EPA Method 500

The EPA 500 methods are designed to identify and quantify organic compounds in municipal drinking water. These methods are cited under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

 

  • EPA Method 502.2

    Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Photoionization and Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors in Series - Revision 2.1.
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  • EPA Method 504.1

    1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB), 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP), and 1,2,3- Trichloropropane (123TCP) in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography - Revision 1.1
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  • EPA Method 505

    Analysis of Organohalide Pesticides and Commercial Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Products in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography - Revision 2.1.
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  • EPA Method 506

    Determination of Phthalate and Adipate Esters in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction or Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Photoionization Detection - Revision 1.1.
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  • EPA Method 507

    Determination of Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector - Revision 2.1.
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  • EPA Method 508

    Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 3.1.
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  • EPA Method 508A

    Screening for Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Perchlorination and Gas Chromatography - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 508.1

    Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides, Herbicides, and Organohalides by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Electron Capture Gas Chromatography -Revision 2.0.
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  • EPA Method 509

    Determination of Ethylene Thiourea (ETU) in Water using Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector.
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  • EPA Method 515.1

    Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 4.1.
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  • EPA Method 515.2

    Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water using Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 1.1.
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  • EPA Method 515.3

    Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Derivatization and Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 515.4

    Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Microextraction, Derivatization and Fast Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 521

    Determination of Nitrosamines in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column and Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography
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  • EPA Method 524.2

    Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 4.1.
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  • EPA Method 524.3

    Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.0, June 2009.
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  • EPA Method 525.1

    Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Revision 2.2.
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  • EPA Method 525.2

    Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 2.0.
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  • EPA Method 525.3

    Determination of Semivolatile Organic Chemicals in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
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  • EPA Method 526

    Determination of Selected Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.0
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  • EPA Method 527

    Determination of Selected Pesticides and Flame Retardants in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column and Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 528

    Determination of Phenols in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) - Revision 1.0
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  • EPA Method 529

    Determination of Explosives and Related Compounds in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column and Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.0
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  • EPA Method 531.1

    Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Post Column Derivatization - Revision 3.1.
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  • EPA Method 531.2

    Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Post Column Derivatization - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 532

    Determination of Phenylurea Compounds in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 533

    Determination of Phenylurea Compounds in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 535

    Measurement of Chloroacetanilide and other Acetamide Herbicide Degradates in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.1.
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  • EPA Method 537

    Determination Of Selected Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids In Drinking Water By Solid Phase Extraction And Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) - September 2009.
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  • EPA Method 537.1

    Determination Of Selected Per- And Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances In Drinking Water By Solid Phase Extraction And Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) - March 2020.
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  • EPA Method 539

    Determination of Hormones In Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS)
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  • EPA Method 547

    Determination of Glyphosate in Drinking Water by Direct-Aqueous-Injection by HPLC, Post-Column Derivatization, and Fluorescence Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 548

    Determination of Endothall in Drinking Water by Aqueous Derivatization, Liquid-Solid Extraction, and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 548.1

    Determination of Endothall in Drinking Water by Ion Exchange Extraction, Acidic Methanol Methylation and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 549.1

    Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and HPLC with Ultraviolet Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 549.2

    Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and HPLC with Ultraviolet Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 550

    Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and HPLC with Coupled Ultraviolet and Fluorescence Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 550.1

    Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and HPLC with Coupled Ultraviolet and Fluorescence Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 551

    Determination of Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts and Chlorinated Solvents in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 551.1

    Determination of Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts, Chlorinated Solvents, and Halogenated Pesticides/Herbicides in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron-Capture Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 552

    Determination of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Derivatization, and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection - July 1990.
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  • EPA Method 552.1

    Determination of Haloacetic Acids and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Ion Exchange Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 552.2

    Determination of Haloacetic Acids and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Derivatization and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 553

    Determination of Benzidines and Nitrogen-Containing Pesticides in Water by Liquid-Liquid Extraction or Liquid-Solid Extraction and Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Particle Beam/Mass Spectrometry - Revision 1.1.
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  • EPA Method 554

    Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Drinking Water by Dinitrophenylhydrazine Derivatization and High Performance Liquid Chromatography - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 555

    Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with a Photodiode Array Ultraviolet Detector - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 556

    Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Drinking Water by Pentafluorobenzylhydroxylamine Derivatization and Capillary Gas Chromatography - Revision 1.0.
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  • EPA Method 556.1

    Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Drinking Water by Fast Gas Chromatography - Revision 1.0.
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