Bottle Description Parameters Analysed Sampling technique Preservation Technique Maximum Stability Time Laboratory Storage & Transport Bottle Shelf Life BACT Disposable 500mL PET Sterilised All Coliforms, TVCs Clostridia, Aeromonas, Enterococci, Pseudomonads, Yeast & Fungi Aseptic Don’t rinse supplied by manufacturer with sodium thiosulphate added 24 Hours 2 - 8ºC Keep Dark Dated by manufacturer BACT_1L Disposable 1L PET Sterilised Legionella Salmonella, Aseptic Don’t rinse Fill to top supplied by manufacturer with sodium thiosulphate added 48 Hours If storing for more than 12 hours keep at 2 - 8ºC Keep Dark Dated by manufacturer T_O_GLASS Glass Duran 500mL Taste, Odour Fill to top None 24 Hours 2 - 8ºC N/A
Crypto_10L 10L Grab Cryptosporidium Giardia Fill to top None 24 Hours Ambient N/A GREEN 250mL Disposable PET Alk, TH, NH4, Cl, NO3, NO2, SO4, SiO2, Anions, COD, PO4 Fill to top None 24 Hours 2 - 8ºC N/A RED 500mL Disposable PET pH, Col, Turb, EC Chlormequat Fill to top None pH - 6 Hours Turb/EC - 24 hrs Col - 5 days Chlormequat-N/A 2 - 8ºC N/A
BROWN 250mL brown PET Free Cyanide, Total Cyanide Do not rinse Fill to top 0.4g (two pellets) Sodium Hydroxide 7 days 2 - 8ºC Keep Dark 6 Months METAL 250mL polythene Al, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, Ag, Ba, Ni, TotP, As, Se, Sb, Ca, Mg, K, Na, B, Do not rinse Fill to top Acidified with 5mL 50% HNO3 1 Month Ambient 6 Months MERCURY 50 ml Glass Hg Do not rinse Fill to top Acidified with 1mL of 50% HNO3 + 50% Au 1000mg/l 1 Month Ambient 6 Months PURPLE 330mL Disposable PET Bromate Do not rinse Fill to top 0.5mL solution 14 Days 2 - 8ºC 10 Days
RADIOACT 1L polythene Gross Alpha / Beta Do not rinse Fill to top Acidified with 20mL 50% HNO3 1 Ambient Keep Dark 6 Months Plastic_1L 1L Disposable PET TSS, TDS, BOD, Tritium Algae; Chlorophyll a Silver Non Potable Fill to top None BOD - 24 Hrs TSS/TDS - 48 hrs Algae/Chlorophyl - 24 hrs Silver non Potable- 7 Days BOD 2 - 8ºC Others: Ambient N/A TOC Clear glass with ground glass stopper TOC, UV, DOC Do not rinse Fill to top Acidified with 1ml 2M HCL on receipt. 7 days 2 - 8ºC N/A
500ml Clear Glass Semi Volatile Organic Compounds Fill to top None 14 Days 2 - 8ºC N/A 250 ml Clear Glass Organosphorous Pesticides, TPH, Oil & Grease(NVM) Fill to top None Organosphorous Pesticides, -7 Days Oil & Grease(NVM)- 17Days 13 Days 2 - 8ºC N/A 500ml Amber Glass Chlortholonil, Diflufenican, Acrylamide, Quinmerac, Mesosulfuron Do not rinse Fill to top 3% Ascorbic Acid Chlortholonil- 20 days Diflufenican- 21 Days Acrylamide- N/A Mesosulfuron- 14 Days Quinmerac- 21 Days 2 - 8ºC 3 Months Glyphosate Glyphosate Do not rinse Fill to top 3% Ascorbic Acid 21 Days 2 - 8ºC 3 Months
VOC 40ml Clear Glass Vinyl Chloride, VOC’s,TIC’s, MEK, Epichlorohydrin Fill to top NONE Vinyl Chloride – 14 days VOC’s,TIC’s,- 7 Days MEK, Epichlorohydrin 2 - 8ºC N/A PAH 500ml Amber glass PAHs Do not rinse Fill to top 0.5mL of 6% Brij / 1.8% Na2S2O3 14 days 2 - 8ºC 2 Months THM Amber glass with ground glass stopper THMs, HHC, Benzene, Do not rinse Fill to top 2 or 3 crystals of Na2S2O3 7 days 2 - 8ºC 3 Months 1LITRE-WIN 1L Amber Glass Triuron, Acid herbicides (LCMS) Do not Fill to top 1mL of 3% sodium thiosulphate 14 days Ambient 2 Months WIN_X 2.5L Amber Winchester Pesticides, Hydrocarbons – TCEP ETC Do not rinse Fill to top 2.5mL of 3% sodium thiosulphate 14 days 7 days 48 Hours (Compound Dependant) Ambient 3 Months