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United States Environmental Monitoring and <br /> Environmental Protection Systems Laboratory <br /> Agency Cincinnati, OH 45268 <br /> Research and Development Revised August 1991 <br /> A <br /> \�"/E PA Test Method <br /> The Determination of <br /> Inorganic Anions in <br /> Water by Ion Chromatography — <br /> Method 300.0 <br /> John D. Pfaff, Carol A. Brockhoff, and James W. O'Dell <br /> 1. Scope and Application Section 13)for the above analytes is <br /> listed in Tables 1A and 1 B. The MDL for <br /> 1.1 This method covers the determina- a specific matrix may differ from those <br /> tion of the following inorganic anions. listed, depending upon the nature of the <br /> sample. <br /> Method A. Storet No. <br /> (Total) 1.4 Method A is recommended for <br /> Bromide 71870 drinking and waste waters. The <br /> Chloride 00940 multilaboratory range tested for each <br /> Fluoride 00951 anion is as follows in mg/L: <br /> Nitrate-N 00620 <br /> Nitrite-N 00615 Bromide 0.63-21.0 <br /> Ortho-Phosphate-P 70507 Chloride 0.78-26.0 <br /> Sulfate 00945 Fluoride 0.26-8.49 <br /> Nitrate-N 0.42- 14.0 <br /> Method B. Storet No. Nitrite-N 0.36- 12.0 <br /> (Total) Ortho-P 0.69-23.1 <br /> Chlorite 50074 Sulfate 2.85 -95.0 <br /> Chlorate <br /> Bromate 1.5 This method is recommended for <br /> use only by or under the supervision of <br /> 1.2 The matrices applicable to each analysts experienced in the use of ion <br /> method are shown below: chromatography and in the interpreta- <br /> tion of the resulting ion chromatogram. <br /> A. Drinking water, surface water, mixed Each analyst must demonstrate the <br /> domestic and industrial wastewaters, ability to generate acceptable results <br /> groundwater, reagent waters,solids with this method, using the procedure <br /> (after extraction 2.3), leachates(when described in Section 10.2. <br /> no acetic acid is used 2.4) <br /> 1.6 When this method is used to <br /> B. Drinking water and reagent waters. analyze unfamiliar samples for any of <br /> the above anions, anion identification <br /> 1.3 The Single Laboratory Method should be supported by the use of <br /> Detection Limit(MDL,defined in <br /> 300.0-1 August 1991 LPN 000310M 9N1 <br />