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Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
   
     Bottles and Preservation Requirements             SOIL/SOLID Samples
Analysis Method Min Amount  Container Preservative Holding Times
Grams
Semi-Volatile Organics          
BNAs/PAHs 8270C 30 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
Chlorinated Herbicides 8151A 30 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
EDB, DBCP 504.1 10 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
PCBs 8082 30 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
Organochlorine Pesticides 8081A 30 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
CT-ETPH, TPH-DRO GC/FID 50 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 14 day ext/40 days
Volatile Organics          
Volatile Organics-soils 5035B/8260B 3x40 ml vials (3) 40ml VOA vials 1-vial w/ NaHSO4 1-vial w/MeOH    1-Vial unpres. 14 days
Metals          
Mercury 7471A 10 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 28 days
All Other Metals 6010B 10 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 6 months
Inorganics/other          
Hexavalent Chromium 7196A 25 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 24 hours
pH/corrosivity 150.1 10 4 or 8 oz. glass Cool to 4° 48 hours
Reactivity cyanide/sulfide SW846 50 250mL poly container Cool to 4° 14 days
Ignitability/flash point SW1010 100 250mL poly container None 14 days
           
TCLP / SPLP 1311/1312   TCLP / SPLP Extraction Method Ext. Analysis
Volatile Organics 8021B/8260B 25 14 days NA 14 days after ext.
Semi-Volatile Organics 8270, 8081, 8151 100 14 days 7 days after ext. 40 days after ext.
Metals incl. Hg 6010B/7471A 100 180 days NA 180 days after ext.