EPA Regional Laboratories Summary of Inorganic Analytical Analysis Capabilities by Region

Analyte / Group Name	Sample Media	Analytical Technique	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Acidity	Water	Titrametric		X	X	X	X		X	X
Alkalinity	Water	Titrametric	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Asbestos	Solids/Bulk material	PLM	X						X	X		X
Asbestos	Soil/Sediment	PLM	X						X	X		X
Anions	Water	IC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Anions	Water	Titrametric		X	X
Chromium, Hexavalent (Cr+6)	Water	Colorimetric		X		X		X	X			X
Chromium, Hexavalent (Cr+6)	Soil/Sediment	Colorimetric		X		X						X
Chromium, Hexavalent (Cr+6)	Water	IC			X	X	X	X	X		X
Chromium, Hexavalent (Cr+6)	Soil/Sediment	IC			X		X
Cyanide, Amenable	Water	Colorimetric	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cyanide, Amenable	Soil/Sediment	Colorimetric	X	X		X		X	X	X		X
Cyanide, Total	Water	Colorimetric	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cyanide, Total	Soil/Sediment	Colorimetric	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Cyanide, Total	Waste	Colorimetric	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X
Fluoride	Water	ISE	X	X		X	X		X
Fluoride	Water	IC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hardness	Water	Colorimetric
Hardness	Water	Titrametric		X	X			X			X
Hardness	Water	ICP/Calculation	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mercury, Total	Water	CVAA	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mercury, Total	Water	Direct Hg Analysis							X
Mercury, Total	Soil/Sediment	CVAA	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mercury, Total	Soil/Sediment	Direct Hg Analysis	X				X		X		X
Mercury, Total	Tissue (fish &/or plant)	CVAA	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	X
Mercury, Total	Tissue (fish &/or plant)	Direct Hg Analysis	X					X	X		X	X
Mercury, Total	Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	CVAA	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mercury, Total	Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	Direct Hg Analysis							X
Mercury (TCLP)	Soil/Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	CVAA		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mercury (TCLP)	Soil/Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	Direct Hg Analysis					X		X
Metals, Total	Water	ICP /AES	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Soil /Sediment	ICP /AES	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Tissue (fish &/or plant)	ICP /AES	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	ICP /AES	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Metals (TCLP)	Soil/Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	ICP /AES		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Water	GFAA	X
Metals, Total	Soil/Sediment	GFAA	X
Metals, Total	Tissue (Fish &/or plant)	GFAA	X
Metals, Total	Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	GFAA	X
Metals (TCLP)	Soil/Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	GFAA
Metals, Total	Water	ICP/MS	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Soil/Sediment	ICP/MS	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Metals, Total	Tissue (Fish &/or plant)	ICP/MS		X	X	X			X	X	X	X
Metals, Total	Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	ICP/MS			X	X		X	X	X
Metals (TCLP)	Soil/Waste (oil, drum, etc..)	ICP/MS				X		X	X	X
Nitrogen (Ammonia)	Water	Colorimetric		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nitrogen (Ammonia)	Soil/Sediment	Colorimetric			X	X	X
Nitrogen (Ammonia)	Water	Electrode		X
Nitrogen (NO₃ &/or NO₂)	Water	Colorimetric		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nitrogen (NO₃ &/or NO₂)	Soil	Colorimetric				X	X		X			X
Nitrogen (NO₃ &/or NO₂)	Water	IC	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Nitrogen (NO₃ &/or NO₂)	Soil	IC	X		X	X	X		X		X	X
Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl	Water	Colorimetric		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl	Soil	Colorimetric			X	X	X	X	X
Perchlorate	Water	IC					X				X
Perchlorate	Soil	IC									X
Perchlorate	Water	IC with LC/MS confirmation			X		X					X
Perchlorate	Water, Soil/ Sediment	LC/MS			X							X
Perchlorate	Water	LC/MS/MS	X					X		X	X
Phosphorus, Ortho	Water	Colorimetric	X	X		X		X	X	X		X
Phosphorus, Ortho	Water	IC	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Phosphorus, Total	Water	Colorimetric	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Phosphorus, Total	Soil	Colorimetric	X		X	X	X					X
Sulfate	Water	IC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sulfate	Soil	IC	X		X	X	X		X	X	X
Sulfate	Water	Turbidimetric	X	X					X
Sulfate	Soil	Turbidimetric	X
Sulfide	Water	Colorimetric		X					X
Sulfide	Soil	Colorimetric
Sulfide	Water	IC, Turbidimetric						X
Sulfide	Water	Titrametric		X							X