SW-846 Test Method 8261: Volatile Organic Compounds by Vacuum Distillation in Combination with Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (VD/GC/MS)

The following document describes the method used to determine the concentrations of volatile organic compounds in a variety of liquid, solid, and oily waste matrices, as well as animal tissues.

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Method 8261: Volatile Organic Compounds by Vacuum Distillation in Combination with Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (VD/GC/MS), part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(9 pp, 288 K)