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Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory Methods
Lawrence, Kansas - FY 2007

Methods analyzed by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

Triazine and Phenylurea Parents and Degradation Products

  • Analysis Code: LCEA -
    APPROVED USGS METHOD – 0-2138-02 – OFR 02-436
  • Triazines
    (0.025 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Atrazine
    • Bromacil
    • Cyanazine
    • Prometon
    • Propazine
    • Simazine
      • Deethylatrazine (DEA)
      • Deisopropylatrazine (DIA)
      • Hydroxyatrazine (HA)
      • Hydroxysimazine
      • Deethylhydroxyatrazine (DEHA)
      • Deisopropylhydroxyatrazine (DIHA)
      • Deethyldeisopropylatrazine/Didealkyatrazine (DDA)
      • Cyanazine acid (CAC)
      • Cyanazine amide (CAM)
      • Deethylcyanazine acid (DCAC)
      • Deethylcyanazine amide (DCAM)
      • Deethylcyanazine (DEC) (0.20 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Phenylureas (0.20 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Diuron
    • Fluometuron
    • Linuron
      • DMFM (demethylfluometuron)


      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

Acetamide Parents and Degradation Products – on-line extraction

  • Analysis Code: LCPD
    APPROVED USGS METHOD – 0-2139-03 - OFR 03-173
    (0.02 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Acetochlor
      • *Acetochlor deschloro
      • Acetochlor ESA (ethane sulfonic acid)
      • *Acetochlor hydroxy
      • Acetochlor OXA (oxanilic acid)
      • Acetochlor SAA (sulfynil acetic acid)
      • *Acetochlor/metolachlor – 2nd amide
      • Acetochlor/metolachlor ESA – 2nd amide
    • Alachlor
      • *Alachlor – 2nd amide
      • *Alachlor deschloro
      • Alachlor ESA
      • *Alachlor hydroxy
      • Alachlor OXA
      • Alachlor SAA
      • Alachlor ESA – 2nd amide
    • Dimethenamid
      • *Dimethenamid deschloro
      • Dimethenamid ESA
      • *Dimethenamid hydroxy
      • Dimethenamid OXA
    • Flufenacet
      • Flufenacet ESA
      • Flufenacet OXA
    • Metolachlor
      • *Metolachlor deschloro
      • Metolachlor ESA
      • *Metolachlor hydroxy
      • Metolachlor OXA
    • Propachlor
      • Propachlor OXA
      • Propachlor ESA (0.05 µg/L reporting limit)

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

Glyphosate, AMPA, and Glufosinate– on-line extraction:Water

  • Analysis Code: LCGY
    APPROVED USGS METHOD – 0-2136-01 - OFR 01-454
    (0.10µg/L reporting limit)
    • Glyphosate
      • Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA)
    • Glufosinate

Glyphosate, AMPA, and Blufosinate- on-line extraction:Soil

  • Analysis Code: LCGS (reporting limit based on sample matrix)
    • Glyphosate
      • Aminomethylphosphoric Acid (AMPA)
    • Glufosinate

Antibiotics Classes

SHORT ANTIBIOTIC SCHEDULE

  • Analysis Code: LCAB
  • Fluoroquinolines-(0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ciprofloxacin
    • Enrofloxacin
    • Lomefloxacin
    • Norfloxacin
    • Ofloxacin
    • Sarafloxacin
  • Macrolides
    • Azithromycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Erythromycin (0.008 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Erythromycin-H2O (0.008 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Roxithromycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Tylosin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Virginiamycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Sulfonamides
    • Sulfachloropyridazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfadiazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfadimethoxine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfamethoxazole (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfamethazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Suflathiazole (0.020 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Tetracyclines (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Chlorotetracyline
    • Oxytetracycline
    • Tetracycline
    • Doxycycline
      • Epi-chlorotetracycline
      • Epi-iso-chlorotetracycline
      • Epi-oxytetracycline
      • Epi-tetracycline
      • Iso-chlorotetracycline
  • Pharmaceuticals
    • Carbamazapine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ibuprofen (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Others
    • Chloramphenicol (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Lincomycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ormetoprim (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Trimethoprim (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

  • Analysis Code: LCAN
  • Beta Lactams
    • Amoxicillin (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ampicillin (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Cefotaxime (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Cloxacillin (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Oxacillin (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Penicillin G (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Penicillin V (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Macrolides
    • Azithromycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Erythromycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Erythromycin-H2O (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Roxithromycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Tylosin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Virginiamycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Quinolines
    • Ciprofloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Clinafloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Flumequine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Lomefloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Norfloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ofloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Oxolinic Acid (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sarafloxacin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Sulfonamides
    • Sulfachloropyridazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfadiazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfadimethoxine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfamerazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfamethazine (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfamethoxazole (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Sulfathiazole (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Others
    • Carbadox (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Lincomycin (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Trimethoprim (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Ormetoprim (0.005 µg/L reporting limit)
  • Tetracyclines and Degradation Products
    • Chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Anhydro-chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Demeclocycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Doxycycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Minocycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Oxytetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
    • Tetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Anhydro-tetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Alph apo-oxytetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Beta apo-oxytetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-anhydro-chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Iso-chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-Iso-chlorotetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-oxytetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-anhydro-tetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Epi-tetracycline (0.010 µg/L reporting limit)

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

Chlorothalonil and Degradation Products

  • Analysis Code: LCCD
    (reporting limit based on sample matrix)
  • Parent
    • Chlorothalonil
  • Chlorothalonil Degradation Products
      • diamide of chlorothalonil (2,4,5,6-tetrachloro-isophthalamide)
      • 1 amide - 4 hydroxy of chlorothalonil (2,3,6-trichloro-5-cyano-4-hydroxy-benzamide)
      • 4 hydroxy chlorothalonil (2,4,5-trichloro-6-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxamide)

Isoxaflutole and Degradation Products

  • Analysis Code: LCIX
  • Isoxaflutole (0.003 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Di-keto (0.002 µg/L reporting limit)
      • Benzoic Acid (0.003 µg/L reporting limit)

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

Immunoassay

  • 17 Beta Estradiol (E2) (0.0015 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMB
  • Alachlor ESA (0.20 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IME
  • Atrazine (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMA
  • Cyanazine (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMC
  • Cyclodienes (such as dieldrin) (1.33 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMD
  • Estrone (E1) (0.05 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IME1
  • Ethynylestradiol (E2) (0.05 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IME2
  • Fluometuron (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMF
  • Metolachlor (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMM
  • Microsystin (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMN

  • Methoprene Acid (0.025 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMP
  • Metribuzin (0.10 µg/L reporting limit)
    Analysis Code: IMT

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Herbicides

(water reporting limit: 0.05 µg/L)

  • Analysis code: GCS (Corn and Soybeans Herbicides) -
    APPROVED USGS METHOD - 0-2132-99 - OFR 98-634; OFR 00-385
    • Acetochlor
    • Alachlor
    • Ametryn
    • Atrazine
      • Deethylatrazine
      • Deisopropylatrazine
    • Cyanazine
      • Cyanazine amide
    • Dimethenamid
    • Flufenacet
    • Metolachlor
    • Metribuzin
    • Pendimethalin
    • Prometon
    • Prometryn
    • Propachlor
    • Propazine
    • Simazine
    • Terbutryn

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method
  • Analysis code: GCR (Rice, Soybean, and Cotton Herbicides)
    APPROVED USGS METHOD - 0-2132-99 - OFR 98-634; OFR 00-385
    • Acetochlor
    • Alachlor
    • Atrazine
      • Deethylatrazine
      • Deisopropylatrazine
    • Cyanazine
      • Cyanazine amide
    • Dimethenamid
    • Flufenacet
    • Fluometuron
      • DMFM (Demethylfluometuron)
      • TFMA (3-trifluromethylaniline)
      • TFMPU (3-(trifluromethylphenylurea)
    • Metolachlor
    • Metribuzin
    • Molinate
    • Norflurazon
      • Demethylnorflurazon
    • Pendimethalin
    • Prometryn
      • Deisopropylprometryn
    • Propanil
    • Propazine
    • Simazine
    • Trifluralin

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method
  • Taste and Odor Analysis
    Analysis Code: GCG
    APPROVED USGS METHOD -- 0-2137-02 -- OFR 02-337
    (.005 µg/L reporting limit from 60 mL sample)
    • Geosmin
    • MIB (2-methylisoborneol)
  • 2-methyl Mosquitocides Analysis
    Analysis Code: GCM
    APPROVED USGS METHOD -- 0-2134-01 -- OFR 01-273 
    (.005 µg/L reporting limit from 250 mL)
    • Methoprene
    • Malathion
    • Resmethrin
    • Sumithrin (Phenothrin)
    • Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO)

      • Degradation product
      • * This compound will be included in the updated Approved USGS Method

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