SAM Method Sources

This website contains summary information only, extracted from the selected methods. Each method summary contains a table identifying the contaminants in Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) to which the method applies, a brief description of the analytical method, and a link to or source for obtaining a full version of the method. The full version of the method should be consulted prior to sample analysis. For additional information on preparation procedures and methods available through standards organizations, please use the contact information provided below.

Chemistry Sources

Name Publisher
NEMI  EPA, USGS
EPA Contract Laboratory Program Methods EPA, CLP
EPA OW Methods EPA OW
EPA SW-846 Methods EPA OSWER
EPA ORD Methods EPA ORD
EPA Air Toxics Methods EPA OAR
EPA/CDC/NIOSH EPA ORD, CDC
EPA Analytical Protocols EPA NHSRC
OSHA Methods OSHA
NIOSH Methods NIOSH
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (SM), 21st Edition, 2005* Exit American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA), and Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards* Exit ASTM International

GESTIS Substance Database*Exit

Institut für Arbeitsschuts der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA)
ISO Methods* Exit ISO
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International* Exit AOAC International
Analyst* Exit Royal Society of Chemistry
Analytical Letters* Exit Taylor & Francis
Journal of Chromatography A and B* Exit Elsevier Science Publishers
Journal of Forensic Sciences* Exit ASTM International
Chromatographia* Exit Vieweg+Teubner
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry* Exit Wiley
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology* Exit Wiley
EPA Water Contamination Information Tool (WCIT) EPAOW WSD
Analytical Chemistry* Exit ACS
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry* Exit ACS

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Radiochemistry Sources

Name Publisher Reference
NEMI  EPA, USGS --
CFR Promulgated Test Methods EPA, Technical Transfer Network (TTN) EMC --
Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water (EPA-600 4-80-032, August 1980)  EPA, ORD, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (EMSL) Also available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS)*, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703) 605-6000.
Rapid Radiochemical Methods for Selected Radionuclides in Water for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (EPA 402-R-10-001) EPA, ORIA, NAREL --
Rapid Radiochemical Method for Phosphorus-32 in Water EPA, ORIA, NAREL --
Rapid Radiochemical Methods for acid digestion and sodium carbonate fusion of filters and swipes EPA, ORIA, NAREL --
Radiochemical Analytical Procedures for Analysis of Environmental Samples, March 1978. EMSL-LV-0539-17 EPA, EMSL Available NTIS*, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703) 605-6000.
EML Procedures Manual, HASL-300, 28th Edition, February, 1997 Exit Department of Energy (DOE),

Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) / Now DHS
Also available from NTIS*, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703) 605-6000.
Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) Laboratory Manual  DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) --
Y-12 National Security Complex  DOE, NNSA --
Radiochemical and Environmental Sciences Laboratory (RESL)
Analytical Chemistry Branch
Procedures Manual
  Exit
DOE, RESL Available NTIS*, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703) 605-6000.
Savannah River Site (SRS) Methods DOE, SRS Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
(803) 725-6211
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Laboratory Procedures Manual Exit ORISE

Independent Environmental Assessment and Verification

Available from Wade Ivey (wade.ivey@orau.org), ORISE Laboratory Manager.

Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 11.02* Exit ASTM International --
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition, 2005* Exit APHA, AWWA, and WEF --

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Pathogen Sources

Name Publisher
NEMI  EPA, USGS
EPA Microbiology Methods and Online Publications EPA
ICR Microbial Laboratory Manual (PDF) (233 pp, 947 K, About PDF) EPA ORD
EPA Manual of Methods for Virology (PDF) (188 pp, 8.2 MB, About PDF) EPA
Environmental Regulations and Technology: Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage and Sludge EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
USDA/FSIS Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook   USDA FSIS
Bacteriological Analytical Manual  FDA, CFSAN
OSHA Methods  OSHA
NIOSH Methods   NIOSH
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition, 2005*  Exit APHA, AWWA, and WEF
Annual Book of ASTM Standards*  Exit ASTM International
Applied and Environmental Microbiology* ASM
Journal of Clinical Microbiology* Exit ASM
Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition, 2010* Exit ASM
Molecular and Cellular Probes* Exit Elsevier
Canadian Journal of MicrobiologyExit NRC Research Press
Journal of Medical VirologyExit Wiley InterScience
Journal of Virological MethodsExit Elsevier
Diagnostics Microbiology and Infectious Disease Exit Elsevier
Emerging Infectious Diseases  CDC
Parasitology Research* Exit Springer
Journal of Parasitology* Exit American Society of Parasitologists
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene* Exit The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Diagnostic Procedures in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology  Exit Academic Press
Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases  Exit ASM
Journal of Applied Microbiology*Exit Blackwell Publishing
Journal of Microbiological Methods* Exit Elsevier
Clinical Chemistry* Exit American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy* Exit ASM
Environmental Science and Technology* Exit ACS

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Biotoxin Sources

Name Publisher
FDA, Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online*   FDA
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International* Exit AOAC International
NEMI  EPA, USGS
Pharmacology & ToxicologyExit Blackwell Synergy
Analytical Biochemistry* Exit Science Direct
Biochemical Journal  Exit Portland Press Ltd.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry* Exit American Chemical Society (ACS)
Journal of Food Protection* Exit International Association for Food Protection
Journal of Chromatography B*  Exit Elsevier Science Publishers
Biomedical Chromatography* Exit John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Environmental Health Perspectives*  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Toxicon*  Exit Elsevier Science Publishers
Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Microbiology Letters* Exit Wiley-Blackwell
International Journal of Food MicrobiologyExit Elsevier Science Publishers
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry*  Exit John Wiley And Sons Ltd.
Journal of AOAC International*  Exit AOAC International
Analyst*  Exit Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis*  Exit Elsevier Science Publishers
Journal of Clinical Microbiology  Exit ASM
Journal of Clinical Laboratory AnalysisExit John Wiley And Sons Ltd.
Journal of Analytical ToxicologyExit S. Tinsley Preston
Lateral Flow Immunoassay Kits Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryExit American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM)Exit ASM
Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyExit Elsevier Science Publishers

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