Sample Preservation Table
Water Samples
Soil Samples
1
Anal
y
si
s
Hold time
Preserve
1
V
olume
A
nal
y
si
s
Hold time
V
olume
INORGANIC
S
INORGANIC
S
Alkalinit
y
14 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
A
mmonia 28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Ammonia 28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
500ml - Plasti
c
COD 28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Asbesto
s
N
A
4
o
C
1L - Plasti
c
C
y
anide 14 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Bacteria 6 Hrs
4
o
C
120ml-Strl Plasti
c
Flash
p
oin
t
28 Da
y
s 4oz Glass Ja
r
BOD 48 Hrs
4
o
C
500ml - Plasti
c
Metal
s
6 Months
22oz Glass Ja
r
Bromide 28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
Hexavalent Chromium 24 Hrs 2oz Glass Ja
r
COD 28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
50ml - Glass Nitro
g
en
(
TOTAL TKN
)
28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Chlorid
e
28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
Nitrate 48 Hrs 2oz Glass Ja
r
Chlorine
(
residual
)
Immed. NA 100ml - Plasti
c
Nitrit
e
48 Hrs 2oz Glass Ja
r
Chlorit
e
14 Da
y
sED
A
120ml - Plasti
c
Oil & Greas
e
28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Colo
r
48 Hrs
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
p
HImmed. 4oz Glass Ja
r
Conductanc
e
28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
Phenolic
s
28 Da
y
s 4oz Glass Ja
r
C
y
anide 14 Da
y
s NaOH 100ml - Plasti
c
Phos
p
hat
e
48 Hrs 2oz Glass Ja
r
1,4-Dioxane 14 Da
y
s HCl
(
2
)
40ml Vial
s
Reactivit
y
14 Da
y
s 4oz Glass Ja
r
Flash
p
oin
t
28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
250ml - Plasti
c
Solids
(
Total
)
7 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Fluorid
e
28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
Solids
(
Volatile
)
7 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Formaldeh
y
de 3 Da
y
s
4
o
C
120ml-Ambe
r
S
p
ecific Gravit
y
28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Gl
y
col
s
14 Da
y
s
4
o
C
(
1
)
40ml Vial Sulfate 28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Haloacetic Acid
s
28 Da
y
sNH
4
Cl 120ml-Ambe
r
Sulfid
e
7 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Hardnes
s
6 Month
s
HNO
3
100ml - Plasti
c
Total Or
g
anic Carbon 28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
MBA
S
48 Hrs
4
o
C
250ml - Plasti
c
TOX 28 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Metals
(
Total
)
6 Months
2HNO
3
250ml - Plasti
c
TCLP-for full TCLP Collect (1) 2oz and (2) 8oz Jars
Metals
(
Dissolved
)
6 Months
2
4
o
C
250ml - Plasti
c
Metal
s
6 Months
24oz Glass Ja
r
Hexavalent Chromium 24 Hrs
4
o
C
250ml - Plasti
c
V
olatile
s
14/14
32oz Glass Ja
r
Nitrate 48 Hrs
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
Semi Volatile
s
14/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Nitrit
e
48 Hrs
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
Pesticides
14/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Oil & Greas
e
28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
1L - Ambe
r
Herbicide
s
14/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Ox
yg
en
(
Dissolved
)
8 Hrs
4
o
C
BOD Bottle PETROLEUM ANALYSI
S
p
HImmed. N
A
100ml - Plasti
c
TPH-IR
(
USEPA 418.1
)
28 Da
y
s 4oz Glass Ja
r
Phenolic
s
28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
1L - Ambe
r
ETPH
7/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Phos
p
hate
(
Ortho
)
48 Hrs
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
NY Ketone
s
14 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Phos
p
horous/Phos
p
hat
e
28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
100ml - Plasti
c
TPH GRO
(
USEPA 8015
)
14 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Solids
(
Dissolved
)
7 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
TPH DRO
(
USEPA 8015
)
7/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Solids
(
Settleable
)
48 Hrs
4
o
C
1L - Plasti
c
ORGANIC
S
Solids
(
Sus
p
ended
)
7 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
V
olatile
s
14 Da
y
s 2oz Glass Ja
r
Solids
(
Total
)
7 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
Semi-Volatile
s
7/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Solids
(
Volatile
)
7 Da
y
s
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
Pesticides/PCB
s
7/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Sulfate 28 Da
y
s
4
o
C
50ml - Plasti
c
Herbicide
s
7/40
34oz Glass Ja
r
Sulfid
e
7 Da
y
s NaOH 250ml - Plasti
c
NOTES:
Sulfit
e
Immed.
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
1-
U
nl
ess
a
n
a
l
y
zin
g
imm
ed
i
ate
l
y,
c
hill
to
4
o
C
TKN 28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
500ml - Plasti
c
2-28 Days for Hg
Total Or
g
anic Carbon 28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
100ml - Ambe
r
3-Days Before/After Extractio
n
TOX 28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
200ml - Ambe
r
4-Some labs want (2) 1L Amber jars if analyzing for both
PCBs and Pesticides
Turbidit
y
48 Hrs
4
o
C
100ml - Plasti
c
PETROLEUM ANALYSI
S
TPH-IR
(
USEPA 418.1
)
28 Da
y
sH
2
SO
4
1L-Ambe
r
ETPH
7/40
3
4
o
C
1L-Ambe
r
NY Ketone
s
14 Da
y
s HCl
(
2
)
40ml Vial
s
TPH GRO
(
USEPA 8015
)
14 Da
y
s
4
o
C
(
2
)
40ml Vial
s
TPH DRO
(
USEPA 8015
)
7/40
3
4
o
C
1L-Ambe
r
ORGANIC
S
V
olatile
s
14 HCl
(
2
)
40ml Vial
s
Semi-Volatile
s
7/40
3
4
o
C
1L-Ambe
r
Pesticides/PCB
s
7/40
3
4
o
C
1L
-
Amber
4
Herbicide
s
7/40
3
4
o
C
1L-Ambe
r
