Wyoming Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

 

Methods Used at WAL


EPA Methods        


Environmental Analysis
     Wastes RCRA
 

TCLP Limits
     Metals
     Volatiles
     Other Hazardous Waste Characteristics
     GC/MS Procedures
     GC Procedures
     Air Samples
     Ion Chromatography

 

Drinking Water

     BOD
     COD
     Coliforms


ASTM Procedures

 

ASTM Procedures

     Cement & Fly ash

     Coal & Fuels
     Petroleum & Petroleum Products
 

Environmental Analysis

Wastes RCRA

SW-846 1311 TCLP Extraction
SW-846 1312 SPLP Extraction
SW-846 3010A Acid digestion
SW-846 5050 Bomb digestion
SW-846 9020B TOX
SW-846 9010B Cyanide
SW-846 9040 Corrosivity, pH (aqueous sample)
SW-846 9045B Corrosivity, pH (soil sample)
SW-846 7421 Lead in Paint
SW-846 8260 Volatile Organic Analysis, full RCRA list
SW-846 8270 Semivolatile Organic analysis
SW-846 8050 / 8080 Herbicides, Pesticides
SW-846 6010 8 RCRA Metals (As, Se, Ba, Cd, Cr, Ag, Hg, Pb)
SW-846 9095 Paint Filter Test
7060/7061 Arsenic, Total
1620 Total: Cadmium, Chromium Silicon, Barium, Selenium, 8 RCRA as total,
7381 Lead
7470A Mercury
0335.3 Reactivity as Cyanide
376.2 Reactivity as Sulfide

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TCLP Limits

Metals

Metals                   EPA Methods              Regulatory Limit

Arsenic 7061 / 6010 5.0 mg/L
Barium 7081 / 6010 100 mg/L
Cadmium 7131 / 6010 1.0 mg/L
Chromium 7190 / 6010 5.0 mg/L
Lead 7421 / 6010 5.0 mg/L
Mercury 7470 / 6010 0.2 mg/L
Selenium 7741 / 6010 1.0 mg/L
Silver 7761 / 6010 5.0 mg/L

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Volatiles

Volatiles                          EPA Methods       40 CFR 261 Regulatory Limit

Benzene 8240 / 8260 0.50 mg/L
Carbon Tetrachloride 8240 / 8260 0.50 mg/L
Chlorobenzene 8240 / 8260 100 mg/L
Chloroform 8240 / 8260 6.0 mg/L
1.4 Dichlorobenzene 8240 / 8260 7.5 mg/L
1.2 Dichlorobenzene 8240 / 8260 0.50 mg/L
2 Butanone, MEK 8240 / 8260 200 mg/L
Tetrachloroethylene 8240 / 8260 0.70 mg/L
Trichloroethylene 8240 / 8260 0.50 mg/L
Vinyl Chloride 8240 / 8260 0.20 mg/L

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Semi-Volatiles

Semi-Volatiles               EPA Methods      40 CFR 261 Regulatory Limit

o-Cresol 8270 200 mg/L
m-Cresol 8270 200 mg/L
p-Cresol 8270 100 mg/L
1.4 Dichlorobenzene 8270 7.5 mg/L
2.4 Dichlorobenzene 8270 0.13 mg/L
Hexachlorobenzene 8270 0.13 mg/L
Hexachlorobenzene 8270 3.0 mg/L
Nitrobenzene 8270 2.0 mg/L
Pentachlorophenol 8270 100 mg/L
Pyridine 8270 5.0 mg/L
2,4,5, Trichlorophenol 8270 400 mg/L
2,4,6, Trichlorophenol 8270 2.0 mg/L

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Other Hazardous Waste Characteristics

9010B Reactive Cyanide
9215 Reactive Sulfide
1010 Flashpoint / Ignitability
150.1 Corrosivity

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GC/MS Procedures

8260, 624 Trihalomethanes
8260, 624 Volatile Organic Analysis
8260, 624 Purgeable Halocarbons
8270 / 625 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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GC Procedures

8020 Benzene
8020 BTEX
8020 / 8015m BTEX, TVPH
8020 / 8015m BTEX, MTBE, Naphthalene, TVPH
8015m TEPH
8015m TPH, GRO
8015m TPH, GRO + DRO

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Air Samples

T01 BTEX
8020 BTEX by GC FID/PID
8015m TVPH
T01 Volatile Organic Analysis
GC (FID & TCD) Natural Gas Analysis
GC (FID & TCD) CO1, CO2, N2, O2, CH4

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Ion Chromatography

300 Chlorides, Fluorides, Nitrates, Sulfates
300 Other Analytes, inquire

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Drinking Water

BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
Potability Metals, TDS, TSS, pH,
Bacteria Testing, Total Pass/fail
Bacteria Testing, Fecal Pass/fail, Single Plate Count
Bacterial Testing, Total Heterotrophic Plate Count

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ASTM Procedures

Cement and Fly Ash

D-4326 Fly Ash and other Pozzolans
C-311 Available Alkali
C-25 Limestone
C-25 Available Lime Index
C-114 Cement
C-114 Insoluble Residue
D-1411 Chlorides in Concrete
C-1084 Cement content of Concrete
C-114 Free CaO
C-123 Lightweight Aggregate

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Coal and Fuels

D-808 Total Halogens
D-93 Flashpoint / Ignitability
D-5393 mod Carbon
D-1555 mod Bulk Density
D-5142 Proximate
D-3176 Ultimate
D-4239 Sulfur
D-5373 Carbon and Hydrogen, Nitrogen
D-5685 Gross Calorific Value (Btu)
D-4208 Chlorine
D-3684 Mercury
D-720 Free Swelling Index
D-2492 Forms of Sulfur
D-409 Hardgrove Grindability Index
D-6357 Trace Elements by ICP
D-1412 Equilibrium Moisture
D-167 Apparent Specific Gravity
D5263 Reactivity (oxidation)
D-5016 Sulfur in Ash
D-3177A Sulfur in Ash by Eschka
D-1857 Ash Fusion Temperatures
D-4326 Ash Analysis (XRF)
D-3682 Ash Analysis (AA)
D-6349 Ash Analysis (ICP)
D-4749 Sieve Analysis
D-2013 Sample Preparation
D-4371 Washability Characteristics
D-4326 Mineral Analysis in Coal and Fly Ash
C-289 Silica and Alkali Reactivity
C-641 Staining Materials in Lightweight Concrete Aggregate

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Petroleum & Petroleum Products

D-4809 Heating Value (Btu)
D-482 Ash Content
D-874 Ash (sulfated)
D-86 Distillation
D-1552 Sulfur, Total
D-2622 Sulfur in Gasoline by XRF
D-287 Specific Gravity, API gravity
D-1298 Specific Gravity, hydrometer
D-5291 Carbon
D-5291 Hydrogen
D-5291 Nitrogen
D-189 Carbon Residue (Conradson)
D-36 Softening Point
D-664 Acid Number (potentiometric)
D-974 Acid Number (color titration)
D-893 Asphaltenes (insolubles)
D-4929 Chloride, organic
D-2500 Cloud Point
D-976 Cetane index
D-1500 Color
D-93 Flash Point
D-1015 Freeze Point
D-2982 Glycol Dilution
D-808 Chloride, total
D-808 Halogens, total
D-3227 Mercaptans
D-97 Pour point
D-96 Sediment & Water (centrifuge)
D-95 Water in Oil (distillation)
D-445 Viscosity, Kinematic
D-2161 Viscosity, Saybolt
D-5m Petroleum Coke

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