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 US Environmental Methods for Trace Element Analysis

 

Method selection:

The table below shows the preferred and alternative methods for various regulatory analyses in the US.

 Regulatory Analysis Type Preferred Method  Alternative Method(s)
 Drinking Water
(under SDWA, NPDWRs)

 Method 200.8
ICP-MS (Without CRC)

 Method 200.7
ICP (approval withdrawn for arsenic)

Method 200.9
GF-AAS (useful for arsenic when ICP is used for other elements)
 Environmental Water Quality Analysis
(under CWA and NPDES)		  Method 200.7
ICP		  Method 200.8
ICP-MS (may be allowed under ATP; pending approval)
 Waste Analysis
(under RCRA)		  Method 6010B
ICP		  Method 6020/6020A
ICP-MS
 Hazardous Waste, Contaminated Land
(under Superfund/CLP)		  SoW ILM05.3/6.X, Exhibit D, Part A
ICP for wipes, filters, soils/sediments and waters		  SoW ILM05.3/6.X, Exhibit D, Part B
ICP-MS for soils/sediments and waters.

 

Sources of methods:

Most methods may be directly downloaded from the National Environmental Methods Index at: http://www.nemi.gov