM 2520B | 0.01 units | - - | Silica | SM 4500SiO2-C | 0.2 mg/L | 1.0 mg/Kg | Solids, Settleable | SM 2540F | 0.1 mL/L | - - | Solids, Total Dissolved | SM 2540C | 10 mg/L | - - | Solids, Total Suspended | SM 2540C | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Solids, Total Volatile | SM 2540E | 0.10% | 0.10% | Specific Gravity | ASTM or AOCS | varies | - - | Sulfate | EPA 300.0 | 0.5 mg/L | 5 mg/Kg | Sulfide | SM 4500S2-D | 0.04 mg/L | - - | Sulfide, Dissolved | SM 4500S2-D | 0.04 mg/L | - - | Sulfide, Reactive | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | Sulfite | SM 4500SO3-B | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Surfactants | SM 5540C | 0.1 mg/L | - - | Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | SM 2540C | 10 mg/L | - - | Total Inorganic Carbon | SM 5310C | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) | SM 4500NH3-C | 1.0 mg/L | 100 mg/Kg | Total Organic Carbon (TOC) | SM 5310C | 1.0 mg/L | - - | Walkley-Black | - - | 0.01% | Total Organic Halogens (TOX) | EPA 9020B | 50 ug/L | 10 mg/Kg | Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | SM 2540D | 5.0 mg/L | - - | Total Volatile Solids | SM 2540E | 0.10% | 0.10% | Tributyl Tin | GC/FPD | 4 ng/L | 1 ug/Kg | Turbidity | SM 2130B | 0.02 NTU | - - | Viscosity | ASTM methods | varies | - - | |
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General Minerals | Method | Water RL | Soil RL | Alkalinity (as CaCO3) | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Chloride | EPA 300.0 | 0.2 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Sulfate | EPA 300.0 | 0.5 mg/L | 5 mg/Kg | Conductivity | SM 2510B | 1 umhos/cm@25C | - - | PH | EPA 9040B / SM 4500H+B | 0.1 SU | 0.1 SU | Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | SM 2540C | 10 mg/L | - - | Calcium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Iron | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.1 mg/L | 5 mg/Kg | Magnesium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Sodium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Zinc | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.02 mg/L | 1 mg/Kg | Hardness, as CaCO3 | EPA 130.2 | 3.3 mg/L | - - | |
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Major Anions | Method | Water RL | Soil RL | Bicarbonate | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Carbonate | SM 2320B | 1.0 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Chloride | EPA 300.0 | 0.2 mg/L | 2 mg/Kg | Sulfate | EPA 300.0 | 0.5 mg/L | 5 mg/Kg | |
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Major Cations | Method | Water RL | Soil RL | Calcium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Magnesium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Potassium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | Sodium | EPA 200.7 or 6010B | 0.5 mg/L | 25 mg/Kg | |
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Reactivity, Corrosivity and Ignitability | Method | Water RL | Soil RL | Reactive Cyanide | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | Reactive Sulfide | SW846 Ch.7 | 10 mg/Kg | 10 mg/Kg | pH | EPA 9040B / 9045C | 0.1 SU | 0.1 SU | Ignitability | SW846 Ch.7 | - - | Yes/No | |
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