Publisher's Synopsis
This database was compiled by EPA chemists to permit rapid searches of sampling and analytical method summaries. Organized into a three volume set, this one-of-a-kind compilation features a menu-driven program with free text searches for hundreds of organic and inorganic analytes, using 150 EPA-approved methods.;All reports are automatically printed to paper or a disk file on request. Each report consists of a one page summary of an analyte and supporting information consisting of the method title, method name and EPA method number; analyte (eg compound, element); CAS registry number; application (method summary); instrumentation needed for the analysis; interferences and recommendations for their elimination, if known; applicable matrices (eg various waters, sewage, soils, wastes), applicable concentration range; method detection limit for the analyte; sampling and sample container requirements; maximum holding time for the sample; preservation requirements; quality control sample requirements; and EPA reference source. Because it eliminates lengthy searches through EPA reports to find critical information needed for selecting proper environmental sampling and analysis methods, this compilation should be valuable for chemists, engineers, federal, state and local officials, regulators, lawyers, environmentalists, and commerical insurers. System requirements are an IBM or compatible microcomputer with DOS 2.0 or higher and a hard drive with 1.5 megabytes of memory.
