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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

EPA Method 6020B (SW-846): Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry

Citation:

U.S. EPA. 2014. "Method 6020B (SW-846): Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry," Revision 2. Washington, DC.

Description:

Analytical Mmethod

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for analysis of solid and wipe samples for compounds containing arsenic, osmium, thallium and vanadium, and solid and wipe samples for compounds containing titanium as the total metal component.

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