Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures for Ambient Air
This page last reviewed March 24, 2009
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The laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) are documents which describe the steps necessary to conduct
a measurement and the critical parameters to be evaluated during the analysis. As part of the quality control
manual, the SOPs set out detailed steps that implement the general guidance of the manual. SOPs are written
such that a chemist or laboratory technician with experience in the particular analytical technique can follow
the procedure and obtain the same result as another similarly trained chemist. By their nature, the written
SOPs are specific to the Air Resources Board laboratories because they describe the actual instrumentation and
equipment used. Mention of specific equipment and products do not constitute endorsement or recommendation
for use by the Air Resources Board.
SOPs have been written for each method used by the Air Resources Board to generate data for record. The
listed SOPs are used by the Air Resources Board laboratories to analyze ambient air samples. The following
table provides a summary of each SOP in HTML format and PDF formats. In some instances some of the HTML summaries
of the SOPs and actual SOPs are not available at this time.
Please contact Kathy Gill by phone at (916) 445-9483 or by e-mail at kgill@arb.ca.gov or Michael Werst by phone at (916) 322-6202 or by email at mwerst@arb.ca.gov for questions or information regarding the Organics Laboratory and Inorganics Laboratory SOPs, respectively.
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ORGANICS LABORATORY
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SOP-Version
Number
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Standard Operating Procedure Title
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Effective
Date
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HTML
Summary
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SOP
PDF Format
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020-3.3
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Cleaning 6-Liter Summa Polished Canisters |
01/01/02
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2K
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178K
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022-4.1
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Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Ambient Air |
01/01/96
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2K
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133K
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024-6.0
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Determination of Total Non Methane Organic Compounds (NMOC) by Preconcentration Direct Flame Ionization Detection
(PDFID) |
09/15/99
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4K
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370K
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028-3.2
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Determination of Selected Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Ambient Air |
12/01/97
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2K
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43K
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032-3.2
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Determination of Non-Methane Organic Compounds in Ambient Air by Gas Chromatography Using Dual Capillary Columns
and Flame Ionization Detection |
09/15/99
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3K
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1,005K
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050-2.0
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Determination of Ambient Air Oxygenated Hydrocarbons (OHCs) Using Summa Canister Sampling and Gas Chromatographic
Analysis |
10/01/97
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3K
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414K
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052-1.0
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Determination of Volatile Aromatic and Halogenated Compounds in Ambient Air by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography
with Photoionization and Electron Capture Detectors |
10/01/94
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5K
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N/A
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057-1.0
Special Study
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Determination of 1,3-butadiene and Benzene in Ambient Air by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Photoionization
Detector
Comparison of Three-Point Calibration and Single-Point Calibration Results for 1,3-Butadiene and Benzene in Ambient
Air Samples Analyzed by Method MLD051 |
01/01/99
10/06/99
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5K
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295K
391K
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058-2.0
Special Study
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Determination of Aromatic and Halogenated Compounds in Ambient Air by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry
Parallel Study of Data from Ambient Air Samples Analyzed by Methods MLD052, MLD057, MLD058, for 1,3-Butadiene,
Aromatic, and Halogenated Compounds |
05/15/02
06/25/02
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5K
3K
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836K
477K
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059-1.10
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Determination of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons (OHCs) in Ambient Air by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
07/01/02
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6K
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553K
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066-1.0
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Determination of Oxygenates and Nitriles in Ambient Air by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
07/01/03
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4K
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838K
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INORGANICS LABORATORY
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SOP-Version
Number
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Standard Operating Procedure Title
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Effective
Date
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HTML
Summary
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SOP
PDF Format
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005-6.1
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Metals Analysis by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry |
5/15/07
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3K
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215K
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007-4.1
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Determination of Sulfate, Nitrate, and Chloride Using Ion Chromatography |
01/19/88
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2K
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N/A
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016-6.0
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Mass Analysis and Subsequent Extraction of SSI-Sampled PM10 from Exposed Quartz Microfiber Filters |
03/21/91
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2K
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244K
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023-1.0
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Determination of Ammonium and Potassium Using Ion Chromatography |
02/01/88
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2K
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N/A
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029-2.0
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Analyzing the Mass of Dichotomous PM10 Filters |
04/24/91
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1K
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107K
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031-3.0
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Determination of PM10 Total Carbon in the Ambient Air |
06/05/93
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2K
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89K
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033-N/A
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TSP Sulfate by Ion Chromatography |
01/19/88
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N/A
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N/A
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034-2.0
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Determination of Elemental Concentrations in Ambient Air by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescent Spectroscopy |
06/17/91
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2K
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211K
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038-N/A
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Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedure |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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039-3.0
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Extraction and Analysis of Hexavalent Chromium by Ion Chromatography |
08/01/93
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3K
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131K
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055-0.0
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Determination of PM2.5 Mass in Ambient Air by Gravimetric Analysis |
07/31/02
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3K
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183K
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061-1.0
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Trace Elemental Analysis of Ambient Air Particulate Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) |
01/01/07
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2K
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172K
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062-0.0
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Filter and Canister Preparation for PM2.5 Speciation Samples |
06/20/02
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2K
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128K
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064-0.0
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Analysis of Anions and Cations in PM2.5 Speciation Samples by Ion Chromatography |
06/18/02
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3K
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186K
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065-1.0
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Organic and Elemental Carbon Analysis of Exposed Quartz Microfiber Filters |
08/01/02
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3K
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71K
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