U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
QUALITY CONTROL MATERIALS FOR AIR & WATER ANALYSIS
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I. Contact for 'Air Analysis Methodology and Quality Assurance:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (EMSL) -
Research Triangle Park (RTP)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
(919)541-2196
Contact for Water Analysis Methodology and Quality Assurance:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (EMSL) -
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45268
(513)684-7301
Contact for Region V •• Regional Quality Control Coordinator:
Water - David A. Payne, Chief
Quality Assurance Office
Surveillance and Analysis Division
U 5. Environmental Protection Agency
536 South Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
(312)353-9351 or 9317
Air - Kendall Young
Quality Assurance Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
536 South Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
(312)353-9528
II. Manuals:
The following water analysis manuals are available free from Technology
Transfer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268.
Phone: (513)684-7394; FTS: 684-7394
Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, EPA, 1974. (New
edition in prepatation).
Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater
Laboratories, EPA, 1972.
Handbook for Monitoring Industrial Wasvewater, EPA, 1973.
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A bibliography for all available Technology Transfer publications
is available upon request. See attached copy of Request for
Technology Transfer Information. Your Regional Quality Control
Coordinator also has a limited number of the above three publications
for distribution. It is best to order the manuals from Technology
Transfer since further errata and corrections can be made through
their centralized mailing lists.
EPA approved test procedures for National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) monitoring can be found in the Federal
Register, Vol. 38, No. 199, pp. 28757-28760, October 16, 1973 as
40 CFR 136. Amendments to 40 CFR 136, promulgated in the Federal
Register, Vol. 41, No. 232, pp. 52779-52786, December 1, 1976,
update references cited by the October 16, 1973 regulations and
specify additional approved test procedures. The Federal Register,
Vol. 42, No. 12, pp. 3306-3307, January 18, 1977, correct three
errors appearing in the Amendments to 40 CFR 136 for nickel,
nitrite, and phenolics. The Federal Register, Vol. 42, No. 139,
pp. 37205, July 20, 1977, defines in more detail the test procedure
used for suspended solids during NPDES monitoring. See Attachment.
Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial
Effluents for Priority Pollutants, revised April 1977, is in draft
form and can be used for guidance. It is available, on request,
from EMSL-Cincinnati, OH 45268, (513)684-7301 or FTS: 684-7301.
EPA approved test procedures for the National Interim Primary
Drinking Water Regulations (NIPDWR) can be found in the Federal
Register, Vol. 40, No. 248, pp. 59565-59588, December 24, 1975,
as part of 40 CFR 141. Your Regional Quality Control Coordinator
should be contacted for. the current list of alternate test pro-
cedures approved for NIPDWR chemical contaminant measurements, to
supplement those cited by 40 CFR 141. EPA's Office of Water Supply
will eventually publish them in the Federal Register. Analytical
methodology for radioactivity measurements for the NIPDWR can be
found in the Federal Register, Vol. 41, No. 133, pp. 28401-28409,
July 9, 1976.
Both The Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Finished Waters by the Purage
and Trap Method, EPA, EMSL-Cincinnati, September 9, 1977, and The
Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water by Liquid/Liquid
Extraction, EPA, EMSL-Cincinnati, September 8, 1977, have been
proposed by 40 CFR 141.25 as reference methods for trihalomethanes
in drinking water by the Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 28,
pp. 5755-5780, February 9, 1978. The two methods are available,
on request, from:
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Criteria and Standards Division
Office of Drinking Water (WH-550)
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Interim test procedures for pentachlorophenol, chlorinated organic
compounds, and pesticides, promulgated by 40 CFR Fart 136 for NPDES
Monitoring, and by 40 CFR Part 141 for the NIPDWR, are available
from EMSL-Cincinnati upon request.
The general pesticide analysis manual:
Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Human and Environmental Samples,
EPA, 1974,
and a quality control manual:
Manual for Analytical Quality Control for Pesticides in Human and
Environmental Media, EPA, EPA-600/1-76-017, February 1976,
are available upon request from:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Quality Assurance Section, Analytical Chemistry Branch
Environmental Toxicology Division, MD//69
Health Effects Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
(919)549-8411 Ext. 2563
A laboratory instruction manual, designed for a municipal treatment
plant operator or a technician who is required to monitor effluent
discharges under a NPDES permit, has been prepared by EPA's National
Training Center. The manual is designed for the analyst with little
or no experience in wastewater analysis or flow measurement to
determine BOD^, pH, fecal coliforms, and open channel flow. The
manual is Self-Monitoring Procedures: Basic Parameters for Municipal
Effluents - Student Reference Manual, EPA, Water Program Operations,
EPA-430/1-74-008. NTIS Accession No. PB 243 417/AS, $8.75 per copy.
A limited number of copies are available free to public agencies.
Region V, EPA has been a source for the' following sediment analysis
manual:
Chemistry Laboratory Manual - Bottom Sediments, Great Lakes Region
Committee on Analytical Methods, Federal Water Quality Administration,
December 1969.
This manual has never received official sanction by U.S. EPA. The
manual has been a source of analytical methodology, if used judiciously,
for assessing the quality of dredge material from the Great Lakes.
The manual's supply has been depleted within Region V. You may
order the manual from NTIS using NTIS Accession No. PB 215 192,
$5.50/copy. NTIS is described below.
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Ecological Evolution of Proposed Discharge of Dredged or Fill
Material into Navigable Waters: Interim -Guidance for Implementation
of Section 404(b)(l) of Public Law 92-500 (Federal Water Pollution
Control Act of 1972), Miscellaneous Paper D-76-17, Environmental
Effects Laboratory, 1976, is a manual to provide interim guidance
(analytical methodology included) for the evaluation of proposed
discharges of dredged or fill material into navigable waters. The
manual can be obtained from:
Department of the Army
Waterways Experiment Station
Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 631
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
The following biology manuals provides EPA's official aquatic
biology and bioassay methodologies:
Biological Field and Laboratory Methods for Measuring the Quality
of Surface Water and Effluent*, EPA, EPA-670/73-001, July 1973.
NTIS Accession No. PB 227 183, $12.50/copy.
Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Aquatic
Organisms, EPA-600/4-78-012, January 1978.
They are available from Aquatic Biology Section, EMSL-Cincinnati,
EPA, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268.
Limited quantities of Handbook for Evaluation Water Bacteriological
Laboratories^ EPA, EPA-670/9-75-006, August 1975, are available
free from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research
and Development, Technical Information Staff, Cincinnati, OH 45268,
or from Mr. E.E. Geldreich, MERL-Cincinnati, EPA, Cincinnati, OH
45268. The handbook can also be purchased from NTIS using NTIS
Accession No. PB 247 145/AS, $7.50/copy.
The microbiology handbook and many of the following ambient air
analysis manuals can be purchased, being sure to use the NTIS
Accession No.'s, and EPA report titles and number from:
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
U.S. Deparment of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Checks or money orders are made payable to NTIS. Purchase orders
require an additional $5.00 service charge.
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The original reference methods for the determination of suspended
particulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide,
photochemical oxidants, and hydrocarbons corrected for methane
for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
were promulgated as 42 CFR Part 410 in the Federal Register,
Vol. 36, No. 84, p. 8186, April 30, 1971, Appendices A through
F, and were recodified as 40 CFR Part 50 in the Federal Register,
Vol. 37, p. 22384, November 25, 1971, Appendices A through F.
Regulations concerning EPA approval of specific instruments as
designated reference or equivalent methods for sulfur dioxide,
carbon monoxide, and photochemical oxidants were promulgated as
40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 53 in the Federal Register, Vol. 40,
No. 33, p. 7041, February 18, 1975. Typographical corrections
to this regulation are found in the Federal Register of April 25,
1975. Continuous monitoring instruments, purchased after February
18, 1976, are required to be Designated Reference or Equivalent
Methods if they are to be used for monitoring National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for these three parameters. Instruments
not designated as Reference cr Equivalent Methods may not be used
to monitor these standards after Febraury 18, 1980. These
regulations, Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent
Methods, supersede all or part of the original reference methods
of 42 CFR 410 for these three parameters.
Reference and Equivalent Methods for Nitrogen Dioxide were promulgated
in the Federal Register, December 1, 1976, Vol. 41, No. 232,
pp. 52686-52695. Continuous monitoring instruments for nitrogen
dioxide, purchased after December 1, 1977, are required to be
designated reference or equivalent methods if they are to be used
for National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Instruments not so
designated may not be used for this monitoring after December 1,
1979. Manual methods which are Designated Equivalent Methods for
NC>2 were promulgated on Wednesday, December 14, 1977, Federal
Register, Vol. 42, No. 240, pp. 62971 and 62972. The methods
designated are, (1) EQN-1277-026, Sodium Afsenite Method for the
Determination of Nitrogen Dioxide in the Atmosphere, (2) EQN-1277-027,
Sodium Arsenite Method for the Determination of Nitrogen Dioxide
in the Atmosphere - Technioon II Automated Analysis System, and
(3) EQN-1277-028, TGS-ANAS Method for the Determination of Nitrogen
Dioxide in the Atmosphere. Procedures are available from Department
E, EMSL-RTP, USEPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Any manual
method for nitrogen dioxide, other than Designated Equivalent
Methods, may not be used for monitoring of air standards after
December 1, 1977.
See also, Technical Assistance Document for the Chemiluminescence
.Measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide, EPA 600/4-75-003, December 1975.
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Miscellaneous Amendaments to the above "Reference and Equivalent
Methods" of February 18, 1975, were promulgated in the Federal
Register, Vol. 41, No. 53, p. 11251, March 17, 1976. These
regulations include provision for modifications of reference,
equivalent, or alternative methods by users.
An updated List of Designated Reference and Equivalent Methods is
maintained in Region V, EPA by the Air Surveillance Branch -
Phone (312)353-2303 and by the Quality Assurance Office - Phone
(312)353-9528.
A revised version of the calibration procedure for the reference
method for photochemical oxidants can be found in the April 14,
1975, memo from EMSL-RTP entitled Clarification of Reference
Method for Photochemical Oxidants. This memo is available from
your Regional Quality Control Coordinator.
EPA is considering proposal of certain amendments to 40 CFR 50
Appendix D to change the calibration procedure for photochemical
.oxidants. This is outlined in the Federal Register, Vol. 41,
No. 195, pp. 44049-44057. An interim policy for calibration of
ozone monitors is discussed.
See also, Evaluation of 1 Percent Neutral Buffered Potassium
Iodide Procedure for Calibration of Ozone Monitors, EPA 600/4-77-005,
January 1977, NTIS Accession Number PB 267 985.
Standards for Performance for New Stationary Sources, Revision to
Reference Method 1-8, was promulgated Thursday, August 18, 1977 and
published in Federal Register, Vol. 42, No. 160, pp. 41754-41789.
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rules for Lead Ambient
Air Quality Standard was published in Federal Register, Vol. 42,
No. 240, Wednesday, December 14, 1977. This proposal is expected
to be promulgated in June 1978, pp. 63076-63094. A Reference
Method is proposed.
Guidance for the Future use of NASN, OAQPS No. 1.2-075, EPA pro-
vides information about the TSP Hi-Vol site selection and filter
submissions. This is available from QAO, Region V, upon request.
Guidance for the selection of automated methods for measuring
hydrocarbons may be found in the Environmental Monitoring Series
document Guidelines for Determining Performance Characteristics
of Automated Methods of Measuring Nitrogen Dioxide and Hydrocarbons
Corrected for Methane, EPA, EPA-650/4-74-018. NTIS Accession No.
PB 238 092/AS. $3.75/copy.
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See also, Evaluation of the EPA Reference Method for the Measurement
of Non-Methane Hydrocarbons - Final Report, EPA 600/4-77-033,
June 1977.
Two pertinent analytical methodology reports from EMSL-RTP are:
Effect of Temperature on Stability of Sulfur Dioxide Sample Collected
by the Reference Method, EPA, EPA-600/4-76-024, May 1976. NTIS
Accession No. PB 253 778/AS. $4.00/copy.
Measurement of Atmospheric Sulfates: Evaluation of the Methylthymol
Blue Method, EPA, EPA-600/4-76-015, March 1976. NTIS Accession
No. PB 253 349/AS. $4.00/copy.
The following quality assurance handbooks
Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systesm -
Volume I - Principles, EPA, EPA-600/9-76-005, March 1976
Volume II, Ambient Air Specific Methods, EPA 600/4-77-027a..
May 1977
are available free of charge to air monitoring personnel from your
Regional Quality Control Coordinator or from:
Environmental Protection Agency
EMSL-RTP, Quality Assurance Branch (MD//77)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
The Distribution Record Card attached to Volumes I or II should be
completed so that updates can be provided by EMSL-RTP. EMSL-RTP
plans to use these handbooks as a central point for communications
of quality assurance recommendations.
The following valuable air analysis manuals, if in stock, are
available free to qualified public supported air monitoring agencies
by contacting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution
Technical Information Center, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,
(919)549-8411, Ext. 2752; FTS 629-2711. If unavailable please
utilize NTIS.
Quality Control Practices in Processing Air Pollution Samples, EPA,
1973. APTD-1132. NTIS Accession No. PB 230 890/AS. $6.25/copy.
Guidelines for Development of a Quality Assurance Program — Reference
Method for Continuous Measurement of Carbon Monoxide in the
Atmosphere, EPA-R4-73-028a. NTIS Accession No. PB 222 512.
$5.25/copy.
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Guidelines for Development of a Quality Assurance Program — Reference
Method for the Determination of Suspended Particulates in the
Atmosphere (High Volume Method), EPA-R4-73-028b. NTIS Accession
No. PB 223 051. $5.75/copy.
Guidelines for Development of a Quality Assurance Program — Reference
Method for Measurement of Photochemical Oxidants, EPA-R4-73-028c.
NTIS Accession No. PB 222 336. $5.25/copy.
Guidelines for Development of a Quality Assurance Program — Reference
Method for the Determination of Sulfur Dioxide in the Atmosphere,
EPA-R4-73-028d. NTIS Accession No. PB 226 486. $5.75/copy.
III. Dissemination of Information:
Analytical Quality Control Newsletter
Joseph B. Anderson, Editor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMSL-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Contact Mr. Anderson to be placed on mailing list. The Newsletter
publishes methodology and quality control articles from all areas
of EPA. Contacts within EPA for further information are given with
each article. A request for addition to the Newsletter's mailing
list is attached.
IV. EPA Interlaboratory Testing Programs:
Water Methodology Assessment and Quality Control Samples
John A. Winter
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMSL-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Interlaboratory Audits for Ambient Air Analysis
Steven M. Bromberg
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMSL-RTP, QAB (MD//77)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Interlaboratory Audits for Air Sources
Bob Denney
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMSL-RTP, QAB (MD//77)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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V. Interlaboratory Audits for Ambient Air Analysis
Twice per year the Quality Assurance Branch, EMSL-RTP, provides
interlaboratory audits (unknowns) to air-monitoring programs for
the following ambient air tests:
1. sulfur dioxide bubbler solutions
2. nitrogen dioxide bubbler solutions
3. carbon monoxide continuous monitors
4. sulfate and nitrate on filter paper
5. lead on filter paper
Once per year the following interlaboratory audit is provided:
1. calibration of Hi-Vol flow rate
Contact your Regional Quality Control Coordinator to participate.
VI. EPA Quality Control Samples
Quality Control samples, prepared by EMSL-Cincinnati, can be obtained
free, either from your Regional Quality Control Coordinator or
from EMSL-Cincinnati, These samples are sent as concentrates to
each user with "true values" provided in a sealed envelope. They
provide an independent check on the calibration accuracy of a
laboratory's methodologies. Except for the LAS samples, they are
not meant to replace a laboratory's calibration standards - only
to periodically audit laboratory accuracy. The samples are
applicable to both water pollution and water supply laboratories.
Quality Control samples currently available are:
1. NTA - Nitriloacetic Acid - Four Concentration Levels
2. LAS - Linear Alkylate Sulfonate
3. Trace Metals - Al, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Hg, tin,
Mi, Se, V, and Zn - Three Concentration Levels
A. Demand - BOD, COD, TOC - Two Concentration Levels
5. Nutrients - ammonia, nitrate, orthophosphate, Kjeldahl nitrogen,
and total phosphorus - Two Concentration Levels
6. Minerals - pH, conductance, dissolved solids (180°C), alkalinity,
chloride, sulfate, fluoride, calcium, magnesium, hardness,
sodium, and potassium - Two Concentration Levels
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7. Chlorophyll, Spectrophotometric Analysis •- One Concentration
Level
8. Chlorophyll, Fluorotnetric Analysis - Three Concentration Levels
9. PCB's - Arochlors 1254 and 1016
10. Non-Filterable Residue (Suspended Solids) - Three Concentration
Levels
11. Petroleum Hydrocarbons (For Characterization) - two crude
oils* #2 fuel oil and Bunker C
12. Volatile Organics - nine volatile hologenated hydrocarbons
Including the trihalomethanes - Two Concentration Levels
Quality Control samples for new parameters will be announced in the
AQC Newsletter. Quality Control samples for specific water supply
parameters and maximum contaminant levels are in preparation.
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fcULES AND REGULATIONS
TKlo 40— Protection of tho Environment
CHAPTER I— ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
(FRL7C5-1)
SUBCHAPTCR 0— WATER PROGRAMS
PART 136— GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING
TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS
OF POLLUTANTS
Amendment; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Correction of final rule.
SUMMARY: This notice corrects '.he
amendments to 40 CFR 136 (§1363.
Table 1) which were published on De-
cember 1. 197G in the FEDERAL REGISTER
(41 FR 52780) by reinstating the post-
filtration washing option for total sus-
pended residue measurements. On page
$2784, for parameter number LOG. Tot.il
Suspended Residue, add in the column
titled "Method." a new line which reads*
•Class fiber filtration. 103-105'C. post-
jcashing of residue." and opposite thts
entry in the column titled "Other Ap-
proved Methods." the page and foot-
note designation ":'537." On pace 52735
add a new footnote 27 to read: "" Stand-
ard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater. 13th Edition.
C197D."
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20. 1977.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON-
TACT:
Robert B. Medz. Office of Monitoring
and Technical Support. RD-CSO. 401
(A St.. SW.. Washington. D.C. 20460.
302-426-4727.
STEPHEN J. GEORGE.
Acting Assistant Administrator
/or Research and Develop-
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 40—Protection of Environment
CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBCHAPTCR O—WATER PROGRAMS
PART 136—GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING
TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANAL-
YSIS OF POLLUTANTS
Amendment of Regulations; Corrections
In FR Doc. 76-35032 appearing at
pages 52780 to 5278G in the FtntRAL REG-
ISTER of Wednesday. December 1. 1978.
the following changes should be made:
§ 136.3 lAmomlcd]
1. On Page 52783. for parameter num-
ber 62. Nirkcl—Total, add "232" to the
page references in the column under the
14th edition of Standard Methods op-
posite the colonmcirlc method designa-
tion.
2. On page 52784. for parameter num-
ber 89. change the parameter designa-
tion from "Nitrate" to "Nitrite."
3. On page 52784. for parameter num-
ber 96. Phenols, delete the present meth-
od designation. '^'olorimotric. (4AAP>."
and replace it with the method designa-
tion. "Distillation followed by colonmct-
rlc. (4AAP)"; delete the page reference
in the column under the 14th edition of
Standard Methods, "582." and replace
it with page number "574".
Dated: January 10.1977.
WILSON K.TALLEY.
Assistant Administrator lor
Research and Development.
|FR Doe.77-1453 Filed l-17-77;8:45 »m|
1977.
IFRDoc.77-20768 Filed 7-19-77:8:45 unj
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The Bridge Between Research and Use
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
JANUARY 197S
RELOCATION OF OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
flM November 3- 1975- the EPA Technology
Ura Transfer Program was physically relocated
from Washington, D.C., to Cincinnati. Ohio.
This relocation involves no changes in the
functions or responsibilities of the program, and
all Technology Transfer activities (seminars,
publications, etc.) will continue as in the past.
All correspondence directed to Technology
Transfer should be forwarded to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Technology Transfer
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
Individuals on the Technology Transfer staff can
be reached at 513-684-4404.
An up-to-date request sheet for Technology
Transfer publications is attached for your con-
venience. Note that six semitechnical brochures
(No. 5001 through 5006) have been deleted
from this request sheet. A new publication has
been developed to replace all of these six
documents and will be available very shortly.
Information contained in this one publication
will be the latest available on all viable alterna-
tive wastewater treatment systems. As with the
six publications being replaced, this publication
is intended for use by other than design-oriented
personnel and is also written in a semitechnical
tone. Those of you who have requested anv one
of publications 5001-5006 will automatically
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PROCESS DESIGN MANUALS
D Phosphorus Removal (Oct. 1971) 1001
D Carbon Adsorption (Oct. 1973) 1002
O Suspended Solids Removal (Jan. 1975) 1003
D Upgrading Existing Wastewater Treatment
Plants (Oct. 1974) 1004
O Sulfide Control in Sanitary Sewerage Systems
(Oct. 1974) 1005
O Sludge Treatment and Disposal (Oct. 1974) 1006
O Nitrogen Control (Oct. 1975) 1007
TECHNICAL CAPSULE REPORTS
D Recycling Zinc in Viscose Rayon Plants 2001
D Color Removal from Kraft Pulping
Effluent by Lime Addition 2002
O Pollution Abatement in » Copper Wire Mill 2003
O First Interim Report on EPA Alkali SO.
Scrubbing Test Facility -2004
O Dry Caustic Peeling of Peaches 2005
O Pollution Abatement in a Brewing Facility 2006
O SO, Scrubbing and Sulfunc Acid
Production Via Magnesia Scrubbing 2007
D Second Interim Report on EPA
Alkali Scrubbing Test Facility 2008
D Magnesium Carbonate Process for
Water Treatment .2009
HANDBOOKS
D Analytical Quality Control in Water
and Wastewater Laboratories 6001
D Monitoring Industrial Wastewaier 6002
O Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water
and Wastes -6003
MUNICIPAL SEMINAR PUBLICATIONS
C] Upgrading Lagoons 4001
D Physicol-Chemicat Treatment 4002
D Oxygen Activated Sludge 4003
O Nifrificalion/Oenitrificauon .4004
Q Upgrading Existing Wastewater Treatment
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C Flow Equalization 4006
D Wastewater Filtration 4007
O Physical-Chemical Nitrogen Removal 4008
C Air Pollution Aspects of Sludge
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BROCHURES
D Seattle. Washington METRO SOC7
Hi Wastewater Purification at Lake Tahoe 5008
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G Richardson. Texas 5010
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O Upgrading Poultry Processing Facilities
to Reduce Pollution (3 Vols I 3001
O Upgrading Metal Finishing Facilities
to Reduce Pollution 12 Vois.i 3002
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to Reduce Pollution (3 Vols I 3003
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IN THE
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NOISE POLLUTION
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Aaency
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711 Room 1121 (HM-571)
Buildinn No. 2
Washington, D.C. 20460
SOLID WASTE Tel: 703/557-8217
Office of Solid Waste Information Retrieval
U.S. Environmental Protection Aaency
1835 K Street, !I.H.
Washington, D.C. 20560
Tel: 202/254-7508
PESTICIDES
Technical Services Division
Office of Pesticides Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Aaency
Pesticides Reference Room
Washington, D.C. 20460
Tel: 202/426-2433
RADIATION
Reports Branch
Office of Radiation Programs
U.S. Environmental protection Agency
Room 615 Waterside Mall East
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Tel: 202/755-1331
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METHODS DEVELOPMENT and QUALITY ASSURANCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
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4. Scientist
7. Production
Fields 657- Profession
C-0 - Chemist
C-l Analytical
C-2 Inorganic
C-3 Organic
C-4 Trace Element
C-5 Petroleum
C-6 Pesticide
Fields 8 6 9 - Interest Areas
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5. Industry
8. Individual
2. EPA Reg. Office
5. Other Fed. Govt.
8. Local Govt. Lab.
B. Industrial Office
3. State
6. Consultant
9. Library
3. EPA Laboratory
6. Other Fed. Govt.
9. Independent Lab.
C. University Lab.
Lab.
2. Supervisor 3. Technician
5. Services 6. Sales
8. Education or Training 9. Student
B-0 - Biologist
B-l Algologist
B-2 Macroinvertebrate
B-3 Fisheries
D-0 - Economist
A-0 - Other
M-0 - Microbiologist
M-l - Bacteriologist
M-2 - Virologist
E-0 - Engineer
E-l Sanitary
E-2 Chemical
E-3 Electrical
01. Phys. § Chem. Methods 10.
02. Biological 11.
03. Microbiological 12.
04. Pesticides 13.
05. Oil Analyses 14.
06. Monitoring (Continuous or 15.
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07. Methods § Performance Studies 16.
08. All areas (1 through 7) 17.
09. Phys. 5 Chem. 5 Biol.
Fields 10-18* - Publications of Interest
10. Newsletter 15.
11. Phys. § Chem. Methods Manual 16.
12. Quality Control 17.
13. Pesticide Methods
14. Oil Analysis Methods 18.
Phys. § Chem. 3 Micro.
Phys. § Chem. § Pesticides
Phys. $ Chem. § Oil
Phys. g Chem. 3 Monitoring
Phys. £ Chem., Biol. 5 Micro.
Phys. 6 Chem. £ Methods 6
Performance
Biol. 6 Microbiological
Phys. & Chem., Methods &
Performance 5 Monitoring
Biological Methods
Microbiological Methods
Monitoring (Continuous or
Intermittent)
Trace Elements Analyses
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