Organic Radiochemistry Bottle Preservation Chart

ACZ Laboratories, Inc.

ORGANIC, SOILS, & RADIOCHEMISTRY BOTTLE PRESERVATION CHART

Color

None

None

None

None

Orange

None

None

Red

Green

None

ORGANICS

SOILS

RADIOCHEMISTRY

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Letter Code

LA

SJ

VLP

VLUP

O

SJ

MI

R

G

VL

2 mL

Preservative

HCL

0.5 mL

or

N / A

N / A

None

None

10 mL HNO

10 mL HNO

3

3

HCl

8 mL

H

SO

2

4

*

*

Bottle Size

1 L

4, 8, 16 oz

40 mL

40 mL

1 L

4, 8, 16 oz

1 Quart or

(2) 40 mL

(1) 4 L cube

(1) 4 L cube

1 Gallon

Bottle Type

Amber

Glass w/

Glass Vial

Glass Vial

Amber

Glass w/

Ziplock

LDPE or

LDPE or

Glass Vial

Glass

Teflon Lid

Glass

Paper lid

Bag

HDPE

HDPE

4 ºC

Room Temperature

Room Temp

Room Temp

4 ºC

Storage

(Organics walk-in cooler, BNA fridge, or VOA fridge)

(Soils Dry Storage Area)

(Rad Storage)

(Rad Storage)

ANALYSIS

REQUIRED CONTAINERS

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

WATER:

All Methods, except Organics.

GAB-T

GAB-D

RN222

TPH-DRO

(2) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle

Use appropriate size glass jar

RA226-T

RA226-D

TPH-GRO, BTEX, VOA

(2) 40 mL Vial w/ 0.5 mL HCl

with paper-lined lid or Ziploc

RA228-T

RA228-D

Trihalomethanes

(2) 40 mL Vial w/ 0.5 mL HCl

bag.

PO210-T

PO210-D

Hydrogases

(2) 40 mL Vial, w/ 0.5 mL HCl

PB210-T

PB210-D

Pesticides, PCBs

(2) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle

TH230-T

TH230-D

Herbicides

(2) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle

U-ISO-T

U-ISO-D

BNA, PAH

(2) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle

Explosives

(2) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle

Oil & Grease

(1) 1 L Amber Glass Bottle (Orange)

SOIL:

TPH-GRO, BTEX, VOA

(1) 4 oz. Jar w/ Teflon-lined lid

TPH-DRO, BNA

(1) 8 oz. Jar w/ Teflon-lined lid

Glycols, Herbicides

(1) 8 oz. Jar w/ Teflon-lined lid

Pesticides, PCBs, PAH

(1) 8 oz. Jar w/ Teflon-lined lid

Explosives

(1) 8 oz. Jar w/ Teflon-lined lid

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Additional abbreviations may be provided by Log-In after the color code, which are used for information purposes only and are not intended for bottle type designation at the analytical level.

*

(2) 4 L cubes required for some analyses. Use 500 mL bottle for TH-230.

FRMAD046.09.10.06