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METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES IN WATER

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

By Donald F. Goerlitz and Eugene Brown


Table of Contents

Preface

Abstract

Introduction

Part I, Sampling

Sample preservation

References

Part II, Analysis of samples

Carbon, all forms

References

Chlorophylls

Extractive spectrophotometric method

References

Color

Comparison method

References

Extractable organic matter

Oils and waxes

References

Methylene blue active substances

Synthetic anionic detergents

References

Nitrogen, ammonia

Distillation method

References

Nitrogen, nitrate

Brucine method

Reduction method

References

Nitrogen, nitrite

Diazotization method

References

Nitrogen, organic

Kjeldahl method

Reference

Oxygen demand, chemical (COD)

Dichromate oxidation method

References

Phenolic material

References

Pesticides--gas chromatographic analysis

References

Insecticides in water

Gas chromatographic method

References

Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in suspended sediment and bottom material

Gas chromatographic method

Chlorinated phenoxy acid herbicides in water

Gas chromatographic method

Reference

Chlorinated phenoxy acid herbicides in sediment (tentative)

Gas chromatographic method

 


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