Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure / low boiling point. Common sources of VOCs are gasoline, dry cleaning fluids, paints, adhesives, and industrial solvents.
The concentration of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are determined using Purge & Trap (P&T) sample concentration and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).
Method 8260 is used when analyzing surface and ground water as well as solid sample matrices. Method 624.1 is used for wastewater samples. The procedures are very similar, however the reported compound lists are somewhat different.
Drinking water is typically analyzed by method 524.2. The conditions used in this method enables a lower detection limit to be reached. This provides results that meet drinking water regulatory limits or MCLs.
Lower detection limits for several groundwater contaminants are available, by utilizing a “Low Level 8260 modified” procedure which uses SIM techniques. Please contact us if you have questions about this technology.
Below is a listing of VOC methods and parameters. Please contact us if you have questions regarding specific analytes, methods, or testing requirements.
• EPA 524.2 VOCs
• EPA 624.1 VOCs
• SW-846 8260 VOCs
• SW-846 8021 VOCs (by 8260 modified)
• Low Level 1,4-Dioxane
The Following Analytes are Commonly Reported
| dichlorodifluoromethane chloromethane vinyl chloride bromomethane chloroethane trichlorofluoromethane diethyl ether acetone 1,1-dichloroethene methylene chloride carbon disulfide methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) trans-1,2-dichloroethene isopropyl ether (DIPE) ethyl t-butyl ether (ETBE) 1,1-dichloroethane t-butanol (TBA) 2-butanone (MEK) 2,2-dichloropropane cis-1,2-dichloroethene chloroform bromochloromethane tetrahydrofuran (THF) 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1-dichloropropene t-amyl-methyl ether (TAME) carbon tetrachloride 1,2-dichloroethane benzene trichloroethene 1,2-dichloropropane bromodichloromethane 1,4-dioxane dibromomethane 4-methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) cis-1,3-dichloropropene |
toluene trans-1,3-dichloropropene 2-hexanone 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1,3-dichloropropane tetrachloroethene dibromochloromethane 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) chlorobenzene 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane ethylbenzene m&p-xylenes o-xylene styrene bromoform isopropylbenzene 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1,2,3-trichloropropane n-propylbenzene bromobenzene 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 2-chlorotoluene 4-chlorotoluene tert-butylbenzene 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene sec-butylbenzene 1,3-dichlorobenzene 4-isopropyltoluene 1,4-dichlorobenzene 1,2-dichlorobenzene n-butylbenzene 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene hexachlorobutadiene naphthalene 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene |