Approved Industry-Specific CWA Test Methods
In addition to general purpose methods, EPA has approved special purpose analytical methods. These methods were developed to work in samples or for pollutants specific to certain industrial categories. For example, methods specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Pesticide Chemicals Effluent Guidelines categories are listed in Tables I-F and I-G, respectively, at 40 CFR Part 136.Methods specific to other industrial categories are listed or incorporated by reference into the regulations at 40 CFR Parts 401 through 503. These include methods specific to the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard category (40 CFR Part 430), and specific to Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge (biosolids) (40 CFR Part 503). Industry-specific methods that are approved for compliance monitoring in the industry for which they are designated may be used for general use, if the same method is listed in Tables I-A to I-E, or I-H at 40 CFR 136.3.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Methods that may be used under 40 CFR Part 439
- These tables are derived from 40 CFR 136.3, Table I-F — List of Approved Methods for Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Part 439.
- Reference: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines, 40 CFR Part 439.
| Number | Method Title |
|---|---|
| 502.2 | Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Photoionization and Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors in Series Revision 2.1 |
| 524.2 | Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 4.1 |
| 551 | Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts, Chlorinated Solvents, and Halogenated Pesticides/Herbicides in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron-Capture Detection Revision 1.0 |
| Number | Method Title |
|---|---|
| 1624C | Volatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C |
| 1625C | Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C |
| 1666 | Volatile Organic Compounds Specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
| 1667 | Formaldehyde, Isobutyraldehyde, and Furfural by Derivatization and High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| 1671 | Volatile Organic Compounds Specific to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry by Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detector |
Pesticide Chemicals
Methods that may be used under 40 CFR Part 455
- These tables are derived from 40 CFR 136.3, Table I-G — List of Approved Methods for Pesticide Pollutants in Part 455.
- Reference: Pesticide Chemicals Effluent Guidelines, 40 CFR Part 455.
| Number | Method Title |
|---|---|
| 505 | Organohalide Pesticides and Commercial Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Products in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography Revision 2.1 |
| 507 | Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector Revision 2.1 |
| 508 | Chlorinated Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 3.1 |
| 508.1 | Chlorinated Pesticides, Herbicides, and Organohalides by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Electron Capture Gas Chromatography Revision 2.0 |
| 515.1 | Chlorinated Acids in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 4.1 |
| 515.2 | Chlorinated Acids in Water Using Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector Revision 1.1 |
| 525.1 | Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquids-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 2.2 |
| 531.1 | N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Post Column Derivatization Revision 3.1 |
| 547 | Glyphosate in Drinking Water by Direct-Aqueous-Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Post-Column Derivatization, and Fluorescence Detection |
| 548 | Endothall in Drinking Water by Aqueous Derivatization, Liquid-Solid Extraction, and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection |
| 548.1 | Endothall in Drinking Water by Ion Exchange Extraction, Acidic Methanol Methylation and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Revision 1.0 |
| 553 | Benzidines and Nitrogen-Containing Pesticides in Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction or Liquid-Solid Extraction and Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Particle Beam/Mass Spectrometry Revision 1.1 |
| 555 | Chlorinated Acids in Water by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with a Photodiode Array Ultraviolet Detector Revision 1.0 |
| Number | Method Title |
|---|---|
| 200.7 | Metals and Trace Elements in Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry Revision 5 |
| 200.9 | Trace Elements by Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Revision 2.2 |
| 608 | Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs |
| 608.1 | Organochlorine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 608.2 | Certain Organochlorine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 614 | Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 614.1 | Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 615 | Chlorinated Herbicides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 617 | Organohalide Pesticides and PCBs in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 619 | Triazine Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 622 | Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 622.1 | Thiophosphate Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 625 | Base/Neutrals and Acids |
| 627 | Dinitroaniline Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 629 | Cyanazine in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 630 | Dithiocarbamate Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 630.1 | Dithiocarbamates Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 631 | Benomyl and Carbendazim in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 632 | Carbamate and Urea Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 632.1 | Carbamate and Amide Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 633 | Organonitrogen Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 633.1 | Neutral Nitrogen-Containing Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewaters |
| 637 | MBTS and TCMTB in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 645 | Certain Amine Pesticides and Lethane in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1625B | Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision B |
| 1625C | Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Revision C |
| 1656 | Organohalide Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1657 | Organophosphorus Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1658 | Phenoxy-Acid Herbicides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1659 | Dazomet in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1660 | Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |
| 1661 | Bromoxynil in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater |