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.
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Cyanide (CN-)
| 14 days
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
| Protect from light.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mercury, Methyl mercury
| 28 days
| Glass, HDPE or PET
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
| No field preservation required.
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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.
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Particle Size
| -
| 30 days as received; Indefinite after lab drying
| -
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE, PET, PP
| No field preservation required.
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Elemental Sulphur
| -
| 30 days as received; 7 days to analyze extract
| -
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid, HDPE
| No field preservation required.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dioxins & Furans, PCBs
| Indefinite storage time
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
| No field preservation is required.
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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.
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Glycols
| -
| 14 days to extract; 40 days to analyze extract
| -
| Glass jar, Teflon lined lid
| No field preservation is required.
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