South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-47 - Shellfish
Section 61-47.F - LABORATORY PROCEDURES
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-47.F
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
1. General. Laboratory analyses shall be performed by a State laboratory or a laboratory authorized by the Department. Laboratories shall conform to requirements of National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish Model Ordinance (chapter) III. Laboratory.
2. Microbiological. Methods, practices, and procedures for the analysis of shellfish and shellfish growing or harvest waters shall be the methods required by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
3. Physical and Chemical.
(a) Methods for the analysis of shellfish and
shellfish growing or harvest waters shall:
(1) Be the current Association of Analytical
Chemists (AOAC) or American Public Health Association (APHA) method for all
physical and chemical measurements; and
(2) Express results of all chemical and
physical measurements in standard units, and not instrument readings.
(b) When an AOAC or APHA method is
not available, EPA methods may be used.
4. Biotoxin. Methods for the analysis of shellfish and shellfish harvest waters shall be:
(a) The current Association of Analytical
Chemists (AOAC) and American Public Health Association (APHA) methods used in
the bioassay for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins;
(b) The current APHA method used in the
bioassay for Karenia brevis toxins.
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