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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

Rapid Screening and Preliminary Identification Techniques and Methods – Companion to Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM), Revision 5.0

Citation:

U.S. EPA. 2010. Rapid Screening and Preliminary Identification Techniques and Methods – Companion to Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM), Revision 5.0. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-10/090.

Description:

Report

Purpose/Objective:

The Rapid Screening and Preliminary Identification Techniques and Methods document provides information regarding procedures for use when multiple laboratories are needed to perform rapid preliminary analysis of environmental samples following a homeland security event. The information is intended to support the analytical methods listed in EPA’s Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM), Revision 5.0.

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