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Test Methods for Evaluating So 1 id Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846) provides test procedures and guidance which are recommended for use in conducting the evaluations and measurements needed to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Pub1 ic Law 94-580. These methods are approved by the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency for obtaining data to satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR Parts 122 through 270. This manual presents the state-ofthe-art in routine analytical testing adapted for the RCRA program. It contains procedures for field and 1 aboratory qua1 ity control, sampl ing, determining hazardous constituents in wastes, determining the hazardous characteristics of wastes (toxicity, ignitabil ity, reactivity, and corrosivity), and for determining physical properties of wastes. It also contains guidance on how to select appropriate methods. Several of the hazardous waste regulations under Subtitle C of RCRA require that specific testing methods described in SW-846 be employed for certain appl ications. Refer to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 260 through 270, for those specific requirements. Any re1 iable analytical method may be used to meet other requirements under Subtitle C of RCRA. ABSTRACT 1 Revision 1 July 1992 1 Revision 1 July 1992 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S VOLUME ONE SECTION A DISCLAIMER ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS METHOD INDEX AND CONVERSION TABLE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART I METHODS FOR ANALYTES AND PROPERTIES CHAPTER ONE QUALITY CONTROL 1.0 I n t r o d u c t i o n 2.0 QA P r o j e c t P lan 3 .0 F i e l d Opera t i ons 4.0 L a b o r a t o r y Opera t i ons 5.0 D e f i n i t i o n s 6.0 References CHAPTER TWO CHOOSING THE CORRECT PROCEDURE 2 .1 Purpose 2.2 Requ i red I n f o r m a t i o n 2.3 Imp1 ernent i n g t h e Guidance 2.4 C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s 2.5 Ground Water 2.6 References CHAPTER THREE METALLIC ANALYTES 3 . 1 Sampl i n g C o n s i d e r a t i o n s 3.2 Sample P r e p a r a t i o n Methods Method 3005A: A c i d D i g e s t i o n o f Waters f o r T o t a l Recoverable o r D i s s o l v e d Meta l s f o r A n a l y s i s by F l ame Atoni ic Absorp t i on (FLAA) o r I n d u c t i v e l y Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectroscopy Method 3010A: A c i d D i g e s t i o n o f Aqueous Samples and E x t r a c t s f o r T o t a l M e t a l s f o r A n a l y s i s by Flame Atomic A b s o r p t i o n (FLAA) o r I n d u c t i v e l y Coup1 ed P l asma (ICP) Spect roscopy Method 3015: Microwave A s s i s t e d A c i d D i g e s t i o n o f Aqueous Samples and E x t r a c t s R e v i s i o n 3 January 1995 CONTENTS 1 Method 3020A: Acid D iges t i on o f Aqueous Samples and Ex t rac ts f o r To ta l Meta ls f o r Ana lys is by Graphi te Furnace Atomic Absorpt ion (GFAA) Spectroscopy Method 3040: D i s s o l u t i o n Procedure f o r O i l s , Greases, o r Waxes Method 3050A: Acid D i g e s t i o n o f Sediments, Sludges, and S o i l s Method 3051: Microwave Ass is ted Acid D iges t i on o f Sediments, Sludges, S o i l s , and O i l s 3.3 Methods f o r Determinat ion o f Meta ls Method 6010A: Method 6020: Method 7000A: Method 7020: Method 7040: Method 7041: Method 7060A: Method 7061A: Method 7062: Method 7080A: Method 7081: Method 7090: Method 7091: Method 7130: Method 7131A: Method 7140: Method 7190: Method 7191: Method 7195: Method 7196A: Method 7197: Method 7198: Method 7200: Method 7261: Method 7210: Method 7211: Method 7380: Method 7381: Method 7420: Method 7421: ~ e t h o d 7430: Method 7450: Method 7460: Method 7461: Method 7470A: Method 7471A: Methad 7480: Method 7481: Method 7520: Method 7550: Method 7610: Method 7740: I n d u c t i v e l y Coupl ed P l asma-Atomi c Emission Spectroscopy I n d u c t i v e l y Coupl ed Plasma Mass Spectrometry Atomic Absorpt ion Methods A1 uminum (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Antimony (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Antimony (AA, Furnace Technique) Arsenic (AA, Furnace Technique) Arsenic (AA, Gaseous Hydride) Antimony and Arsenic (AA, Borohydride Reduction) Barium (AA, D i r e c t Asp i ra t i on ) Barium (AA, Furnace Technique) B e r y l l i u m (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) B e r y l l i u m (AA, Furnace Technique) Cadmium (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Cadmium (AA, Furnace Technique) Cal c i um (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Chromium (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Chromium (AA, Furnace Technique) Chromium. Hexavalent (Coprec ip i t a t i on ) Chromi um, Hexavalent ( C o l o r i m e t r i c ) Chromium, Hexavalent (Che la t ion /Ex t rac t ion) Chromi urn, Hexavalent ( D i f f e r e n t i a1 Pul se Pol arography) Cobal t (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Cobal t (AA, Furnace Technique) Copper (AA, D i r e c t Aspi r a t i o n ) Copper (AA, Furnace Technique) I r o n [AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) I r o n (AA, Furnace Technique) Lead (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Lead (AA, Furnace Technique) L i t h i um (AA, D i r e c t Aspi r a t i o n ) Magnesi um (AA, D i r e c t Aspi r a t i o n ) Manganese (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Manganese (AA, Furnace Technique) Mercury i n L i q u i d Waste (Manual Col d-Vapor Technique) Mercury i n Sol i d o r Semisol i d Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique) Molybdenum (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Molybdenum (AA, Furnace Technique) N icke l (AA, D i r e c t Aspi r a t i o n ) Osmi um (AA, D i r e c t Aspi r a t i o n ) Potassium (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Selenium (AA, Furnace Technique) CONTENTS 2 Revis ion 3 January 1995 Method 7741A: Method 7742: Method 7760A: Met hod 7761 : Method 7770: Method 7780: Method 7840: Method 7841: Method 7870: Method 7910: Method 7911 : Method 7950: Method 7951: Sel e n i urn (AA, Gaseous Hydr ide) Sel e n i urn (AA, Borohydr ide Reduct ion) S i 1 ve r (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) S i 1 v e r (AA, Furnace Technique) Sodium (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) S t r o n t i um (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) T h a l l ium (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) T h a l l i urn (AA, Furnace Technique) T i n (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Vanadi urn (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Vanadi um (AA, Furnace Technique) Z inc (AA, D i r e c t A s p i r a t i o n ) Z i nc (AA, Furnace Technique) APPENDIX'-COMPANY REFERENCES NOTE: A s u f f i x o f "A" i n t h e method number i n d i c a t e s r e v i s i o n one ( t h e method has been r e v i s e d once) . A s u f f i x o f "B" i n t he method number i n d i c a t e s r e v i s i o n two ( t h e method has been r e v i s e d t w i c e ) . A s u f f i x o f " C " i n t h e method number i n d i c a t e s r e v i s i o n t h r e e ( t h e method has been r e v i s e d t h r e e t imes ) . I n o rde r t o p r o p e r l y document t h e method used f o r ana l ys i s , t h e e n t i r e method number i n c l u d i n q t h e s u f f i x l e t t e r des iana t i on (e.g., A, 0 , o r C) must be i d e n t i f i e d by t h e ana l ys t . P method re fe rence found w i t h i n t h e RCRA r e g u l a t i o n s and t he t e x t o f SW-846 methods and chap te rs r e f e r s t o t he l a t e s t promulgated r e v i s i o n o f t he method, even though t h e method number does n o t i nc l ude t h e app rop r i a t e l e t t e r s u f f i x . CONTENTS 3 Revis ion 3 January 1995 VOLUME ONE SECTION B DISCLAIMER ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS METHOD INDEX AND CONVERSION TABLE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER ONE, REPRINTED QUALITY CONTROL 1.0 I n t r o d u c t i o n 2.0 QA P r o j e c t P lan 3.0 F i e l d Operat i ons 4.0 Labo ra to r y Operat ions 5.0 D e f i n i t i o n s 6.0 References CHAPTER FOUR ORGANIC ANALYTES 4 .1 Sampl ing Cons idera t ions 4 .2 Sample P repa ra t i on Methods 4.2 .1 E x t r a c t i o n s and P repa ra t i ons Method 3500A: Method 3510B: Method 35208: Method 35408: Method 3541: Method 3550A: Method 3580A: Method 5030A: Method 5040A: Method 5041: Organic E x t r a c t i o n and Sample P r e p a r a t i o n Separatory Funnel L i q u i d L i q u i d E x t r a c t i o n Cont inuous L i q u i d L i q u i d E x t r a c t i o n Soxhl e t E x t r a c t i o n Automated Soxh le t E x t r a c t i o n U l t r a s o n i c E x t r a c t i o n Waste D i l u t i o n Purge-and-Trap Ana l ys i s o f Sorbent C a r t r i d g e s f r om Vol a t i 1 e Organic Sampl i ng T r a i n (VOST) : Gas Chromatography/Mass Spect rometry Technique P ro toco l f o r A n a l y s i s o f Sorbent C a r t r i d g e s f r om Vol a t i 1 e Organic Sampl i n g T r a i n (VOST) : Widebore Capi 1 1 a r y Col umn Techni que