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RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) WASTE ANALYSES

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Test Reference Typical Reporting Limit
Acidity, total EPA 305.1 50 mg/Kg
Alkalinity, total SM18 2320B 10 mg/Kg
BTU Value ASTM-D240 N/A
Chemical Oxygen Demand SM18 5220C 50 mg/Kg
Cyanide, Total SW846 9010B/7.3.3.2 0.1 mg/Kg
Cyanide, Amenable SW846 9010B/7.3.3.2 0.1 mg/Kg
Fluoride, Electrode SM18 4500 F-C 1.0 mg/Kg
Hardness, EDTA EPA 130.2 10 mg/Kg
Hardness, Calcium SM18 3500 Ca-D 10 mg/Kg
Nitrate SM18 353.2 20 mg/Kg
Nitrite SM18 4500 NO2-B 0.01 mg/Kg
Total Kjeldahl EPA 351.2 4 mg/Kg
Ammonia Titrimetric EPA 350.2 10 mg/Kg
Oil & Grease, SPE EPA 1664 50 mg/Kg
Oil & Grease SW846/3540C/1664 50 mg/Kg
pH SW846/9045C N/A
Phenolics SW846/9065 0.2 mg/Kg
Phosphorus, Ortho EPA 365.2 0.5 mg/Kg
Phosphorus, Total EPA 365.2 0.5 mg/Kg
Silica EPA 370.1 0.4 mg/Kg
Total Solids (Gravimetric) SM18 2540G 5 mg/Kg
Sulfate SW846/9038 100 mg/Kg
Sulfide SW846/9038/7.3.4.2 1 mg/Kg
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) SW846/9060 10 mg/Kg
Ignitability (Pensky-Martens) SW846/1010 N/A
Corrosivity (pH Determination) SW846/9040B/9045C N/A
Reactivity – Cyanide SW846/7.3.3.2 0.1 mg/Kg
Reactivity - Sulfide SW846/7.3.4.2 16 mg/Kg
Total Organic Carbon SW846/9060 50 mg/Kg
Ash ASTM D 1888 100 mg/Kg
Sulfur (%) ASTM D 4239 30 mg/Kg
Chlorine (%) ASTM D 4208 NA
Free Liquids SW846/9096A NA

TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE (TCLP)

TCLP Metals:
Arsenic Cadmium Lead Selenium
Barium Chromium Mercury Silver

ZHE Volatiles:
Benzene 1,2-Dichloroethane Trichloroethylene
Carbon Tetrachloride 1,1-Dichloroethylene Vinyl Chloride
Chlorobenzene Methyl Ethyl Ketone  
Chloroform Tetrachloroethylene  

TCLP Semivolatiles:
o-Cresol 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Hexachloroethane 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
p-Cresol 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Nitrobenzene 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
m-Cresol Hexachlorobenzene Pentachlorophenol  
Total Cresol Hexachlorobutadiene Pyridine  

TCLP Pesticides:
Chlordane Lindane Heptachlor Epoxide
Endrin Methoxychlor  
Heptachlor Toxaphene  

TCLP Herbicides:
2,4-D 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
Test Reference Typical Reporting Limit
TCLP Herbicides SW846/8151 2 - 4 ug/L
TCLP metals see metals list see metals list
TCLP Pesticides SW846/8081 1 ug/L
TCLP Semi-Volatiles SW846/8270 20 - 50 ug/L
ZHE Volatiles SW846/8260 1 ug/L (10 ug/L gases)

RCRA WASTE & TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) ANALYSES
Test Reference Typical Reporting Limit
PCBs (in oil) SW846/8082 1.0 mg/Kg
PCBs (in soil) SW846/8082 33 ug/Kg
PCBs (in water) SW846/8082 1 ug/L
PCBs (wipe test) SW846/8082 10 ug/100 cm2

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) ANALYSES

Semivolatiles:

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons:
Acenaphthene Benzo(a)pyrene Chrysene Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Acenaphthylene Benzo(b)fluoranthene Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene Naphthalene
Anthracene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Fluoranthene Phenanthrene
Benzo(a)anthracene Benzo(ghi)perylene Fluorene Pyrene

 

Test Reference Typical Reporting Limit
Diesel Range Organics GC/FID 25 mg/kg or 2.5 mg/L
Gasoline Range Organics GC/FID 1.0 mg/kg or 0.025 mg/L
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons SW846/8270 0.330 mg/kg or 0.010 mg/L
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons SW846/9171 1.0 mg/L
Volatiles SW846/8260 0.040 mg/kg or 0.001 mg/L

PENNSYLVANIA DER MODULE 1 ANALYSES

Total Solid Waste Analysis

TCLP Leachate Analysis

ASTM D-3987-85 Leachate Analysis

Total Liquid Waste Analysis

SW-846 TARGET COMPOUND LIST
Test Reference Typical Reporting Limit
Metals & Cyanide SW846/6010 See Metals Section
Pesticides & PCBs SW846/8081 3 mg/kg
Purgeables SW846/8260 1 ug/L (10 ug/L for gases)
Semi-Volatiles SW846/8270 10 - 25ug/L or 330 - 830 ug/kg