EPA Region 7 Laboratory Summary of Unique Analytical Analysis Capabilities

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Group Name	Analyte	Sample Media	Analytical Technique	Supported Program(s)	Comments
Inorganic Chemistry	CO	Air	40 CFR Part 58	Air	OAQPS Protocol Gas Verification Program
Inorganic Chemistry	NOx	Air	40 CFR Part 58	Air	OAQPS Protocol Gas Verification Program
Inorganic Chemistry	SO2	Air	40 CFR Part 58	Air	OAQPS Protocol Gas Verification Program
Inorganic Chemistry	O3	Air	40 CFR Part 58	Air	NIST Standard Reference Photometer
Inorganic Chemistry	In-vitro Bioassessibility Assays for Arsenic and Lead in Soil	Soil	ICP-MS / ICP-AES	Superfund / RCRA	SUPR Exposure / Toxicity Assessment
Organic Chemistry	Chlordane	Air (PUF)	GC/ECD (EPA Method TO-4A)	Special Project
Organic Chemistry	Herbicides	Water, Soil/Sediment	GC/ECD	Water	Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
Organic Chemistry	Pesticides	Water	GC/ECD	Water	Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
Organic Chemistry	Pesticides	Soil/Sediment	GC/ECD	Water	Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
Organic Chemistry	Pesticides	Tissue	GC/ECD	Water	Use Attainabilty Analysis (UAA)
Organic Chemistry	SVOCs, Pesticides, Emerging Cominants	Water	Twister GC/MS Stir Bar Sorbitative Extraction ( solventless extraction)	Water	Low MDL for water monitoring
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Air Canister	GC/MS (EPA Method TO-14 & TO-15)	Air / Superfund	Air Toxics
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Air Sorbent Tube	GC/MS (EPA Method TO-17)	Air / Superfund	Air Toxics
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Water	GC/MS	Superfund / ORD	In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Site Support
Organic Chemistry	VOCs from In-situ Chemical Oxidation Sites	Water	GC/MS	Superfund	Improved Precision of VOC Samples from In-situ Chemical Oxidation Sites
Organic Chemistry	PCBs	Soil/Sediment, Waste	GC/ECD	Superfund / ORD	Rapid Site Screening
Organic Chemistry	Pesticide/PCB/Chlordane/Toxaphene	Water	Twister GC/MS Stir Bar Sorbtive Extraction (solventless extraction)	Water	Priority Pollutant List using Green Extraction Technique
Organic Chemistry	Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)	Water	LC/MS/MS	Water	Endocrine disruptors
Organic Chemistry	Pesticide Formulation Analysis	Product	LC/MS/MS	FIFRA	Dicamba analysis
Organic Chemistry	Acid Herbicides	Water	LC/MS/MS	Water	Dicabma analysis
Organic Chemistry	PAHs, Pesticides, Herbicides	Water	Twister GC/MS Stir Bar Sorbtive Extraction (solventless extraction)	Water	Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Water	GC/MS Mobile Laboratory	Superfund	Rapid Site Characterization
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Soil	GC/MS Mobile Laboratory	Superfund	Rapid Site Characterization
Organic Chemistry	VOCs	Air	GC/MS Mobile Laboratory	Superfund	Rapid Site Characterization
Biology/Microbiology	Anatoxin	Water	Immunoassy	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Cyanobateria Taxonomy	Water	Microscopy and FlowCam Cyano	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Cylindrospermospin	Water	Immunoassay	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Microbial Source Tracking	Water	qPCR,Microarry	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Microcystin	Water	Immunoassy	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Chlorophyll a	Ambient water	EPA 445.0	Ambient monitoring
Biology/Microbiology	Saxitoxin	Water	Immunoassy	Water
Biolofy/Microbiology	Total Coliforms and E. coli by Colilert	Water (drinking/surface/waste)	Defined substrate technology	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Invertebrate Taxonomy	Invertebrates	EPA EMAP Protocols	Water
Biology/Microbiology	Marine/Estuarine Benthic Taxonomy	Benthic Organisims		Water	Organisms identified to species or lowest taxonomy possible