Section 1:Table of Contents

Version:07

Page:1 of 3

LABORATORY METHOD MANUALIssue Date:12 May 2002

Authorised by:Marjorie Dickenson

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY – INORGANIC

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-002 / Determination of pH. / 03
06-003 / Measurement of Turbidity by a Nephelometric Method. / 02
06-004 / Measurement of Conductivity. / 03
06-005 / Determination of Total Suspended Solids. / 01
06-006 / Determination Of Total Dissolved Solids. / 01
06-007 / Determination Of Cyanide by Colorimetry. / 05
06-008 / Determination Of Weak Acid Dissociable Cyanide In Soil, Sediment And Sludge Samples. / 04
06-009 / Determination Of Oil And Grease In Soils, Sediments And Sludges By A Gravimetric Method. / 01
06-010 / Determination Of Ammonia by Distillation and Colorimetry. / 02
06-011 / Determination Of Anions In Water By Ion Chromatography. / 05

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY – METALS

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-047 / Acid Digest of Sediments, Sludges and Soils (USEPA 3050). / 02
06-048 / Digest Method for the Determination of Total Metals in Water Samples (USEPA 3030E). / 01
06-050 / Digest method for the Determination of “Total Recoverable Metals” (USEPA 200.2). / 01
06-051 / Digestion of Solid and Liquid Matrix Samples for the Determination of “Total” Antimony, Arsenic and Selenium (APHA 3114). / 02
06-054 / Digest of Sediments, Sludges, Soils and Water Samples for the Determination of Mercury by Continuous Vapour AA. / 03
06-057 / Toxic Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) – (USEPA 1311). / 01
06-058 / Determination of Calcium in Waters by Flames AAS. / 03
06-063 / Determination of Metals by Flame AAS. / 04
06-075 / Determination Of Metals And Trace Elements By Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (USEPA 200.7). / 02
06-078 / Determination Of Trace Elements In Waters And Wastes By Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (USEPA 200.8). / 01
06-079 / Determination of Antimony, Arsenic and Selenium by Hydride AAS. / 03
06-083 / Determination of Mercury by Hydride AAS. / 01
06-085 / Determination of Lead in Blood by GFAAS. / 03
06-096 / Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in Waters by a Colorimetric Method. / 02

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY - ORGANIC

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-130 / The Determination of BTEX Compounds by GC/FID with Purge and Trap Concentration. / 03
06-131 / The Determination of Monoaromatic Hydrocarbons (BTEX) in Soils, Sediments, Sludges and Waters by a Static Headspace/GC Method. / 02
06-133 / Determination of Volatile Organics in Soils, Sludge and Waters by Static Headspace. / 03
06-134 / Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil, Sediment, Sludge and Water Samples). / 02
Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-155 / The Determination of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by HPLC. / 02
06-167 / The Determination of PAH’s in Soils, Solid Wastes and Groundwater by GC/MS in SIM mode. / 03
06-181 / Operational Qualification of Howling Packett High Performance Liquid Chromatograph. / 01
06-182 / The Determination of Organochlorine and Chlorinated Organophosphorus Pesticides and PCB’s by GC. / 04

MINERALS LABORATORY – SAMPLE PREPARATION

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-256 / Dry Samples at 105°C. / 02
06-279 / Sieving samples to a Specified Screen Size. / 01
06-289 / Crushing Samples using Jaw Crusher (nominal 6mm) or Hammermill (nominal 600µm). / 01
06-295 / Splitting Samples using Riffle Splitter. / 01
06-298 / Ring Pulverising samples to nominal 75µm. / 01

MINERALS LABORATORY – METALS ANALYSIS

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-301 / Perchloric Acid Digest of Geochemical Samples. / 02
06-303 / Triple Acid Digest for Base Metal Geochemical Mineral Analysis (HNO3/ HCl/ HClO4). / 02
06-309 / Total Mixed Acid Digest (HNO3/ HCl/ HClO4/HF). / 03
06-312 / Aqua Regia Digest - Ore Grade Analysis. / 02
06-317 / Sodium Peroxide Fusion for the Analysis of Geochemical Samples which include Refractory Minerals. / 03
06-329 / Lithium Metaborate Fusion for Major, Minor and Trace Element Analysis of Oxidised Samples. / 01
06-359 / AAS Analysis of Metals in Geochemical Samples following a Perchloric Acid Digest. / 02
06-362 / AAS analysis of Base Metals in Geochemical Samples following a Triple Acid Digest. / 03
06-368 / AAS analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Total Mixed Acid Digest. / 01
06-371 / AAS analysis of Ore Grade Samples following an Aqua Regia Digest. / 02
06-374 / AAS analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Sodium Peroxide. / 01
06-379 / AAS analysis of Oxidised Samples following a Lithium Metaborate Fusion. / 03
06-386 / ICP-AES Analysis of Metals in Geochemical Samples following a Perchloric Acid Digest. / 01
06-389 / ICP-AES analysis of Base Metals in Geochemical Samples following a Triple Acid Digest. / 02
06-392 / ICP-AES analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Total Mixed Acid Digest. / 01
06-398 / ICP-AES analysis of Ore Grade Samples following an Aqua Regia Digest. / 03
06-402 / ICP-AES analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Sodium Peroxide. / 02
06-413 / ICP-AES analysis of Oxidised Samples following a Lithium Metaborate Fusion. / 01
06-417 / ICP-MS analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Total Mixed Acid Digest. / 01
06-424 / ICP-MS analysis of Ore Grade Samples following an Aqua Regia Digest. / 02
06-427 / ICP-MS analysis of Geochemical Samples following a Sodium Peroxide. / 01

MINERALS LABORATORY – FIRE ASSAY ANALYSIS

Method
No. / Method Title / Current
Version
06-543 / Determination of Gold by Fire Assay Gravimetric Analysis. / 03
06-552 / Determination of Gold in Geochemical Samples by Fire Assay and Flame AAS. / 04
06-563 / Determination of Gold, Platinum and Palladium by Fire Assay and ICP-MS. / 02
06-567 / Determination of Gold, Platinum and Palladium by Fire Assay and Graphite Furnace AAS. / 01
06-001