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WATER AND AIR MONITORING AND REPORTING:
Sampling, Methods and Quality Assurance

British Columbia Environmental Laboratory Manual: 2007
— For the Analysis of Water, Wastewater, Sediment, Biological Materials and Discrete Ambient Air Samples (April 2007)

Last Updated: August 2008


In cooperation with the Technical Subcommittee of the B.C. Laboratory Environmental Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, the Ministry of Environment has produced the 2007 edition of the British Columbia Environmental Laboratory Manual. New or updated methods included in the 2007 edition are listed below.

The manual is available in PDF. Because of the manual's large size, it is broken into nine sections for ease of access:

Title Section Includes links to sections A through H.
pdf (27 KB / 5 pages)

Section A: Laboratory Quality Assurance / Quality Control
pdf (181 KB / 26 pages)

Section B: Physical, Inorganic and Miscellaneous Constituents
pdf (522 KB / 165 pages)

Section C: Metals
pdf (542 KB / 172 pages)

Section D: Organic Constituents and Compounds
pdf (1.27 MB / 293 pages)

Section E: Microbiological Examination
pdf (316 KB / 104 pages)

Section F: Toxicity Test Methods
pdf (76 KB / 24 pages)

Section G: Air Constituents — Inorganic
pdf (181 KB / 67 pages)

Section H: Air Constituents — Organic
pdf (98 KB / 29 pages)

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New or Updated Methods included in the 2007 Edition:

Section A
spacerRecommended Acceptance Criteria for Laboratory Duplicates

Section B
spacerChlorine and Chloramines Total Residual in Water by DPD Colorimetric - PBM
spacerCyanide - Strong Acid Dissociable (SAD), H2SO4 Distillation - PBM
spacerCyanide - Weak Acid Dissociable (WAD), Distillation - PBM
spacerSite Specific Soil-Water Partitioning Co-efficient (Kd) for Chloride

Section D
spacerBiochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
spacerN-Methyl Carbamates in Water - PBM"
spacerGlyphosate and AMPA"
spacerVolatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Water by Purge and Trap GC/MS - PBM

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Additional Ministry-Approved Methods:

pdf (25 KB / 3 pages)


Current Draft Methods for Review:

Determination of Diquat and Paraquat — PBM
pdf (36 KB / 4 pages)

Comments are due by September 5, 2008.

B.C. Environmental Laboratory Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (BCELQAAC):
Committee Recommendations
July 30, 2008

pdf (230 KB / 16 pages)

Comments are due by Sept. 12, 2008


Methods Awaiting Director's Approval:

Fluoride, Water Soluble, in Soils by 5:1 Aqueous Extraction — Prescribed
pdf (18 KB / 2 pages)

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Water by Purge and Trap GC/Ms — PBM
pdf (39 KB / 6 pages)

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Direct comments to:
Lab Services Officer
Laboratory Services
Water and Air Monitoring and Reporting Section
10470 152nd Street
Surrey B.C.  V3R 0Y3
Labs@Victoria1.gov.bc.ca

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For More Information:

Environmental Quality Branch
Ministry of Environment
Government of British Columbia

PO Box 9341
Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8W 9M1
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/air


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