EPA Methods

Welcome to the new, comprehensive database of EPA methods. These test methods are EPA-approved procedures for measuring the presence and concentration of physical and chemical pollutants; evaluating properties, such as toxic properties, of chemical substances; or measuring the effects of substances under various conditions. The EPA does not release test methods for all chemicals, but only those which it regulates. If you seek other methods besides the EPA, try the general Test Methods Search.

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EPA Method 445

Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence. Official Name: In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a and Pheophytin a in Marine and Freshwater Algae by Fluorescence


EPA Method 447

Chlorophyll a and b in phytoplankton by HPLC/UV. Official Name: Determination of Chlorophylls a and b and Identification of Other Pigments of Interest in Marine and Freshwater Algae Using High Perf...


EPA Method 1103.1

Membrane filtration plating of E. coli on modified mTEC agar. Official Name: Test method for Escherichia coli and enterococci in water by the membrane-filter procedure


EPA Method 1106.1

Enterococci in water by MF using mE-EI Agar. Official Name: Enterococci in water by membrane filtration using membrane-Enterococcus-Esculin Iron Agar (mE-EIA)


EPA Method 1600

Enterococci in water by membrane filtration using mEI Agar. Official Name: Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus Indoxyl-B-D-Glucoside Agar (mEI)


EPA Method 1601

Coliphage in water by two-step enrichment procedure. Official Name: Male-specific (F+) and somatic coliphage in water by two-step enrichment procedure


EPA Method 1602

Coliphage in water by single agar layer (SAL). Official Name: Male-specific (F+) and somatic coliphage in water by single agar layer (SAL) procedure


EPA Method 1604

Total Coliforms and E. coli in Drinking Water by Membrane Filtration. Official Name: Method 1604: Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Water by Membrane Filtration Using a Simultaneous Detection...


EPA Method 1605

Aeromonas in Finished Water by Membrane Filtration. Official Name: Method 1605: Aeromonas in Finished Water by Membrane Filtration using Ampicillin-Dextrin Agar with Vancomycin (ADA-V)


EPA Method 1622

Cryptosporidium by filtration/IMS/FA microscopy. Official Name: EPA Method 1622: Cryptosporidium in Water by Filtration/IMS/FA


EPA Method 1623

Cryptosporidium and giardia by filtration/IMS/FA microscopy. Official Name: Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Water by Filtration/IMS/FA


EPA Method 1682

Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by MSRV Medium. Official Name: Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rapport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium


EPA Method 600-R-00-013

Membrane filtration plating of coliform bacteria on MI agar. Official Name: Membrane filter method for the simultaneous detection of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in drinking water.


EPA Method EPA-RBP

Benthic Macroinvertebrate RBP, single habitat, 1m kick net. Official Name: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Protocols: 7.1, Single Habitat Approach: 1 Meter Kick Net


EPA Method 100.1

Asbestos in Water by TEM. Official Name: Analytical Method for Determination of Asbestos Fibers in Water


EPA Method 100.2

Asbestos in Water by TEM. Official Name: Determination of Asbestos Structures Over 10 um in Length in Drinking Water


EPA Method 110.1

Color by Spectrophotometry. Official Name: Colorimetric, ADMI


EPA Method 110.2

Color by Spectrophotometry. Official Name: Color (Colorimetric-Platinum-Cobalt)


EPA Method 110.3

Color by Spectrophotometry. Official Name: Color by Spectrophotometry


EPA Method 120.1

Conductance by Conductivity Meter. Official Name: Conductance (Specific Conductance, umhos at 25oC)


EPA Method 130.1

Total Hardness by Spectrophotometer. Official Name: Hardness, Total (mg/L as CaCO3) (Colorimetric, Automated EDTA)


EPA Method 130.2

Total Hardness of Water by Titrimetry. Official Name: Hardness, Total (mg/L as CaCO3)(Titrimetric, EDTA)


EPA Method 150.1

pH in Water by Electrometric Method. Official Name: pH, Electrometric Method


EPA Method 150.2

pH in Water. Official Name: pH, Continuous Monitoring (Electrometric)


EPA Method 160.1

Filterable Residue by Drying Oven. Official Name: Residue, Filterable (Gravimetric, Dried at 180 oC)


EPA Method 160.2

Non-filterable Residue by Drying Oven. Official Name: Residue, Non-Filterable (Gravimetric, Dried at 103-105 oC)


EPA Method 160.3

Total Residue by Drying Oven. Official Name: Residue, Total (Gravimetric, Dried at 103-105 oC)


EPA Method 160.4

Volatile Residue by Muffle Furnace. Official Name: Residue, Volatile (Gravimetric, Ignition at 550 oC)


EPA Method 1630

Methyl Mercury in Water. Official Name: Methyl Mercury in Water by Distillation, Aqueous Ethylation, Purge and Trap, and CVAFS


EPA Method 1631

Mercury in Water Using CVAFS. Official Name: Mercury in Water by Oxidation, Purge and Trap, and Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Fluorescence Spectrometry







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