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Table 6-8 <br /> Parameter, Procedure and Reference List for Phase II Sampling at <br /> Nucla Mine <br /> November, 1986 <br /> Parameter Procedure <br /> Sample Preparation Samples were dried at 30-35°C. Samples <br /> were crushed to pass a 10-mesh sieve <br /> (excessive grinding was avoided) . <br /> Subsampling less than U.S.D.A. Handbook 60, 1969 - Diagnosis and <br /> 2 mm fraction Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils , <br /> Method 1, pp. 83-84. <br /> 1. Preparation of saturation U.S.D.A. Handbook 60, Methods 2 and 3a , <br /> extract and saturation pp. 84 and 88, and Method 27b, p. 107. <br /> percentage determination 10-mesh sieve. <br /> 2. pH (determination using U.S.D.A. Handbook 60, Method 21a, p. 102. <br /> saturated paste 10-mesh sieve. <br /> 3. Conductivity of saturation Sandoval and Power, U.S.D.A. Handbook 525, <br /> extract in mmhos/cm 1977, Laboratory Methods Recommended for <br /> at 25°C. Chemical Analysis of Mined Land Spoils and <br /> Overburden in Western United States , Method 1, <br /> pp. 22-24. 10-mesh sieve. <br /> 4. Total Sulfur EPA, 1978; Field and Laboratory Methods <br /> Applicable to Overburden and Minesoil , <br /> EPA-600/2-78- 054, pp. 51-55. 60-mesh sieve. <br /> 5. Sulfur Fractionation ASTM, 1980, Gaseous Fuels - Coal and Coke - <br /> Atmospheric Analysis - Annual Book of ASTM <br /> Standards, Part 26. 60 mesh sieve. <br /> 6. Neutralization Potential USDA Handbook 60, Method 23C, p. 105, 60 mesh <br /> sieve. <br /> 7. Acid Base Potential Smith et al . , 1974. Mine Spoil Potentials for <br /> Soil and Water Quality, EPA-670/2-74-070, <br /> pp. 48-49. 60 mesh sieve. <br /> 8. Manganese Methods of Soil Analysis , 1982. Part 2 - <br /> Chemical and Microbiological Properties, <br /> Method. 18-3.4, pp. 319-320. 10 mesh sieve. <br /> 9. Nickel , Zinc Methods of Soil Analysis, 1982. Part 2 - <br /> Chemical and Microbiological Properties , <br /> Method 19-3.3, pp. 331-333. 10 mesh sieve. <br /> 6-40 Revised 11/01/86 <br />