Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 611 - PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
Subpart Q - RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 611.720 - Analytical Methods
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A certified laboratory must use specific methods or alternative methods the Agency approved under Section 611.480 to determine whether the supplier complies with Section 611.330.
BOARD NOTE: If the laboratory determines uranium (U) by mass, it must use a conversion factor of 0.67 pCi/µg U. This conversion factor reflects the characteristic 1:1 activity ratio of 234U and 238U of naturally occurring uranium.
b) When the laboratory must identify and measure radionuclides other than those in subsection (a), it must use methods from either of two sources, incorporated by reference in Section 611.102, except if the Agency approves alternative methods under Section 611.480:
c) For monitoring radioactivity concentrations in drinking water, a detection limit defines the required sensitivity of the radio analysis. The detection limit is the concentration a laboratory can measure with a precision of plus or minus 100 percent at the 95 percent confidence level (1.96 [SIGMA], where [SIGMA] is the standard deviation of the net counting rate of the sample).
Contaminant |
Detection Limit |
Gross alpha particle activity |
3 pCi/L |
Radium-226 |
1 pCi/L |
Radium-228 |
1 pCi/L |
Uranium |
1 µg/L |
BOARD NOTE: This subsection (c)(1) derives from 40 CFR 141.25(c) Table B.
Radionuclide |
Detection Limit |
Tritium |
1,000 pCi/L |
Strontium-89 |
10 pCi/L |
Strontium-90 |
2 pCi/L |
Iodine-131 |
1 pCi/L |
Cesium-134 |
10 pCi/L |
Gross beta |
4 pCi/L |
Other radionuclides |
1/10 of applicable limit |
BOARD NOTE: This subsection (c)(2) derives from 40 CFR 141.25(c) Table C.
d) When determining compliance with the MCLs in Section 611.330, the laboratory must use averages of data and round results to the same number of significant figures as the MCL.
BOARD NOTE: This Section derives from 40 CFR 141.25 and appendix A to subpart C of 40 CFR 141. The Board did not separately list approved alternative methods from Standard Methods Online that are the same version as a method appearing in a printed edition of Standard Methods. Using the Standard Methods Online copy is acceptable.
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7110 B-91 and 7110 C-91 appear in the 18th and 19th editions as Methods 7110 B and 7110 C. These appear in this Section as SM 7110 B (91) and SM 7110 C (91).
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7110 B-00 and 7110 C-00 appear in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Methods 7110 B and 7110 C. These appear in this Section as SM 7110 B (00) and SM 7110 C (00).
Standard Methods Online, Method 7120-97 appears in the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Method 7120. This appears in this Section as SM 7120 (97).
Standard Methods Online, Method 7500-Cs B-00 appears in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Method 7500-Cs B. In this Section, thus appears as SM 7500-Cs B (00).
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7500-I B-00, 7500-I C-00, and 7500-I D-00 appear in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Methods 7500-I B, 7500-I C, and 7500-I D. These appear in this Section as SM 7500-I B (00), SM 7500-I C (00), and SM 7500-I D (00).
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7500-Ra B-01, 7500-Ra C-01, and 7500-Ra D-01 appears in the 21st and 22nd editions as Methods 7500-Ra B, 7500-Ra C, and 7500-Ra D. These appear in this Section as SM 7500-Ra B (01), SM 7500-Ra C (01), and SM 7500-Ra D (01).
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7500-Ra B-07, 7500-Ra C-07, 7500-Ra D-07, and 7500-Ra E-07 appears in the 23rd edition as Methods 7500-Ra B, 7500-Ra C, 7500-Ra D, and 7500-Ra E. These appear in this Section as SM 7500-Ra B (07), SM 7500-Ra C (07), SM 7500-Ra D (07), and SM 7500-Ra E (07).
Standard Methods Online, Method 7500-Sr B-01 appears in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Method 7500-Sr B. This appears in this Section as SM 7500-Sr B (01).
Standard Methods Online, Method 7500-3H B-00 appears in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Method 7500-3H B. This appears in this Section as SM 7500-3H B (00)
Standard Methods Online, Methods 7500-U B and 7500-U C-00 appear in the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd editions as Methods 7500-U B and 7500-U C. These appear in this Section as SM 7500-U B (00) and SM 7500-U C (00).
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 141.25 and appendix A to subpart C of 40 CFR 141 (2017).