Analytical Guide

For most projects, outside sampling teams deliver or send samples to the Mitkem laboratory. When sampling by Mitkem Laboratories personnel is required, the sampling team follows the sampling procedures outlined in the EPA/SOW Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, SW-846, 3rd Edition, or procedures found in the EPA "Handbook for Sampling and Sample Preservation of Water and Wastewater".

Appropriately prepared sample containers are supplied by Mitkem Laboratories at clients' request. When required, preservatives are added to the sample containers. Tables 1 through 3 provide the Mitkem Recommended Methods for Sampling, Sample Volume and Preservation of Samples for Analysis. Additional sample volumes may be required if additional QC functions are to be performed.

Holding times for SW846, CLP Methods, Standard Methods and certain USEPA methods are presented in Tables 1 through 3.

• Table 1
• Table 2
• Table 3