Environmental Services

 Sample Collection

Methods:

  • APHA SM-1060-B

Total and Fecal Coliforms, E. Coli (MPN)

Method:

  • APHA SM-9223-B

Equipment:

  • Fisher Scientific Incubator(s) 650F

  • IDEXX Quanti-Tray 2000 system

Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 5 day (BOD)

Method:

  • APHA SM-5210-B

Equipment:

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Isotemp BOD Incubator 3720A 

Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 5 day (CBOD)

Method:

  • APHA SM-5210-B

Equipment:

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Isotemp BOD Incubator 3720A 

pH

Methods:

  • APHA SM-4500-H+

Equipment:

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

Specific Conductance

Methods:

  • APHA SM-2510-B

Equipment:

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Methods:

  • APHA SM-2540-D

Equipment:

  • Despatch High-Performance Oven

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Methods:

  • APHA SM-2540-C

Equipment:

  • Despatch High-Performance Oven

Total Solids (TS)

Method:

  • APHA SM-2540-B

Equipment:

  • Despatch High-Performance Oven

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Method:

  • APHA SM-5220-D

Equipment:

  • Thermofisher Scientific Spectronic 200E

Total Alkalinity, as CaCO₃

Method:

  • APHA SM-2320-B

Equipment:

  • Buret

Hardness, as CaCO₃ (by calculation)

Method:

  • APHA SM-2340-B

Chloride

Method:

  • APHA SM-4500-Cl-C

Equipment:

  • Buret

Sulfate

Method:

  • APHA SM-4500-SO42-E

Equipment:

  • Seal AQ400

Sulfide

Methods:

  • APHA SM-4500-S2-D

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Fluoride

Methods:

  • APHA SM-4500-F-B/D

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Nitrate/Nitrite

Methods:

  • APHA SM-4500-NO3-E

Equipment:

  • Seal AQ400

Nitrite

Method:

  • APHA SM-4500-NO2-B

Equipment:

  • Seal AQ400

Ammonia

Method:

  • Hach 10205

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Simplified Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (s-TKN)

Method:

  • Hach 10242

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Total Organic Carbon (TOC)

Method:

  • Hach 10267

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Total Phosphorus

Method:

  • Hach 10210

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Reactive Phosphorus (Orthophosphate)

Method(s):

  • Hach 10209

Equipment:

  • Hach DR6000 UV Vis Spectrophotometer

Colour

Methods:

  • APHA SM-2120-B/C

Equipment:

  • Seal AQ400

Turbidity

Method:

  • APHA SM-2130-B

Equipment:

  • Hach TL2350 Turbidimeter

Total Recoverable Elements in Water

Method:

  • EPA 200.7

Equipment:

  • Thermofisher Scientific iCAP PRO X Duo ICP-OES

Trace Elements in Water

Method:

  • EPA 200.8

Equipment:

  • Thermofisher Scientific iCAP RQ Quadrapole ICP-MS 

Total Selenium by HG-AFS

Methods:

  • SOP-W0009

Equipment:

  • 10.055 Millennium Excalibur

Total and Dissolved Selenium Speciation by HPLC HG-AFS (6 species): selenite (Se(IV), selenate (Se(VI), selenocyanate (SeCN), selenocysteine (SeCys), selenomethionine (SeDLMet), methaneseleninic acid (MeSe(IV) 

Methods:

  • SOP-W0010

Equipment:

  • PS Analytical 10.055 Millennium Excalibur

  • PS Analytical 10.820 HPLC Modular Interface

Sample Preparation

Methods:

  • EPA-600

Equipment:

  • Holmes Crusher 401XL

  • Holmes Pulverizer 502XL

Acid Base Accounting

Methods:

  • EPA-600

Available Lime Index

Method:

  • ASTM C25

Equipment:

  • Buret

Paste pH

Method:

  • EPA-600

Equipment:

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

Calcium Carbonate Equivalent

Method:

  • ASTM C25

Equipment:

  • Buret

Neutralization Potential

Method:

  • EPA-600

Equipment:

  • Buret

  • Thermo Scientific Orion 5 Star

Plant Nutrients (Ca, Mg, P, K)

Method:

  • EPA 200.7

Equipment:

  • Thermofisher Scientific iCAP PRO X Duo ICP-OES