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SAM Method Sources

This website contains summary information only, extracted from the selected methods. Each method summary contains a table identifying the contaminants in Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) to which the method applies, a brief description of the analytical method, and a link to or source for obtaining a full version of the method. The full version of the method should be consulted prior to sample analysis. For additional information on preparation procedures and methods available through standards organizations, please use the contact information provided below.

On this page:
  • Sources of Chemical Methods
  • Sources of Radiochemical Methods
  • Sources of Pathogen Methods
  • Sources of Biotoxin Methods

Sources of Chemical Methods

Name Publisher
National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI)  EPA, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) Methods EPA, CLP
EPA Office of Water (OW) Methods EPA OW
EPA Solid Waste (SW)-846 Methods EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)
EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) Methods EPA ORD
EPA Air Toxics Methods EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
EPA Analytical Protocol and Standard Operating Procedures EPA Center for Environmental Security and Emergency Response (CESER) [formerly EPA National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC)]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Methods OSHA
NIOSH Methods NIOSH
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (SM)
23rd Edition, 20017
* 
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards*  ASTM International
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Methods*  ISO
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International*  AOAC International
Analyst*  Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Chromatography A and B*  Elsevier Science Publishers
Journal of Forensic Sciences*  ASTM International
Journal of Environmental Science Health  Taylor & Francis Online
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry*  Wiley
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology*  Wiley
EPA WCIT EPA OW Water Security Division (WSD)
Analytical Chemistry*  American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Sources of Radiochemical Methods

Name Publisher Reference
National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) EPA, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) --
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Promulgated Test Methods
EPA, Emission Measurement Center (EMC) --
Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of
Radioactivity in Drinking Water

(EPA-600 4-80-032, August 1980)
EPA ORD, Environmental Monitoring and
Support Laboratory (EMSL)
Also available from
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)*
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 605-6000.
Rapid Radiochemical Methods for Selected
Radionuclides in Water for Environmental
Restoration Following Homeland Security
Events
(EPA 402-R-10-001)
EPA ORIA, National Analytical and Radiation
Environmental Laboratory (NAREL)
--
Rapid Radiochemical Methods for Selected
Radionuclides
EPA ORIA, NAREL --
Radiochemical Analytical Procedures for
Analysis of Environmental Samples
,
March 1979. EMSL-LV-0539-17
EPA, EMSL Available NTIS*
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 605-6000
EML Procedures Manual, Health and Safety
Laboratory (HASL-300), 28th Edition,
February, 1997
Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental
Measurements Laboratory (EML) / Now DHS
Also available from NTIS*
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 605-6000
Federal Radiological Monitoring and
Assessment Center (FRMAC)
Laboratory Manual
DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) --
Y 12 National Security Complex (Y-12) DOE, NNSA --
Radiological and Environmental Sciences
Laboratory (RESL) Analytical Chemistry
Branch Procedures Manual
DOE, RESL Available from NTIS
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 605-6000
Savannah River Site (SRS) Methods DOE, SRS Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
(803) 725-6211
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 11.02*  ASTM International --
Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater
,
23rd Edition, 2017
* 
American Public Health Association (APHA) --
Method for the Determination of Radium-228 and Radium-226 in Drinking Water by Gamma-ray Spectrometry Using HPGE or Ge(Li) Detectors, Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Resource Center Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Resource Center --
Eichrom Technologies, LLC Application Notes Eichrom Technologies, LLC --

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Sources of Pathogen Methods

Name Publisher
African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences College of Medicine, University of Ibadan 
Agriculture & Environmental Letters Wiley
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Journal of Veterinary Research American Veterinary Medical Association
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy*  American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology*  ASM
Applied Biosafety*  Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers
Archives of Virology*  Springer
Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)  FDA CFSAN
BMC Microbiology  Springer
Canadian Journal of Microbiology*  NRC Research Press
Clinical Chemistry*  American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Infectious Diseases*  Oxford
Current Protocols in Microbiology*  Wiley
Emerging Infectious Diseases  CDC
Environmental Regulations and Technology: Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage and Sludge  EPA, National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
Environmental Science and Technology*  American Chemical Society (ACS)
EPA Analytical Protocols  EPA, Center for Emergency Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) formerly, National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC)
EPA Microbiology Home Page EPA
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Methods*  ISO
Journal of Clinical Microbiology*  ASM
Journal of Food Protection*  International Association for Food Protection
Journal of Medical Virology*  Wiley
Journal of Microbiological Methods*  Elsevier
Journal of Parasitology*  American Society of Parasitologists
Journal of Parasitology Research*  Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Journal of Virological Methods*   Elsevier
Legionella: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology   Springer
Methods in Molecular Biology   Springer
Molecular and Cellular Probes*  Elsevier
Neglected Tropical Diseases  PLOS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Methods  OSHA
Parasitology Cambridge University Press
Parasitology Research*  Springer
Pathogens and Disease Wiley
PLoS ONE PLoS
Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases  ASM
Science of the Total Environment Elsevier
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd Edition, 2012*  American Public Health Association (APHA)
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene*  Oxford
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook USDA FSIS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Procedures for the Recovery of Legionella from the Environment CDC

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Sources of Biotoxin Methods

Name Publisher
EPA OW Analytical Methods EPA Office of Water (OW) 
EPA CESER Analytical Methods EPA CESER (formerly NHSRC)
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International*  AOAC International
American Public Health Association (APHA) Press Compendium  American Public Health Association
Analytical Biochemistry*  Elsevier
Analytical Chemistry*  American Chemical Society (ACS)
Analytical Methods*  Royal Society of Chemistry
Applied and Environmental Microbiology*  American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Austin Immunology*  Austin Publishing Group
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science*  Mary Ann Libert, Inc.
Canadian Journal of Microbiology*  Canadian Science Publishing
Environmental Science and Technology*  ACS Publications
Food Research International*  Elsevier
Harmful Algae*  Elsevier
Inland Waters* Taylor and Francis
International Journal of Food Microbiology*  Science Direct
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry*  ACS Publications
Journal Of AOAC International* AOAC International
Journal of Chromatography A*  Elsevier
Journal of Food Protection*  International Association for Food Protection
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis*  Elsevier
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture*  John Wiley And Sons Ltd.
Journal of Shellfish Research*  National Shellfisheries Association
Letters in Applied Microbiology  Wiley Online Library
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry*  John Wiley And Sons Ltd.
PLoS ONE PLoS
Toxicon*  Elsevier 
Toxins*  Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)

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