Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-308 - Biosolids management
Section 173-308-140 - Biosolids sampling and analytical methods

Parameter

Analytical Method

Arsenic

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7010

SW-846 Method 7061

Cadmium

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Copper

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Lead

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Mercury

SW-846 Method 7470

SW-846 Method 7471

Molybdenum

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Nickel

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Selenium

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7010

SW-846 Method 7741

Zinc

SW-846 Method 6010

SW-846 Method 6020

SW-846 Method 7000B

SW-846 Method 7010

Fecal Coliform

SM 9221 C or E

SM 9222 D

Appendix F, EPA/625/R-92/013

EPA 1680

EPA 1681

Salmonella Bacteria

SM 9260 D

Appendix G, EPA/625/R-92/013

EPA 1682

Helminth Ova

Appendix I, EPA/625/R-92/013

Enteric Viruses

ASTM Designation: D 4994-89

Appendix H, EPA/625/R-92/013

Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)

SM Method 4500, Norg B

SM Method 4500, Norg C

Nitrate (as N)

SM Method 4500-NO3 E, F, or H

Nitrite (as N)

SM Method 4500-NO2 B

Ammonia (as N)

SM Method 4500-NH3 B + C, D, E, or G

Organic Nitrogen

Value calculated as TKN minus NH3-N

Total Phosphorus

SM Method 4500-P B + E or F

Total Solids, Fixed Solids, or Volatile Solids

SM Method 2540 G

Volatile Solids Reduction

Appendix C, EPA/625/R-92/013

Additional Volatile Solids Reduction for Anaerobically Digested Solids

Appendix D (1), EPA/625/R-92/013

Additional Volatile Solids Reduction for Aerobically Digested Solids

Appendix D (3), EPA/625/R-92/013

Specific Oxygen Update Rate

SM Method 2710 B

(SOUR)

Appendix D (2), EPA/625/R-92/013

pH

SW-846 Method 9045D

TCLP

SW-846 Method 1311

Paint Filter Test

SW-846 Method 9095B

Where:

ASTM

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"Standard Practice for Recovery of Viruses From Wastewater Sludges," Annual Book of ASTM Standards: Section 11 -Water and Environmental Technology, ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.

EPA/625/R-92/013

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"Environmental Regulations and Technology, Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge (Including Domestic Septage) Under 40 C.F.R. Part 503,"

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, OH 45268.

EPA 1680

=

USEPA. Method 1680: Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation Using Lauryl-Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-06-012.

EPA 1681

=

USEPA. Method 1681: Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using A-1 Medium. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-06-013.

EPA 1682

=

USEPA. Method 1682: Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-06-014.

SM

=

"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.

SW-846

=

"Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA publication SW-846. Available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.