The following document describes the desorption of volatile principal organic hazardous constituents (POHCs) collected from the stack gas effluents of hazardous waste incinerators.

This method is an SW-846 Method-Defined Parameter (MDP), meaning that it may not be modified when used for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) testing. For more information, see the Methods Innovation Rule page.

• Method 5041A: Analysis for Desorption of Sorbent Cartridges from Volatile Organic Sampling Train (VOST), part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(20 pp, 144 K, December 1996)