USGS

Methods for the determination of organic substances in water and fluvial sediments

U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, Chapter A3

by R.L. Wershaw, M.J. Fishman, R.R. Grabbe and L.E. Lowe


Table of Contents

Preface

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose

Scope

Definitions

Significant figures

Recovery correction

Quality control

Qualification of the analyst

Reagents and standards

Equipment

Analytical procedure

Use and documentation of standard laboratory procedures

Approved methods

Official methods

Provisional methods

Special methods

Sample collection

Preparation of the samplers

Sample handling and preservation

Extraction, fractionation, and identification

Extraction

Batch extraction

Continuous extraction

Fractionation

Liquid chromatography

Adsorption

Liquid-liquid partition

Ion exchange

Gel permeation

Gas-liquid chromatography

Identification

Thermal-conductivity detector

Flame-ionization detector

Electron-capture detector

Mass spectrometer

Other detectors

Spectrophotometer

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Ancilliary methods of confirmation

Selected references

Analytical methods

Carbon, organic, dissolved, wet oxidation (0-1100-83)

Carbon, organic, total, wet oxidation (0-3100-83)

Carbon, organic, suspended, wet oxidation (0-7100-83)

Carbon, inorganic plus organic, total in bottom material, dry weight, induction furnace (0-5101-83)

Carbon, inorganic, total in bottom material, modified Van Slyke (0-5102-83)

Carbon, organic, dissolved, fractionation (0-1103-83)

Organochlorine and organophosphorous compounds, total recoverable (0-3104-83) and dissolved (0-1104-83), gas chromatographic

Organochlorine and organophosphorous compounds, recoverable from bottom material (0-5104-83) and recoverable from suspended sediment (0-7104-83), gas chromatographic

Organochlorine compounds, recoverable from fish tissue, gas chromatographic (0-9104--83)

Chlorophenoxy acids, total recoverable (0-3105-83) and dissolved (0-1105-83), gas chromatographic

Chlorophenoxy acids, recoverable from bottom material (0-5105-83) and recoverable from suspended sediment (0-7105-83), gas chromatographic

Triazines, total recoverable, gas chromatographic (0-3106-83)

Carbamate pesticides, total recoverable, high-performance liquid chromatographic (0-3107-83)

Oil and grease, extractable, extraction-gravimetric (0-3108--83)

Oil and grease, extractable from bottom material, extraction-gravimetric (0-5108-83)

Fuel oils, light, total recoverable, gas chromatographic (0-3109-83)

Phenols, total recoverable, colorimetric, 4-aminoantipyrine (0-3110-83)

Methylene blue active substances, total recoverable, colorimetric (0-3111-83)

TNT, RDX, and picric acid, total recoverable, high-performance liquid chromatographic (0-3112_83)

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNA), total recoverable, high-performance liquid chromatographic (0-3113-83)

Ethylene and propane, total recoverable, gas chromatographic, purge and trap (0-3114--83)

Purgeable organic compounds, total recoverable, gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric, purge and trap (0-3115-83)

Acid extraction compounds, total recoverable, gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (0-3117-83)

Base/neutral extractable compounds, total recoverable, gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (0-3118-83)

 


 

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