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Organonitrogen Pesticides	Glyphosate
Organochloride Pesticides	Endothall - Ion Exchange
Chloroacid Herbicides	Diquot
Aromatic SOC's	PAH's
Carbamates	THM's and VOC's

USEPA METHOD # 507-Rev.2.0 - ORGANONITROGEN PESTICIDES: GC/NPD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 1 Liter Glass Bottle. If chlorinated add 80 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Alachlor	0.002	0.0002
Atrazine	0.003	0.0001
Butachlor	nda
Metolachlor	nda
Metribuzin	0.3
Propachlor	0.1
Simazine	0.004	0.00007

USEPA METHOD # 508-Rev. 3.0 - ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES: Microexr: GC/ECD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 1 Liter Glass Bottle. 80 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C

Max. Holding Time = 7 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Aldrin	0.0003
Chlordane	0.002	0.0002
Dieldrin	0.0005
Endrin	0.002	0.00001
Heptachlor	0.0004	0.00004
Heptachlor epoxide	0.0002	0.00002
Hexachlorobenzene	0.001	0.0001
Hexachlorocylcopentadiene	0.05	0.0001
Lindane	0.0002	0.00002
Methoxychlor	0.04	0.0001
Polychlorinated biphenyls	0.0005	0.0001
Porpachlor	0.1
Toxaphene	0.003	0.001

USEPA METHOD # 515.1-Rev. 4.0 - CHLOROACID HERBICIDES: Methylation: GC-ECD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 1 Liter Glass Bottle. 80 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
2,4-D	0.07	0.0001
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)	0.05	0.0002
Dalapon	0.2	0.001
Dicamba (Banvel)	0.001	0.001
Dinoseb	0.007	0.0002
Picloram (Tordon)	0.5	0.0001
Pentachlorophenol	0.001	0.00004

USEPA METHOD # 525.1-Rev. 2.2 -AROMATIC SOC's: GC/MS

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 1 Liter Glass Bottle. 40 mg Na₂S₂O₃. Add 6N HCl to pH <2 and cool to 4°C.

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate	0.4	0.0006
2Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate	0.006	0.0008
Benzo[a]pyrene	0.0002	0.00002

USEPA METHOD # 531.1-Rev. 3.0 - CARBAMATES: HPLC/PCD/FLD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 60 mL Glass vial. Add 0.1 mL monochloroacetic acid and 4.8 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C.

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
3-Hydroxycarbofuran	nda
Aldicarb	0.003	0.0005
Aldicarb Sulfone	0.002	0.0008
Aldicarb Sulfoxide	0.004	0.0005
Carbaryl	1
Carbofuran	0.04	0.0009
Methomyl	0.3
Oxamyl	0.2	0.002

USEPA METHOD # 547 - GLYPHOSATE: HPLC/PCD/FLD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 60 ml Glass. 10 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C.

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Glyphosate	0.7	0.005

USEPA METHOD # 548.1 - Ion Exchange / methylation - GC/MS

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 2 x 100 ml Amber Glass. 8 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C. Keep in the dark.

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Endothall	0.1	0.009

USEPA METHOD # 549.1-Rev. 1.0 - DIQUAT: HPLC/UV

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 2 x 1 Liter Amber PVC. 100 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C. Keep in the dark. Add H₂SO₄ to pH < 2 if biological activity.

Max. Holding Time = 7 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Diquat	0.02	0.0004

USEPA METHOD # 550.1 - PAH's: HPLC/UV-FLD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 1 x 1 Liter Amber Glass. 100 mg Na₂S₂O₃ and cool to 4°C. Add 6N HCl to pH <2. Keep in the dark.

Max. Holding Time = 7 Days

Analyte	MCL mg/L	MDL mg/L
Benzo[a]pyrene	0.0002	0.00002

USEPA METHOD # 502.2 - THM's and VOC's: Purge and Trap GC-ECD

Sampling and Preservation Requirements - 3 x 40ml Septum Vials. 3mg Na₂S₂O₃ or 25mg Ascorbic Acid plus 1 drop 6N HCl.

Method Detection Limit (MDL) = 0.0005 mg/L for each analyte

Max. Holding Time = 14 Days

Analyte Regulated VOC's	MCL mg/L	Analyte Unregulated VOC's	Proposed MCL mg/L
Benzene	0.005	Bromobenzene
Carbon tetrachloride	0.005	Bromomethane
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.005	Chlorobenzene
1,1-Dichloroethane	0.007	Chloroethane
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.6	Chloromethane
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.075	o-Chlorotoluene
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.07	p-Chlorotoluene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.1	Dibromomethane
Dichloromethane	0.005	m-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.005	1,1-Dichloroethane
Ethylbenezene	0.7	1,3-Dichloropropane
Monochlorobenzene	0.1	2,2-Dichloropropane
Styrene	0.1	1,1-Dichloropropne
Tetrachloroethylene	0.005	cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.07	trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.2	1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	0.005	1,1,2,2,-Tetrachloroethane
Trichloroethylene	0.005	1,2,3-Trichloropropane
Toluene	1	Bromochloromethane
Vinyl chloride	0.002	n-butylbenzene
Xylenes, Total	10	sec-butylbenzene
		tert-butylbenzene
		Dichlorodifluoromethane
		Fluorotrichloromethane
		Hexachlorobutadiene
		Isopropylbenzene
		p-isopropyltoluene
		Napthalene
		p-propylbenzene
		1,2,3-trichlorobenzene
		1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
		1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
		1,3,5-trimethylbenzene