Analytical Methods Recommended for Drinking W

Monitorin

g of Secondar

y Contaminants

Analysis for the following contaminants may be conducted in accordance with the methods in the following table, or thMethods for copper, fluoride, and pH are listed in 40 CFR 141.23 and methods for the remaining contaminants are in 4

listed in Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 141. The recommended monitoring for these contaminants is specified in 40 

The CFR is the legal reference for approved methods and takes precedent over this table. The table should accurately r

information published in 40 CFR 141.23, 143.4, and Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 141. If you find discrepancies, pl

Hotline (800-426-4791) so that EPA can correct the table.

Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Aluminum Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.8 Rev 5.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.9 Rev 2.2 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

3111 D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Aluminum Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3111 D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 D-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Aluminum Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-04 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Chloride

ASTM International

D4327-03 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D4327-97 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D512-04 B Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D512-89 B (Reapproved 1999)

Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Chloride

EPA 300.0 Rev 2.1 In Methods for the Determination 

of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples

August 1993 EPA/600/R-93/100 PB94-120821 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 300.1 Rev 1.0 In Methods for the Determination 

of Organic and Inorganic Compounds in Drinking Water, Volume 1

August 2000 EPA 815-R-00-014 PB2000-106981 http://www.epa.gov/safe

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Chloride

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-Cl- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

4110 B-00 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-Cl- B-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-Cl- D-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Chloride

Waters Corporation

Method D6508, Revision 2

Test Method for Determination of Dissolved Inorganic Anions in Aqueous Matrices Using Capillary Ion Electrophoresis and Chromate Electrolyte

Waters Corporation

Color

Standard Methods

2120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

2120 B-01 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Copper Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

ASTM International

D1688-02 A Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D1688-02 C Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Copper Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

ASTM International

D1688-07 A Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D1688-07 C Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D1688-90 A Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

ASTM International

D1688-90 C Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

ASTM International

D1688-95 A Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D1688-95 C Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.8 Rev 5.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.9 Rev 2.2 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Copper Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Copper Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-04 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Fluoride

ASTM International

D1179-04 B Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Fluoride

ASTM International

D1179-93 B Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

ASTM International

D1179-99 B Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D4327-03 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D4327-97 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

Bran + Luebbe 129-71W Fluoride in Water and Wastewater December 

1972

Bran+Luebbe

Bran + Luebbe 380-75WE Fluoride in Water and Wastewater February 

1976

Bran+Luebbe

EPA 300.0 Rev 2.1 In Methods for the Determination 

of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples

August 1993 EPA/600/R-93/100 PB94-120821 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 300.1 Rev 1.0 In Methods for the Determination 

of Organic and Inorganic Compounds in Drinking Water, Volume 1

August 2000 EPA 815-R-00-014 PB2000-106981 http://www.epa.gov/safe

Hach Co. 10225 Hach Company SPADNS 2 

(Arsenite-Free) Fluoride Method 10225—Spectrophotometric Measurement of Fluoride in Water and Wastewater

January 2011 http://www.hach.com

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Fluoride

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Fluoride

Standard Methods

4500-F- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-F- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

4110 B-00 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Fluoride

Standard Methods Online

4500-F- B-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-F- C-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-F- D-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-F- E-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Waters Corporation

Method D6508, Revision 2

Test Method for Determination of Dissolved Inorganic Anions in Aqueous Matrices Using Capillary Ion Electrophoresis and Chromate Electrolyte

Waters Corporation

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Foaming AgentV

Standard Methods

5540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

5540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition Supplement

1996 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

5540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

5540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

5540 C-00 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Iron Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Iron Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.9 Rev 2.2 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Iron Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-04 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Manganese Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.8 Rev 5.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.9 Rev 2.2 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Manganese Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-04 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Revised June 2011 Recommended Methods for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants 
Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Manganese Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Odor

Standard Methods

2150 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2150 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2150 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2150 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

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Odor

Standard Methods Online

2150 B-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

pH

ASTM International

D1293-84 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

ASTM International

D1293-95 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

ASTM International

D1293-99 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

EPA 150.1 In Methods for Chemical Analysis 

of Water and Wastes

March 1983 EPA/600/4-79/020 PB84-128677 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 150.2 In Methods for Chemical Analysis 

of Water and Wastes

March 1983 EPA/600/4-79/020 PB84-128677 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

4500-H+ B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-H+ B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-H+ B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-H+ B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

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pH

Standard Methods Online

4500-H+ B-00 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Silver Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.8 Rev 5.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.9 Rev 2.2 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Silver Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3113 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Silver Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-04 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3113 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

U.S. Geological Survey

I-3720-85 In Methods for Determination of 

Inorganic Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments, USGS Series: Techniques of Water-Resource Investigation Report; edited by Fishman, M.J. & Friedman, L.C.

1989 05-A1 http://infotrek.er.usgs.go

Sulfate

ASTM International

D4327-03 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D4327-97 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Sulfate

ASTM International

D516-02 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D516-07 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

http://www.astm.org

ASTM International

D516-90 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 

Vol. 11.01

ASTM Internationa

EPA 300.0 Rev 2.1 In Methods for the Determination 

of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples

August 1993 EPA/600/R-93/100 PB94-120821 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 300.1 Rev 1.0 In Methods for the Determination 

of Organic and Inorganic Compounds in Drinking Water, Volume 1

August 2000 EPA 815-R-00-014 PB2000-106981 http://www.epa.gov/safe

EPA 375.2 Rev 2.0 In Methods for the Determination 

of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples

August 1993 EPA/600/R-93/100 PB94-120821 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4110 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

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EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Sulfate

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- D Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Sulfate

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- E Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- F Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- F Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- F Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

4500-SO42- F Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

4110 B-00 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-SO42- C97 Online version of Standard Methods for the Examination of 

Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Sulfate

Standard Methods Online

4500-SO42- D97 Online version of Standard Methods for the Examination of 

Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-SO42- E97 Online version of Standard Methods for the Examination of 

Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

4500-SO42- F97 Online version of Standard Methods for the Examination of 

Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Waters Corporation

Method D6508, Revision 2

Test Method for Determination of Dissolved Inorganic Anions in Aqueous Matrices Using Capillary Ion Electrophoresis and Chromate Electrolyte

Waters Corporation

TDS

Standard Methods

2540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

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Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

TDS

Standard Methods

2540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

2540 C Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

2540 C-97 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Zinc Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

EPA 200.5 Rev 4.2 Determination of Trace Elements 

in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometery

October 2003 EPA/600/R-06/115 http://www.epa.gov/nerl

EPA 200.7 Rev 4.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

EPA 200.8 Rev 5.4 In Methods for the Determination 

of Metals in Environmental Samples Supplement 1

May 1994 EPA/600/R-94/111 PB95-125472 http://www.nemi.gov

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

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Contaminant

Organization

Method Number Reference Title Date Source of M

EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Zinc Criteria for analyzing aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, silver, and zinc samples with digestion or directly without digestion, and oth

contained in Section IV of Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods (EPA/600/R-94/173) available through EPA’s digital publicatio

Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database (http://www.epa.gov/nscep/).

Standard Methods

3111 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition

1992 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

1995 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition

1998 Standard Methods

Standard Methods

3120 B Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st Edition

2005 Standard Methods

Standard Methods Online

3111 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

Standard Methods Online

3120 B-99 Online version of Standard 

Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Approval year by Standard Methods Committee is designated by last 2 digits. This is the only online version that is approved.

http://www.standardmeth

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EPA Publication Number

Publication Order Number

Contact information for methods that are not available on the Internet are summarized in the rep

of Approved Analytical Methods for National Drinking Water Regulations."

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