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Validated Test Method 5030C: Purge-and-Trap for Aqueous Samples

This method describes a purge-and-trap procedure for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in aqueous samples and water miscible liquid samples. It also describes the analysis of high concentration soil and waste sample extracts prepared in Method 5035.

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Validated Test Method 5030C: Purge-and-Trap for Aqueous Samples (PDF)(10 pp, 168 K, May 2003)