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Methods and Guidance for the Analysis of Water
Methods and Guidance for the Analysis of Water, Version 2 (includes EPA Series 500, 600, 1600 Methods) (on CD-ROM)
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Version 2.0 this popular CD-ROM from the EPA's Office of Water lets you search, print and display the full text of more than 500 EPA wastewater and drinking water methods and guidance documents. Additionally, the CD-ROM contains the full text of all EPA methods approved for compliance monitoring at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 136 and 141 including the 500-, 600- and 1600-series methods and a complete version of the March 1983 revision of Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste (MCAWW). For the first time, the Office of Water CD-ROM identifies which methods are approved at 40 CFR parts 136 and 141 for wastewater and drinking water compliance monitoring.
Accessing approved EPA water test methods has never been easier. To find which methods are approved for an analyte of interest, simply click on the CFR tables and search by analyte. Then, click on the EPA method number listed for that analyte to instantly access the full text of the method. The CD-ROM includes a powerful text search engine to allow searches by method number, analyte name, and keywords. Further, all methods and guidance are linked allowing you to electronically jump from the Table of Contents to documents of interest or search the Analyte List for a regulated pollutant and instantaneously jump to the recommeded methods. All analytical methods, guidance documents, and graphics have been converted to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format to facilitate efficient text searches.
Never before has such a comprehensive collection of wastewater and drinking water methods and guidance been available from one source. Each document is complete including all tables, diagrams, figures, and flowcharts; the CD-ROM allows you to cut and paste text and tables to develop laboratory standard operating procedures. This valuable reference tool will eliminate the inconvenience of bulky hardcopy materials that clutter up your office or laboratory.
Most Recent Methods and Guidance Documents (Printed)
These documents are guidance in support of Office of Water's streamlining initiative.
Guide to Method Flexibility and Approval of EPA Water Methods (Streamlining Guide), December 1996 Order number PB97-117766
Guidelines and Format for Methods to Be Proposed at 40 CFR Part 136 or Part 141 (Method Guidelines and Format document), July 1996 Order number PB96-210448
Methods for Organic Chemical Analysis of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (Organic Methods), December 1996 Order number PB97-125298
Most Recent Test Methods
Method 1622: Cryptosporidium in Water Filtration/IMS/FA NTIS Order Number: PB98-153059
Method 1631 Mercury in Water by Oxidation, Purge and Trap, and Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry, July 1996 Order number PB97-151666
Method 1664: N-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) and Silica Gel Treated N-Hexane NTIS Order Number: PB99-121949
Printed versions of individual methods and guidance documents are available from NTIS. Here is a list of the most popular ones:
Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes Call to Order 1-800-553-6847 or (703 605-6000) Order number PB84-128677
Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples. Supplement 1 Order number PB95-125472
Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples, August 1993 Order number PB94-120821
Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water. Revised July 1991 Call to Order 1-800-553-6847 or (703 605-6000) Order number PB91-231480
Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water. Supplement 1 Order number PB91-146027
Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water. Supplement 2 Order number PB92-207703
Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water. Supplement 3 Order number PB95-261616
Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods Order number PB95-104766
Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Freshwater Organisms. Third Edition Order number PB96-141452
Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Marine and Estuarine Organisms. Second Edition Order number PB96-141445
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