Soil and Sediment Hold Times for O.Reg 153 and CCME

Modified on: Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 at 9:38 AM


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Test

Holding   Time

Containers

Notes

O.Reg. 153/04

CCME (2016)

O.Reg. 153/04

CCME (2016)

INORGANICS IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Chloride,   Conductivity
30 days as received; Indefinite after lab drying
Glass, HDPE or PET
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE, PET, PP
No field preservation required. PET bags accepted under both regulations
Cyanide (CN-)
14 days
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
Protect from light
Fraction Organic Carbon (FOC)
28 days as received; indefinite after lab drying
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE, PET, PP
No field preservation required
Hexavalent Chromium
30 days as received
30 days as received; 7 days to analyze extract
Glass jar, HDPE
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
No field preservation required.
Metals, SAR, HWS Boron
180 days as received; indefinite after lab drying
Glass jar, HDPE
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
No field preservation required
Mercury, Methyl mercury
28 days
Glass, HDPE or PET
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
No field preservation required
pH
30 days as received
30 days as received; Indefinite after lab drying
Glass, HDPE or PET
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE, PET, PP
No field preservation required. PET bags accepted under both regulations
Particle Size
-
30 days as received; Indefinite after lab drying
-
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE, PET, PP
No field preservation required
Elemental Sulphur
-
30 days as received; 7 days to analyze extract
-
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
No field preservation required

ORGANICS IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

BTEX,   PHCs (F1), THMs and VOCs
14 days for field preserved samples;   the methanol extracts are stable for 40 days; 48 hours for hermetic devices
40 days methanol extract; 14 days for NaHSO4 extract; 48 hours for hermetic devices
40-60mL   Methanol vial (pre-weighed) + glass jar for MC; hermetic   samplers are an acceptable alternative
40-60mL   Methanol vial (pre-weighed) + glass jar for MC; hermetic   samplers are an acceptable alternative; the use of NaHSO4 is an acceptable   alternative for low-level VOCs
NaHSO4 suitable alternative under CCME for low level VOCs; suitable alternative   under O.Reg.153 only for bromomethane
1,4-Dioxane
May be sampled/analyzed as a VOC or ABN
If analyzed as a VOC, methanol or NaHSO4 are suitable preservatives; if analyzed   as an ABN, no preservation required
PHCs F2-F4
14 days
14 days to extract; 40 days to analyze extract
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
No field preservation is required
ABNs, CPs, OCs, PAHs, Pesticides &   Herbicides
60 days
14 days to extract; 40 days to analyze extract
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
No field preservation is required
Dioxins & Furans, PCBs
Indefinite storage time
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
No field preservation is required
PFASs
-
14 days to extract; 40 days to analyze extract
-
Glass jar, PE lined lid
No Teflon materials should be used; no field preservation is required
Glycols
-
14 days to extract; 40 days to analyze extract
-
Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
No field preservation is required
Legend:
 
 
 
 
HDPE - high density polyethylene
 



PET - polyethylene terephthalate
 



PP - polypropylene
 



H/LD PE - high / low density polyethylene
 





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