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USEPAMethod 8260B
Feature
Benefit
8260BCalibrationMixtures
• Also available inwater (cat# 30478).
*Shelf life is based on an unopened ampul stored at the recommended temperature.
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Fewest mixtures needed for calibration
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Mixtures formulated formaximum stability
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Contains themost commonly run compounds
Maximum shelf life and no chemical
interactions, with the smallest number
of solutions possible.
Containsmost commonly analyzed 8260B tar-
get compounds. Maximum shelf life*=
24months. 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether is
provided in a separate ampul.
Contains six room-temperature gases
in a separate ampul for ease in
preparingworking standards.
Maximum shelf life*= 36months.
Contains four ketones in a separate
ampul formaximum shelf life.
Maximum shelf life*= 36months.
Contains five acetates in a separate
ampul formaximum shelf life.
Maximum shelf life*= 24months.
Contains five of themost commonly analyzed
oxygenated compounds in a separate ampul
formaximum calibration flexibility.
Maximum shelf life*= 36months.
A high-concentration ethanol mix
suitable for direct injection or P&T.
Maximum shelf life*= 36months.
An individual, high-concentration
acrolein standard formaximum stability
and calibration flexibility.
Maximum shelf life*= 6months.
An individual Freon
®
114mixture
for calibration flexibility.
Maximum shelf life*= 36months.
These eight 8260B calibrationmixtures
include themost commonly calibrated
8260B target compounds
76+1-Component mixture@ 2000µg/mL
each in P&Tmethanol.
8260BMegaMix
TM
CalibrationMix
cat.# 30475
6-Component gasmixture@ 2000µg/mL
each in P&Tmethanol.
502.2CalibrationMix #1
cat.# 30042
4-Component ketonemix@ 5000µg/mL
each in P&Tmethanol water (90:10).
VOACalibrationMix #1
cat.# 30006
5-Component acetatemix@ 2000µg/mL
each in P&Tmethanol.
8260BAcetateMix
cat.# 30477
1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane@ 2000µg/mL
in P&Tmethanol
1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane
cat.# 30476
Acrolein at 10,000µg/mL in P&Tmethanol.
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Acrolein
cat.# 30499
Ethanol at 10,000µg/mL inwater.
Ethanol
cat.# 30466
5Oxygenated compounds in P&Tmethanol.
CaliforniaOxygenatesMix
cat.# 30465
EPAMethod 8260B
USEnvironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA)
Method 8260B outlines the analysis of
volatile organic pollutants in solid waste
andwater samples usingpurge and trap con-
centration or direct injectionwith high reso-
lution capillary gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry detection (GC/MS). Method
8260B supersedes EPA Methods 8240 and
8260A. The compound lists are similar,
however, this newmethod introduces sever-
al compounds that we have included in the
8260Bmix.
Restek has carefully reviewed Method
8260B and has prepared a comprehensive
product listing to meet most laboratories’
needs. Our new standards forMethod 8260B
include the most commonly analyzed com-
pounds. If your list contains any compounds
not in our comprehensive listing, we would
be happy toprovide custommixtures tomeet
your specific compound list.
We continue to offer our original 8260 and
8240 calibrationmixtures to laboratories cal-
ibrating for the 8260B short lists. Restek also
offers all the required surrogate, internal
standard, calibration check,matrix spike, and
tuningmixtures required for thismethod; and
can provide custom mixtures for specific
needs.
ReferenceMaterials for
Volatile Organic
Compounds
