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Validated Test Method 8170: Assay of Chemical Agents in Solid and Aqueous Samples by Gas Chromatography/Flame Photometric Detection (GC/FPD)

The following document describes the analysis of chemical agents in aqueous and solid samples by GC/FPD and has been applied to concrete, charcoal, wood, water, brine, ash, coral, sand, and soil.

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Validated Test Method 8170: Assay of Chemical Agents in Solid and Aqueous Samples by Gas Chromatography/Flame Photometric Detection (GC/FPD) (PDF)(10 pp, 242 K, July 2007)