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r <br />34 JOSEPH B. HUNN AND ROSALIE A. SCHNICK <br />Table 4.5. Continued. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />etermination <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ontainer <br />Minimum <br />sample <br />size <br />(mL) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />reservation Maximum storage <br />(d = days, h = hours, <br />m = months) <br /> <br />Recommended Regulatoryb <br />Nitrite P, G 100 Analyze as soon as possible 0 48 h <br /> or refrigerate; or freeze <br /> at -20° C <br />Organic, P, G 500 Refrigerate; add H2SO4 to 7 d 28 d <br />Kjeldahl pH <2 <br />Odor G 500 Analyze as soon as possible; 6 h - <br /> refrigerate <br />Organic compounds <br />Pesticides G(S), - Refrigerate; add 100 mg 7 d 7 d <br /> TFE-lined cap Na2S2O3/L if residual <br /> chlorine present <br />Phenols P, G 500 Refrigerate, add H2SO4 to a 28 d <br /> pH <2 <br />Purgeables by G, 50 Refrigerate; add 100 mg 7 d 14 d <br />purge and TFE-lined cap Na2S2O3/L if residual <br />trap chlorine present <br />Oxygen, dissolved G, BOD bottle 300 <br />Electrode Analyze immediately 0.5 h 1 h <br />Winkler Titration may be delayed 8 h 8 h <br /> after acidification <br />Ozone G 1,000 Analyze immediately 0.5 h - <br />pH P, G - Analyze immediately 2 h 2 h <br />Phosphate G(A) 100 For dissolved phosphate, 48 h 48 h <br /> filter immediately; refrig- <br /> erate; freeze at - 10° C <br />Salinity G, wax seal 240 Analyze immediately or use 6 m - <br /> wax seal <br />Silica P - Refrigerate, do not freeze 28 d 28 d <br />Sludge digester G, gas bottle - - - <br />gas <br />Solids P, G - Refrigerate 7 d 7-14 d <br />Sulfate P, G - Refrigerate 28 d 28 d <br />Sulfide P, G 100 Refrigerate; add 4 drops 2N 28 d 28 d <br /> zinc acetate/100 mL <br />Taste G 500 Analyze as soon as possible; 24 h - <br /> refrigerate <br />Temperature P, G - Analyze immediately - - <br />Turbidity P, G - Analyze same day; store in 24 h 48 h <br /> dark up to 24 hours <br />a See text for details. For determinations not listed, use glass or plastic containers; preferably refrigerate during storage and analyze <br />as soon as possible. Refrigerate = storage at 4° C, in the dark. P = plastic (polyethylene or equivalent); G = glass; G(A) or P(A) <br />= rinsed with 1 + 1 HN03; G(B) = glass, borosilicate; G(S) = glass, rinsed with organic solvents; TFE = Teflon. <br />bU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Proposed Rules, Federal Register 44; No. 244, 18 December 1979. <br />