Low-Level VOCs Sampling
All water samples must be collected before chlorination or any other form of disinfection treatment (true for all environmental tracers analyzed by the Reston CFC Lab). Three to five replicate water samples are collected at each well without contact with the atmosphere in 125-mL glass bottles with aluminum-foil lined caps, identical to collection procedures for CFCs. Refrigeration-grade copper or nylon tubing should be used to establish a closed path from the well discharge to the bottom of the bottle, which is submerged in an overflowing container. The bottles are capped under water without headspace. The samples are not acidified and are stored at room temperature.
