Capability
Statement
Volatile Organic Compounds
Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs
Technique:
GC/MS Purge and Trap
Reference method:
Derived from US EPA Method 624 (CLP modified) and Method 8260B
Compounds:
624 List | 8260 List |
Acetone Benzene Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Bromomethane Butanone (MEK) Carbon disulphide Carbon tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane cis-1,2-Dichloroethene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene Dibromochloromethane 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethene 1,2-Dichloropropane Ethyl benzene Freon 113 2-Hexanone (MBK) Methylene Chloride 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) Styrene 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethene Tertiary butyl methyl ether 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Toluene trans-1,2-Dichloroethene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene Trichloroethene Trichlorofluoromethane Vinyl chloride Xylene (ortho) Xylene (total meta and para) total meta and para) | Acetone Allyl chloride Benzene Bromobenzene Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Bromomethane 2-Butanone (MEK) n-Butylbenzene s-Butylbenzene t-Butylbenzene Carbon disulphide Carbon tetrachloride Chlorobenzene 1-Chlorobutane Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane 2-Chlorotoluene 4-Chlorotoluene Dibromochloromethane 1,2-Dibromoethane 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane Dibromomethane 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1,4-Dichlorobenzene trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene Dichlordifluoromethane 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethene 2,2-Dichloropropane cis-1,2-Dichloroethene trans-1,2-Dichlorethene 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dichloropropane 1,1-Dichloropropene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene Diethyl ether Ethyl benzene Ethyl methacrylate Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachloroethane 2-Hexanone (MBK) Methylene chloride Methyl methacrylate 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) Naphthalene 2-Nitropropane Pentachloroethane i-Propylbenzene n-Propylbenzene 4-i-Propyltoluene Styrene Tertiary butyl methyl ether (TBME) 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethene Tetrahydrofuran Toluene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethene Trichlorofluoromethane 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Vinyl chloride Xylene (ortho) Xylene (total meta and para) |
Limit of Detection:
Waters: 0.8-20µg/L
Soils Low level: 0.8-20µg/Kg
Soils Medium level: 100-2500µg/Kg
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Sample required:
Waters: 40ml
Because of the potential for the loss of volatiles into the headspace above the sample, no headspace should be left when filling the sample bottle. Where a headspace is observed this should be considered when interpreting the data.
Soils: 30g
Containers:
Waters: clear glass vial/teflon septa
Soils: clear soda glass
Notes:
1. MDLs may be affected by sample matrix interferences, dilutions
2. If requested, the list of determinands may vary: call to confirm