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Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)
In 1980 the US Congress addressed the cleaning of the most contaminated abandoned and
inactive dumpsites. This new legislation was known as the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation andLiabilityAct (CERCLA) and the SuperfundAmendments and
ReauthorizationAct (SARA). These acts required cleanup of the sites and the prosecution
of those responsible for the contamination. The methods monitor volatile pollutants at
Superfund sites.
MethodOLM04.1 (04.2):
TheUSEPA has awarded contracts for organic low-medium
(OLM) concentration sampleswithin the Superfund program under the 04.2 revision
Statement ofWork (SOW). This is a capillary columnGC/MSmethod used tomonitor in
hazardouswaste 50 volatile pollutants that fall under CERCLA and SARA guidelines.While
thismethod employs purge and trap concentration, direct injection can be used for higher
concentration samples that require extractionwithmethanol.
MethodOLC03.2:
This newEPAStatement ofWork (SOW) describes analytical methods
for aqueous low concentration organics. This capillaryGC/MSmethod adds nine new
volatile compounds to theOLC03.1 target compound list (TCL), for a total of 52 com-
pounds. DeuteratedMonitoringCompounds (DMC) are introduced as a sample-by-sample
accuracy indicator.
Where can EPA
methods be obtained?
DrinkingWaterMethods (500 Series)
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
703-487-4600
WastewaterMethods (600 Series)
Environmental Monitoring and
Support Laboratory
U.S. EPA
Cincinnati, OH 05268
513-569-7562
HazardousWasteMethods (8000 Series)
U.S. Government PrintingOffice
Washington, DC 20402
202-783-3238
Websites:
U.S. EPAHomepage
Federal Register Link
/
GroundWater/ DrinkingWater (500 Series)
Wastewater Office (600 Series)
/
Solid andHazardousWaste (8000 Series)
/
Updated List of EPAMethods
andWeb Locations
Table I.
State gasolinemethods include specific compounds.
State
Method-Specific Compounds
Alaska (AK101AA)
BTEX, branched aromatics
Arizona
BTEX, C6-C32
California
BTEX, MTBE
California (WIP)
Method 8020, MTBE
Connecticut
GRO
Florida
PVOC
Georgia
GROMethod 8015B
Iowa (OA-1)
GRO, BTEX, MTBE
Louisiana
GRO (C6-C12)
Maryland
GROMethod 8015B
Massachusetts (VPH)
BTEX,
m
-naphthalene, MTBE, etc.
Michigan (GRO)
BTEX,
m
-naphthalene, MTBE, etc.
Mississippi
GRO
Missouri (OA-1)
GRO, BTEX, MTBE
Montana
Method 8015
NewYork
GROMethod 8015B
North Carolina
Massachusetts VPH
Oklahoma
GRO
Oregon
C5, C6, C8, C10, C12, BTEX, MTBE, etc.
Pennsylvania (DEP)
BTEX, MTBE, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,2-dichloroethane
South Carolina
GROMethod 8015B
Tennessee
GRO
Texas (TNRCC 1005)
hexane, decane (locatormix)
Utah
BTEX, MTBE, naphthalene
Virginia
GROMethod 8015B
Washington (VPH)
C5, C6, C8, C10, C12, BTEX, MTBE, etc.
West Virginia
Method 8015B
Wisconsin
PVOC/GROBTEX, MTBE, naphthalene, TMB, 1,3,5-TMB
Acronyms:
BTEX - benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes
MTBE -methyl-
tert
-butylether
GRO - gasoline range organics
PVOC - petroleum volatile organic compounds
VPH - volatile petroleum hydrocarbons
TMB - trimethylbenzene.
