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CHAPTER FIVE 

 MISCELLANEOUS TEST METHODS

Prior to employing the methods in this chapter, analysts are advised to consult the 

disclaimer statement at the front of this manual and the information in Chapter Two for guidance 

on the allowed flexibility in the choice of apparatus, reagents, and supplies. In addition, unless 

specified in a regulation, the use of SW-846 methods is not mandatory in response to Federal 

testing requirements. The information contained in each procedure is provided by EPA as 

guidance to be used by the analyst and the regulated community in making judgments 

necessary to meet the data quality objectives or needs for the intended use of the data. 

The following methods are found in Chapter Five: 

Method 5050: Bomb Preparation Method for Solid Waste 

Method 9000: Determination of Water in Waste Materials by Karl Fischer 

Titration 

Method 9001: Determination of Water in Waste Materials by Quantitative 

Calcium Hydride Reaction 

Method 9010C: Total and Amenable Cyanide: Distillation 

Method 9012B: Total and Amenable Cyanide (Automated Colorimetric, with 

Off-line Distillation) 

Method 9013A: Cyanide Extraction Procedure for Solids and Oils 

Method 9014: Titrimetric and Manual Spectrophotometric Determinative 

Methods for Cyanide 

Method 9015: Metal Cyanide Complexes by Anion Exchange 

Chromatography and UV Detection 

Method 9016: Free Cyanide in Water, Soils and Solid Wastes by 

Microdiffusion 

Method 9020B: Total Organic Halides (TOX) 

Method 9021: Purgeable Organic Halides (POX) 

Method 9022: Total Organic Halides (TOX) by Neutron Activation Analysis 

Method 9023: Extractable Organic Halides (EOX) in Solids 

Method 9030B: Acid-Soluble and Acid-Insoluble Sulfides: Distillation 

Method 9031: Extractable Sulfides 

Method 9034: Titrimetric Procedure for Acid-Soluble and Acid-Insoluble 

Sulfides 

Method 9035: Sulfate (Colorimetric, Automated, Chloranilate) 

Method 9036: Sulfate (Colorimetric, Automated, Methylthymol Blue, AA II) 

Method 9038: Sulfate (Turbidimetric) 

Method 9056A: Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography 

Method 9057: Determination of Chloride from HCl/Cl2 Emission Sampling 

Train (Methods 0050 and 0051) by Anion Chromatography 

Method 9060A: Total Organic Carbon 

Method 9065: Phenolics (Spectrophotometric, Manual 4-AAP with Distillation) 

Method 9066: Phenolics (Colorimetric, Automated 4-AAP with Distillation) 

Method 9067: Phenolics (Spectrophotometric, MBTH with Distillation) 
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Method 9070A: n-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) for Aqueous Samples 

Method 9071B: n-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) for Sludge, Sediment, 

and Solid Samples 

Method 9075: Test Method for Total Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum 

Products by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) 

Method 9076: Test Method for Total Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum 

Products by Oxidative Combustion and Microcoulometry 

Method 9077: Test Methods for Total Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum 

Products (Field Test Kit Methods) 

Method A: Fixed End Point Test Kit Method 

Method B: Reverse Titration Quantitative End Point Test Kit 

Method 

Method C: Direct Titration Quantitative End Point Test Kit 

Method 

Method 9131: Total Coliform: Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique 

Method 9132: Total Coliform: Membrane-Filter Technique 

Method 9210A: Potentiometric Determination of Nitrate in Aqueous Samples 

with an Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9211: Potentiometric Determination of Bromide in Aqueous Samples 

with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9212: Potentiometric Determination of Chloride in Aqueous Samples 

with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9213: Potentiometric Determination of Cyanide in Aqueous Samples 

and Distillates with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9214: Potentiometric Determination of Fluoride in Aqueous Samples 

with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9215: Potentiometric Determination of Sulfide in Aqueous Samples 

and Distillates with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9216: Potentiometric Determination of Nitrate in Aqueous Samples 

with Ion-Selective Electrode 

Method 9250: Chloride (Colorimetric, Automated Ferricyanide AAI)

Method 9251: Chloride (Colorimetric, Automated Ferricyanide AAII) 

Method 9253: Chloride (Titrimetric, Silver Nitrate) 

Method 9320: Radium-228 
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Appendix A: Changes in this version 

1. The format was updated to Microsoft Word 2007 .docx. 

2. Methods 9015 and 9016 were added. Method letter for 9014 was updated to A. 

3. Revision number was changed to 6. The date published was updated to October 

 2012.