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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

EPA Method 524.2: Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

Citation:

U.S. EPA. 1992. “Method 524.2: Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,” Revision 4.1. Cincinnati, OH

Description:

Analytical Method

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for preparation and analysis of drinking water samples to address carbon disulfide and 1,2-dichloroethane, and preparation and analysis of drinking and non-drinking water samples to address acrylonitrile and methyl acrylonitrile.

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