Chapter A5. Processing of water samples
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- Document: Report (885 KB pdf)
- Additional Report Pieces:
- Section 5.2.1.A, Version 3.0 - March 2016 (310 KB pdf) - Capsule- and Disk-Filter Procedure
- Section 5.2.2.B, Version 3.1 - August 2014 (489 KB pdf) - Syringe-Filter Procedure for Processing Samples for Analysis of Organic Compounds by DAI LC-MS/MS1
- Section 5.3.2, Version 1.0 - June 2009 (102 KB pdf) - Instructions for Field Use of Spike Solutions for Organic-Analyte Samples
- Section 5.6.1.F, April 2003 (984 KB pdf) - Wastewater, Pharmaceutical, and Antibotic Compounds
- Section 5.6.4.A, October 2012 (332 KB pdf) - Arsenic Speciation, Version 2.0
- Section 5.6.4.B, October 2004 (542 KB pdf) - Low-Level Mercury
- Chapter 5 - May 1999 (1.60 MB pdf) - Original Report
- Chapter 5, Version 2 - April 2002 (697 KB pdf) - Revisions for Sections 5.2.2.c, 5.61.D, and 5.6.2,B
- Section 5.1.1, Version 2 - April 2002 (1.34 MB pdf) - Raw Samples
- Section 5.2.1.A - April 2002 (2.17 MB pdf) Version 2.4
- Section 5.2.2B - Version 2, April 2002 (79.1 KB pdf) - Capsule -Filter Procedure for Processing Samples for Analysis of Organonitrogen Herbicides (Optional)
- Section 5.4.2, Version 2 - April 2002 (263 KB pdf) - Chemical Treatment
- Section 5.6.4.A, Version 1.1 - August 2003 (2.75 MB pdf) - Arsenic Speciation
- Section 5.6.1.C, Version 2 - May 1999 (73 KB pdf) - Phenols
- Related Work: Techniques and Methods 9-AO - General introduction for the “National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data”
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (National Field Manual) describes protocols and provides guidelines for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel who collect data used to assess the quality of the Nation's surface-water and ground-water resources. This chapter addresses methods to be used in processing water samples to be analyzed for inorganic and organic chemical substances, including the bottling of composite, pumped, and bailed samples and subsamples; sample filtration; solid-phase extraction for pesticide analyses; sample preservation; and sample handling and shipping. Each chapter of the National Field Manual is published separately and revised periodically. Newly published and revised chapters will be announced on the USGS Home Page on the World Wide Web under 'New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey.'
Suggested Citation
U.S. Geological Survey, 2002, Processing of Water Samples (edited by Wilde, F.D.): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9; chap A5, https://doi.org/10.3133/twri09A5.
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- A5. Processing of Water Samples
- Conversion factors, selected terms, abbreviations, and chemical formulas
- Selected references and internal documents
- Publications on Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
- Appendix A5-A. Sample-designation codes and a summary of field-processing requirements for analyses of organic compounds in water
- Appendix A5-B. Sample-designation codes and a summary of field-processing requirements for analyses of inorganic constituents in water
- Appendix A5-C. Sample-designation codes and a summary of field-processing requirements for analyses of stable isotopes and radiochemicals in water
- Appendix A5-D. Procedures for processing samples for analysis of dissolved and suspended organic carbon using a silver filter and gas-pressurized filtration apparatus
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chapter A5. Processing of water samples |
| Series title | Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations |
| Series number | 09-A5 |
| DOI | 10.3133/twri09A5 |
| Edition | Version 2.2, Revised February 2009 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 166 p.; Additional Report Pieces : Sections 5.2.1.A through 5.6.1.C; Related Work |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |