Container and Preservative
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Parameter
|
Food or Solid
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Aqueous
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| Total Mercury |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
250ml HDPE/pH<2 HNO 3/Cool 4°C |
| Methylmercury |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
250ml HDPE/Cool 4°C |
| ICP/MS Metals Scan |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
500ml HDPE/pH<2 HNO 3/Cool 4°C |
| Organochlorine Pesticides |
8oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
1L Amb B.R./0.008% Na 2S 2O 3/Cool 4°C |
| Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons |
8oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
1L Amb B.R./0.008% Na 2S 2O 3/Cool 4°C |
| pH |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
1L HDPE/Cool 4°C |
| Moisture Determination |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
NA |
| Water Activity (a w) |
4oz CWM/Cool 4°C |
NA |
NOTE:
Amb Amber
B.R. Boston Round
CWM Clear Wide Mouth
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
NA Not Applicable
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Bottle Order and Sample Packaging
Example bottle kit for ICP/MS metals and total mercury
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Documentation |
Proper documentation necessary to ensure prompt processing of your samples.
Each sample must be clearly labeled, and have a unique Sample #.
Samples received without proper documentation may be rejected.
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Shipping & Notification |
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Ship samples via overnight mail, courier or Goldstreak to:
State of Alaska
Environmental Health Laboratory
5251 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99507
Contact the EHL Sample Receiving department at 907-375-8231 or via email at DEC.EH-Lab-ShippingReceiving@alaska.gov immediately upon shipment of samples. Please include waybill number. |