Water analytical methods by program & matrix
Drinking-water approval under applicable Part 141 provisions differs from Clean Water Act Part 136 and industry-specific requirements. SW-846 concerns solid-waste/RCRA analytical work and is not interchangeable approval. Specify jurisdiction, program, permit, matrix, analytes and reporting limits before choosing methods.
Sample considerations
- EPA Method 300.0: Water matrix, individual anions, reporting limits and governing program
- EPA Method 200.8: Water/waste matrix, metals, dissolved/total fraction and reporting limits
- EPA Method 353.2: Water matrix, measurand, units and concentration range
- EPA Method 1600.1: Water type, microbiological target and reporting units
- EPA Method 1603.1: Water type, target organism, sampling purpose and reporting units
- EPA Method 1664B: Wastewater matrix, HEM versus SGT-HEM and program
- EPA SW-846: Waste/site matrix, analytes and RCRA or project requirements