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Wastewater Laboratory Assistance

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Guidance Documents

Requirements for Analysis of Total Nitrogen (June 25, 2012)

Quality Assurance Guidelines for Wastewater Treatment Facility Laboratories (published 1996)

Methods for Chemical and Biological Analyses for Residual Waste Management (updated 2021) - for testing sludges, biosolids and septage

Lab Manual

The Watewater Management Program revised the Laboratory Manual for Wastewater Analyses in June of 2022. 

Combined PDF Version of the Laboratory Manual. 

  1. Introduction
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Common Laboratory Glassware
  4. Common Laboratory Equipment
  5. Sampling
  6. Temperature
  7. pH
  8. Volatile Acids and Alkalinity
  9. Residual Chlorine 
  10. Solids
  11. Dissolved Oxygen
  12. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
  13. Coliform
  14. Nitrogen
  15. Phosphorus

Laboratory Equipment and Laboratory Services - Vendors

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