Total Aliphatic Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TAAPH) or Extractable and Volaitle Petroleum Hydrocarbons: EPH and VPH

Reference method:
USEPA Methods SW-846 3810 and 8015

Technique:
GC/FID and PID

Limit of Detection:
Water: EPH Aliphatics/Aromatics 0.01mg/L
Water: VPH Aliphatics/ Aromatics 0.1/ 0.01mg/L
Soil: EPH C10-C21/C21-C36  0.4/0.3 mg/Kg
Soil: VPH Aliphatics/ Aromatics 0.1/ 0.01 mg/Kg

Sample required:
EPH: waters : 500ml
VPH: waters : 40ml
EPH soils : 30g
VPH soils : 5g

Container:
glass

Parameters:
Aliphatic              Aromatic
C5 - C6               Benzene (C5 - C7)
>C6 - C8             Toluene (>C7 - C8)
>C8 - C10           >C8 - C10
>C10 - C12         >C10 - C12
>C12 - C16         >C12 - C16
>C16 - C21         >C16 - C21
>C21 - C36         >C21 - C36

Notes:
1. MDLs may be affected by sample matrix interferences, dilutions
2. The list of determinands may vary: call to confirm