Sample Containers & Instructions *

Analysis / Analysis Group	Matrix (Sample Collection Type)	Hold Time Days	Preservation	Container Quantity and Collection Volumes	Sample Size Required for Analysis	Method
Organic Analyses
Carbonyls/Formaldehyde	Water	3 days/6 days	4° C	500 mL amber glass bottle	100 mL	8315
Carbonyls/Formaldehyde	Soil	14 days/17 days/20 days	4° C	25 g Encore	25 g	8315
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8121, 8270
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons	Soil	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8121, 8270
Dissolved Gases (Methane, Ethane, Ethene)	Water	14 days	4° C / HCl	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	RSK 175
Explosives (Nitroaromatics)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8330
Explosives (Nitroaromatics)	Soil	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	2 g	8330
Explosives (Nitroglycerin/PETN)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8332
Explosives (Nitroglycerin/PETN)	Soil	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	2 g	8332
Herbicides	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8151
Herbicides	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8151
Methoxychlor	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C/pH 6-8	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	608.2
PCBs	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	608, 8082
PCBs	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8082
PCBs	Oil	14 days/54 days	None	40 mL VOA vial	20 mL	8082
Pesticides (Organochlorine)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C/pH 5-9	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	608, 8081
Pesticides (Organochlorine)	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8081
Pesticides (Organophosphorus)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8270
Pesticides (Organophosphorus)	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8270
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrcarbons (PAHs/PNAs)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	610, 625, 8270, 8310
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs/PNAs)	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8270, 8310
SVOCs (Acid Extractables)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	625, 8270
SVOCs (Acid Extractables)	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8270
SVOCs (Base/Neutral Extractables)	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	625, 8270
SVOCs (Base/Neutral Extractables)	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	30 g	8270
TCLP/SPLP Herbicides	Soil/Waste	14 days/21 days/61 days	4° C	500 mL glass jar	250 g	1311, 1312
TCLP/SPLP Pesticides	Soil/Waste	14 days/21 days/61 days	4° C	500 mL glass jar	250 g	1311, 1312
TCLP/SPLP SVOCs	Soil/Waste	14 days/21 days/61 days	4° C	500 mL glass jar	250 g	1311, 1312
TCLP/SPLP VOCs	Soil/Waste	14 days/28 days	4° C	60 mL glass jar	100 g	1311, 1312
TPH-DRO	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C	1000 mL amber glass bottle	1000 mL	8015
TPH-DRO	Soil/Waste	14 days/54 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar or	30 g	8015
TPH-DRO	Soil/Waste	10 days/47 days	4° C	Pre-tared 125 mL glass jar	See Table 1 in Method	WI PUBL-SW-141
TPH-DRO	Water	7 days/47 days	4° C / HCl	1000 mL amber glass bottle	See Table 1 in Method	WI PUBL-SW-141
TPH-GRO	Water	14 days	4° C/HCl to pH <2.0	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	8015
TPH-GRO	Soil/Waste (High Level Bulk)	14 days	4° C	60 mL glass jar	10 g	8015
TPH-GRO	Soil (Low Level Bisulfate)	14 days	4° C/5 mL sodium bisulfate	2-pre-tared 40 mL VOA vials each containing 5 mL of 20% sodium bisulfate and a stir bar	5 g each	8015
TPH-GRO	Soil (Encore)	48 hours/14 days	4° C	5 g or 25 g Encore	5 g or 25 g	8015
TPH-GRO	Soil (MeOH Preserved)	14 days	4° C	Pre-tared 40 mL VOA vial and 10 mL ampule of methanol	10 g	8015
TPH-GRO/PVOC	Water	14 days	4° C/HCl to pH <2.0	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	WI PUBL-SW-140
TPH-GRO/PVOC	Soil (Encore)	48 hours/21 days	4° C	5 g or 25 g Encore	See Table 1 in Method	WI PUBL-SW-140
TPH-GRO/PVOC	Soil (MeOH Preserved)	14 days	4° C	Pre-tared 40 mL VOA vial and 10 mL ampule of methanol	10 g	WI PUBL-SW-140
Volatile Organic Compounds	Drinking Water	14 days	4° C Ascorbic Acid/HCl	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	524
Volatile Organic Compounds	Water	14 days	4° C/HCl to pH <2	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	601, 602, 8021, 8260
Volatile Organic Compounds	Soil (MeOH Preserved)	14 days	4° C	Pre-tared 40 mL VOA vial and 10 mL ampule of methanol	10 g	8015, 8021, 8260
Volatile Organic Compounds	Soil/Waste (High Level Bulk)	14 days	4° C	60 mL glass jar	5 g	8021, 8260
Volatile Organic Compounds	Soil (Low Level Bisulfate)	14 days	4° C/5 mL sodium bisulfate	2-pre-tared 40 mL VOA vials each containing 5 mL of 20% sodium bisulfate and a stir bar	5 g each	8021, 8260
Volatile Organic Compounds	Soil (Encore)	48 hours/14 days	4° C	5 g or 25 g Encore	5 g or 25 g	8015, 8021, 8260
Volatile Organic Compounds	Soil (Low Level Frozen)	48 hours/14 days	4° C/<-7° C	2-pre-tared 40mL VOA vials each with a stir bar	5 g each	8015, 8021, 8260
Inorganics
Acidity	Water	14 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	2310 B
Alkalinity	Water	14 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	2320 B
Ammonia Nitrogen	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	350.1/4500-NH3 G
Ammonia Nitrogen	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	350.1/4500-NH3 G
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)	Water	48 hours	4° C	1000 mL plastic bottle	1000 mL	5210 B
Bromide	Water	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	9056
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	410.4/5220 D
Chloride	Water	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	300.0/9056/4500-Cl E
Chloride	Soil	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9056/4500-Cl E
Chlorine Residual	Water	Analyze Immediately	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	HACH-8167
Chromium (Hexavalent)	Water	24 hours	4° C	500 mL plastic bottle	500 mL	7196, 3500-Cr B
Chromium (Hexavalent)	Soil/Waste	30 days/24 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	7196
Coliform Fecal and Total	Water	6 hours (WW)/ 24 hours	4° C/Na2S2O3	Sterile plastic bottle or Whirl-Pak	100 mL	9222-D/9223-B
Color (Apparent)	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	110.2
Color (True)	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	NCASI TB 253
Corrosivity (pH)	Waste	N/A	None	(Appropriate to Sample) 500 mL glass or plastic bottle	500 mL	9040
Cyanide, Available	Water	14 days	1 Lead Carbonate bottle, 1 Lead Carbnate/NaOH bottle, 1 NaOH bottle	125 mL amber glass bottles	125 mL	OIA-1677
Cyanide, Total	Water	14 days	4° C/NaOH to pH >12	500 mL plastic bottle	1000 mL	335.4/9014
Cyanide, Total	Soil/Waste	14 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9014
Flash Point	Solid/Liquid/Waste	N/A	None	Clear glass wide mouth jar 60 mL unless otherwise specified	100 g	1020
Flash Point	Waste	N/A	None	125 mL plastic bottle	100 g	1020
Fluoride	Water	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	300.0/9056/4500-F C
Fluoride	Soil	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9056
Hardness	Water	6 months	HNO3 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	6010, 2340 C
Nitrate	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	300.0/9056/4500 NO3-F
Nitrate	Soil/Waste	28 days/48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9056/4500 NO3-F
Nitrate+Nitrite	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	4500 NO3-F
Nitrate+Nitrite	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	4500 NO3-F
Nitrite	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	300,9056,4500 NO3-F
Nitrite	Soil/Waste	28 days/48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9056, 4500 NO3-F
Oil & Grease (HEM and SGT)	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	1000 mL glass bottle	1000 mL	9070/1664
Oil & Grease (HEM and SGT)	Soil/Waste	28 days	None	125 mL glass jar	50 g	9071
Organic Carbon (TOC)	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	3-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL	415.1/5310 D/9060
Organic Carbon (TOC)	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	10 g	MSA 29-3.5.2
Organic Halogen (TOX)	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	2 - 250 mL amber glass bottles with septa lids	500 mL	9020
Organic Halogen (TOX)	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL glass jar	50 g	9023
Ortho-Phosphate	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	4500-P E
Paint Filter (Free Liquids)	Soil/Waste	N/A	None	(Appropriate to Sample) 250 mL glass jar or, 125 mL plastic bottle	100 g	9095
pH	Water	Analyze Immediately	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	9040/4500-H B
pH	Soil/Waste	Analyze ASAP	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9041/9045
Phenolics	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	500 mL amber glass bottle	100 mL	420.1/9066
Phenolics	Soil	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9066
Phosphorus, Total	Water	28 days	H2SO4 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	4500-P F
Phosphorus, Total	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	4500-P F
Reactivity (Cyanide and Sulfide)	Waste	14 days CN, 7 days S	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	10 g	SW- 846 Ch. 7
Solids, Total (Percent Moisture)	Soil/Waste	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	3550
Solids, Total (TS)	Water	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	2540 B, 3550
Solids, Total (TS)	Soil	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	2540-G
Solids, Total Dissolved (TDS)	Water	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 mL	2540 C
Solids, Total Suspended (TSS)	Water	7 days	4° C	1000 mL plastic bottle	1000 mL	2540 D
Solids, Total Volatile (TVS)	Water	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	160.4
Specific Conductance	Water	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	2510 B/9050
Sulfate	Water	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	300.0/9056/ASTM D516-90 (02)/9038
Sulfate	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9056/ASTM D516-90 (02)/9038
Sulfide, Dissolved	Water	7 days	4° C/Zinc Acetate and NaOH	See attached link		4500 S2-D
Sulfide, Total	Water	7 days	4° C/Pre-Preserved with Zinc Acetate/NaOH	500 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	9034/4500 S2-D/4500-S2 F
Sulfide, Total	Soil/Waste	7 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	9034
Sulfite	Water	48 hours	4° C/3 mL 1% EDTA	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	4500-SO3 B
Surfactants (MBAS)	Water	48 hours	4° C	1000 mL plastic bottle	400 mL	5540 C
Total Kjeldahl, Nitrogen, (TKN)	Water	28 days	4° C/H2SO4 to pH <2.0	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	351.2
Total Kjeldahl, Nitrogen, (TKN)	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	50 g	351.2
Turbidity	Water	48 hours	4° C	125 mL plastic bottle	100 mL	180.1/2130 B
Metals
Mercury - Cold Vapor	Water	28 days	HNO3 to pH <2.0	500 mL plastic bottle	500 mL	245.1, 7470
Mercury - Cold Vapor	Soil/Waste	28 days	4° C	250 mL plastic bottle	50 g	7471
Mercury - Low Level	Water	28 days	None	2-40 mL VOA vials	40 mL each	1631
Metals, Dissolved	Water	6 months	HNO3 to pH <2.0	500 mL plastic bottle	500 mL	6010/6020/200.7/200.8
Metals, Total	Water	6 months	HNO3 to pH <2.0	500 mL plastic bottle	500 mL	6010/6020/200.7/200.8
Metals, Total	Soil/Waste	6 months	None	250 mL plastic bottle	50 g	6010/6020
TCLP/SPLP Metals	Soil/Waste	180 days/360 days (Hg-28 days/56 days)	None	500 mL glass jar	250 g	1311, 1312

*Please contact the laboratory to confirm sample containers, sample volume, holding times, and preservation requirements prior to collecting samples for submittal to the laboratory for analysis. Requirements are subject to change.