Methods Team

The Methods Team staff of chemists and other scientists supports these programs through such activities as:

Developing and evaluating methods to identify and characterize wastes, environmental samples, and contaminated materials.
Producing guidance documents and technical transfer programs to foster the development and use of innovative, cost-effective approaches (such as through PBMS) to waste and site characterization, monitoring, and remediation.
Analyzing and interpreting data.
Maintaining SW-846, a multi-volume manual of EPA-approved methods and monitoring guidance.
Fostering public outreach and communication regarding RCRA-related monitoring, such as through the annual NEMC symposium and the MICE Service.

For more information, contact:

US EPA
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (5307P)
Washington, DC 20460

Phone: 703-308-8855
Fax: 703-308-0511