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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS)
KAR LABORATORIES ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) INDEX 4/6/2011 General/QA KG010 Freezer and Refrigerator Temperature Monitoring and Maintenance KG018 The Calibration and Use of Laboratory Balances KG022 Environmental Internal Audit Program KG023 Generation and Maintenance of Environmental SOPs KG024 Environmental Laboratory Training Program KG026 Environmental QC Review for Data Challenges KG028 Performing a Method Detection Limit (MDL) Study KG032 Environmental Data Reduction, Validation and Reporting KG034 Chemical Inventory Procedures KG035 Environmental Quality Control Charting KG036 General Maintenance/Repairs and Preventive Maintenance for Environmental Laboratories KG040 Storage, Archiving, and Disposal of Environmental Laboratory Records KG050 External Audits of the Environmental Laboratory KG055 Facilities and Utilities: Use and Maintenance KG066 Handling, Labeling, and Assigning Expiration Dates to Chemicals and Consumables KG070 Laboratory Investigations KG900 Responding to Power Outages, Disasters, and Security Violations KG990 Electronic Data Deliverables KGSDWA Special Considerations for Drinking Water Samples Client Services KC020 Sample Receipt, Handling and Storage (Chain-of-Custody) KC030 New Project Login KG031 Receiving and Reporting of Domestic Drinking Water Samples KC100 Dissolved Sample Preparation of Metals Analysis KC120 The Collection of Residential Water Samples for the Analysis of Bacteria KC130 Collection of Industrial Wastewater Samples KC200 Sampling for Ultra-Trace Mercury KC220 Determining the Conductivity of a Water at 25o C KC230 The Determination of Color in Water KC420 Measurement of pH in Water by the Electrometric Method Microbiology KB010 Operation of the Brinkmann/Tuttnauer 2540E Autoclave KB020 The Use of Aseptic Technique in Microbiological Analyses KB025 The General Care and Use of Microscopes KB030 Heterotrophic Plate Count by Pour Plate Method KB035 The Detection and Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria Using a Membrane Filter Technique KB050 Monitoring Requirements and Equipment Maintenance for Microbiology Procedures KB057 The Preparation of Media for Microbiological Analyses KB060 Preparation of Phosphate-Buffered Rinse/Dilution Water KB064 Use and Care of the Water Baths in the Microbiology Lab KB070 The Preparation of a Positive Control for Coliform Analysis and Other Microbiological Analyses KB100 Total Coliform Bacteria by the Membrane Filter Procedure KB110 Total Coliform Bacteria and E. coli by the Chromogenic Substrate Procedure KB150 The Detection and Semi-Quantitation of Coliform Bacteria using the Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique KB155 The Detection and Semi-Quantitation of Fecal Coliform Bacteria using the Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique KB200 Fecal Coliform Bacteria by the Membrane Filter Procedure KB210 E. coli Bacteria by the Membrane Filter Procedure KB250 Iron Bacteria (Presence-Absence) by Microscopic Examination KB600 The Detection and Quantitation of Yeast and Mold in Water Trace Metals KM010 Glassware Washing - Trace Metals Laboratory KM100 Mercury Analysis by Cold-Vapor Generation KM120 The Preparation of Soil Fractions for Lead Analysis KM150 Trace Metals Analysis Using the Perkin Elmer 4300 DV Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer KM160 Analysis for Boron by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) KM170 Analysis for Phosphorus in Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) KM175 Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils for Metals Analysis KM200 The Determination of Trace Metals in Waters by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry KM205 The Determination of Trace Metals in Waters by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (Varian 820) KM301 Aqueous Sample Preparation by Acid Digestion for Trace Metals Analysis using the Environmental Express Block Digester KM551 Nephelometric Determination of Turbidity using a Turbidity Meter KM600 Analysis of Metals by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry KM1631 Determination of Trace Mercury in Water by EPA Method 1631E KM6020 Determination of Trace Metals in Waters and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry Semi-Volatiles KO001 Solution and QC Batch Labeling for Sample Preparation in Semi-Volatile Laboratories KO005 Semi-Volatile Lab Glassware Washing Procedure KO006 Cleaning and Deactivation of GC Injector Liners KO504-1 1,2 Dibromomethane (EDB) and 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP) by EPA Method 504.1 KO515-1 The Determination of Chlorinated Phenoxy-acid Herbicides in Drinking Water by EPA Method 515.1 KO515-1P Herbicide Sample Preparation by EPA Method 515.1 KO525-2 METHOD 525.2 Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry KO605 Benzidines by HPLC KO1664 Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) and Silica Gel-Treated N-Hexane Extractable Material (SGT-HEM) by Extraction and Gravimetry KO1664.SPE Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) and Silica Gel-Treated N-Hexane Extractable Material (SGT-HEM) by Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Gravimetry KO3500B TurboVap Concentration KO3510 Separatory Funnel Extraction by Method EPA 3510C KO3535 METHOD EPA 3535 Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) KO3545 Accelerated Solvent Extraction (3545) KO3550 Ultrasonic Extraction by EPA 3550B KO3550B Herbicide Soil/ Sludge/Waste, or Wipe Extraction Procedure by EPA Method 3550B KO3580A Waste Dilution by EPA Method 3580A KO3620B Florisil Cleanup by EPA Method 3620B KP3660A Sulfur Cleanup by EPA Method 3660A KO3665A Sulfuric Acid/Permanganate Cleanup by EPA Method 3665A KO8011 For 1,2-Dibromomethane (EDB) and 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP) by EPA Method 8011 KO8015FID1 Methanol and Ethanol by GC/FID (Method 8015) KO8015FID2 Miscellaneous Compounds by Gas Chromatography and Flame Ionization Detection (Method 8015) KO8015FID3 Ethylene and Propylene Glycol by Gas Chromatography and Flame Ionization Detection (Method 8015) KO8015-NPD1 Nitrogen Containing Compounds by Gas Chromatography and Nitrogen Phosphorous Detection (Method 8015) KO8081A Analysis of Pesticides by EPA Method 8081A KO8082 Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) by EPA Method 8082A KO8082-oil Extraction of PCB’s in oil KO8151 Analysis of Herbicides by EPA Method 8151A KO8151A-PRE Herbicide Sample Preparation by EPA Method 8151A KO8270C Semi-Volatile Compounds by GC/MS (8270C) KO8270C.LVI Semi-Volatile Compounds by Large Volume Injection and GC/MS (8270C) KO8270-DRO Diesel Range Organics - Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons by GC-MS (Method 8270) KO8270-ORO Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons - Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and Oil Range Organics (ORO) by GC/MS (Method 8270) KO8315.1667 Aldehyde Sample Preparation and Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) KOWipe Surface Wipe Extraction for PCB Analysis Volatile Organics KO524MS Determination of Volatile Organics by GC/MS by 524.2 using HP GC-MS KO5035H Closed - System Purge & Trap and Extraction for High-Level Volatile Organics KO8260HP The Determination of Volatile Organics by 8260B using Hewlett Packard GC/MS KO8260SIM Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds by Selective Ion Monitoring GC/MS KO9060B Analysis of Non-Purgeable Organic Carbon (NPOC) KOTO-14 Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient using Specially Prepared Canisters with Subsequent analysis by Finnigan ITD GC/MS KOTPH-GROHP Determination of Gasoline Range Organics by GC/MS by 8260B using H-P 5972B GC-MS Waste KW005 The ASTM Water-Shake Extraction of a Solid Waste KW010 The Determination of Heat of Combustion Using Bomb Calorimetry KW015 The Boiling Point Determination KW025 The Evaluation of a Solid Waste for the Characteristic of Ignitability KW030 The Determination of Flash Point using the Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Apparatus KW035 The Evaluation of a Sample for Corrosivity KW040 The Determination of Specific Gravity and/or Density KW045 The Classification and Assignment of a Packing Group to a Readily Combustible Solid of Division 4.1 Using the Burning Rate Test KW050 The Quantitation of Total Halogens Via Bomb Combustion KW055 The Classification and Assignment of a Packing Group to a Dangerous When Wet Material of Division 4.3 KW060 The Evaluation of Solid Waste for the Characteristic of Reactivity (Includes Procedure for Interaction with Water) KW065 Leaching Procedures: TCLP, SPLP, and Method 8315 KW070 The Determination of Total Sulfur KW080 The Determination of Viscosity Using the Brookfield Viscometer KW090 Determination of Water Content Using a Karl Fischer Titrimeter KW095 The Determination of Volatile Contents KW100 The Characterization of Materials of Unknown Composition KW200 The Management of Laboratory Waste: Organic Solvents KW210 The Management of Laboratory Waste: PCB-Contaminated Materials KW220 The Management of Laboratory Waste: Client Samples Water Quality KQ010 The Calibration of Temperature Measuring Devices Against an NIST - Traceable Thermometer KQ027 Policies and Practices for Proper Dilution KQ037 The Operation and Care of the Precision DD-20 Vacuum Pump KQ040 Recordkeeping Associated with the Preparation of Reagents for Water Quality Analysis KQ062 Use, Care, and Calibration of Mechanical Pipettors in the Water Quality and Trace Metals Laboratories KQ070 The Cleaning of General Laboratory Glassware and Equipment KQ085 Determination of Sulfuric and Phosphoric Acid Concentrations in an Electropolishing Bath Sample KQ090 Determining the Resistivity of a Brine Sample KQ095 Determination of Ferrous Ion in Water KQ110 The Aqueous Prep of a Solid Sample for a Water Quality Analysis KQ112 Specification Testing for a Quicklime Sample KQ115 The Quantitation of Acidity in Water by Titration KQ117 Total Organic Carbon in Soil by the Walkley-Black Method KQ120 Quantitation of Alkalinity in Water by Titration KQ130 The Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD), and Ultimate BOD (UBOD), and Ultimate CBOD (UCBOD) KQ132 Client Notification of a Drinking Water MCL Excedence KQ195 The Quantitation of Residual Chlorine by the DPD Method KQ200 The Quantitation of Total Residual Chlorine by Iodometric Electrode KQ205 The Measurement of Chlorine Demand KQ210 The Quantitation of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) by the Spectrophotometric Method KQ222 The Quantitation of Sulfite in Water by Iodometric Titration KQ230 Monitoring and Maintenance of the Laboratory Water Deionization System KQ250 The Colorimetric Determination of All Forms of Cyanide KQ255 The Quantitation of Available Cyanide in Water Using the OIA FS3100 Flow Injection System KQ300 The Quantitation of Formaldehyde in Water using the Acetylacetone Method KQ310 The Determination of Hardness by Calculation KQ311 The Determination of Total Hardness in Water by EDTA Titration KQ330 The Determination of Water’s Saturation (Langelier) Index KQ340 The Analysis of Methylene Blue-Active Substances (MBAS) in Water KQ354 Distillation of a Sample for Ammonia-Nitrogen Analysis KQ355 The Quantitation of Ammonia-Nitrogen in Water by Flow Injection Analysis KQ356 The Quantitation of Ammonia-Nitrogen in Water by Discrete Analysis KQ365 The Quantitation of Nitrate-Nitrogen and/or Nitrite-Nitrogen in Water using the Lachat QuikChem AE(FIA) KQ375 The Quantitation of Oil and Grease (as Syltherm) KQ380 The Quantitation of Chloride in Water by Flow Injection Analysis KQ381 The Quantitation of Chloride in Water by Discrete Analysis KQ392 The Determination of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) and Organic Nitrogen by Thermal Digestion and Flow Injection Analysis(FIA) KQ395 The Quantitation of Total Nitrogen in an Aqueous Sample KQ396 The Quantitation of Organic Nitrogen in an Aqueous Sample KQ397 The Quantitation of Total Inorganic Nitrogen in an Aqueous Sample KQ405 Determination of Threshold Odor in Water KQ410 The Quantitation of Dissolved Oxygen in Water by Membrane Electrode KQ425 The Determination of Soil pH and/or Waste pH by the Electrometric Method KQ430 The Determination of Total Phenolics in Water by Distillation and Flow Injection Quantitation KQ440 The Colorimetric Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in Water KQ441 Alkaline Digestion for Hexavalent Chromium in Soil and Solids by EPA 3060A KQ450 The Colorimetric Determination of Various Forms of Phosphorus KQ455 The Determination of Phosphorus Adsorption Capacity and Bray P1 Concentration of a Soil KQ461 The Analysis of Silica and/or Silicate by the Heteropoly Blue Method KQ462 The Gravimetric Determination of Moisture and Total Solids at 103-105̊C KQ463 The Determination of Dry Weight Solids at 103-105̊C KQ464 The Gravimetric Determination of Fixed and/or Volatile Solids at 550̊C KQ466 The Gravimetric Determination of Total, Fixed and/or Volatile Dissolved Solids at 180̊C KQ468 The Gravimetric Determination of Total, Fixed, and Volatile Suspended Solids KQ480 The Determination of Loss of Oil on a Sample of Metal Chips KQ500 The Quantitation of Volatile Organic Acids in Water by Distillation and Titration KQ536 The Quantitation of Total and Reactive Sulfide by Flow Injection Analysis KQ575 The Determination of Water-Soluble Substances KQ585 The Quantitation of Tannin and Lignin in Water KQ595 Operation of the OI Analytical FS3100 for Ion Analysis by Flow Injection KQ600E Determination of Fluoride, Chloride, Nitrite, Nitrate, Bromide, Phosphate and/or Sulfate in Water by Ion Chromatography KQ610 Operation and Maintenance of the SmartChem® Discrete Analyzer KQ620 The Operation and Calibration of the Perkin Elmer 1605 FT-IR |
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