Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.906 - Sampling and analysis

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(a)
Sampling.
Representative samples of sewage sludge that is
						  applied to the land shall be collected and analyzed.
(b)
Methods.
Methods in the
						  materials listed in this subsection, or in any later amendments published in
						  the
Federal Register
, are incorporated by reference and shall
						  be used to analyze samples of sewage sludge. Other methods may be approved by
						  the Department.
(1)
Enteric
						  viruses.
ASTM Designation: D 4994-89, "Standard Practice for Recovery
						  of Viruses from Wastewater Sludges," 1992 Annual Book of ASTM Standards:
						  Section 11-Water and Environmental Technology, ASTM, 1916 Race Street,
						  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1187.
(2)
Fecal coliform.
Part
						  9221 E. or Part 9222 D., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
						  Wastewater," 18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th
						  Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
(3)
Helminth Ova. Yanko
, W.
						  A. "Occurrence of Pathogens in Distribution and Marketing Municipal Sludges,"
						  EPA 600/1-87-014, 1987. National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal
						  Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (PB 88-154273/AS).
(4)
Inorganic pollutants.
"Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA
						  Publication SW-846, Second Edition (1982) with Updates I (April 1984) and II
						  (April 1985) and Third Edition (November 1986) with Revision I (December 1987).
						  Second Edition and Updates I and II are available from the National Technical
						  Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161
						  (PB-87-120-291). Third Edition and Revision I are available from Superintendent
						  of Documents, Government Printing Office, 941 North Capitol Street, NE.,
						  Washington, DC 20002 (Document Number 955-001-00000-1).
(5)
Salmonella SP. Bacteria.
Part 9260 D., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,"
						  18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW.,
						  Washington, DC 20005; or Kenner, B. A. and H. P. Clark, "Detection and
						  Enumeration of
Salmonella and
Pseudomonas
						  Aeruginosa
," Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol.
						  46, No. 9, September 1974, pp. 2163- 2171. Water Environment Federation, 601
						  Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
(6)
Specific oxygen uptake
						  rate.
Part 2710 B., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
						  Wastewater," 18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th
						  Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
(7)
Total, fixed and volatile
						  solids.
Part 2540 G., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
						  and Wastewater," 18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015
						  15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.