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SW-846 On-line: Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes-Physical/Chemical Methods
Update IIIB of SW-846 On-line

Table of Contents
Chapters

Method Status Table
1000 Series
9000 Series

EPA is proposing to revise several methods and chapters of SW-846 and release these revisions as an update (Update IIIB) to the Third Edition of SW-846. To date, EPA has finalized Updates I, II, IIA, IIB, III, and IIIA to the Third Edition of the SW-846 manual. On May 8, 1998 (see 63 FR 25430) and on November 27, 2000 (see 65 FR 70678), EPA also respectively announced the availability of Draft Update IVA and Draft Update IVB methods and chapters, which were published for guidance purposes only.

All Update IIIB documents can be viewed or downloaded from this site.

Federal Register: Proposed Rule - October 30, 2002

Federal Register: Extension of Public Comment Period - January 16, 2003

Supporting materials and public comments for these notices are available through EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. The docket
number is RCRA-2002-0025.

To locate at this site the specific documents found in Proposed Update IIIB of SW-846, click on the appropriate document type at the top of this page, which will in turn take you to a complete listing of the applicable documents and links to each of those documents. For example, in order to locate Method 1010A, click on the phrase "1000 Series," which will take you to a listing of the Proposed Update IIIIB SW-846 methods in the 1000 series.

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Table of Contents [PDF Format 183 KB]

The Table of Contents was revised to include the new method numbers for the revised methods of Proposed Update IIIB.

Chapter Five [PDF Format 81 KB]

This chapter was revised to include the new method numbers for the revised methods of Proposed Update IIIB.


Chapter Six [PDF Format 67 KB]

This chapter was revised to include the new method numbers for the revised methods of Proposed Update IIIB.


Chapter Seven [PDF Format 61 KB]

This chapter was revised to reflect the withdrawal of the reactive cyanide and sulfide guidance in sections 7.3.3 ("Interim Guidance for Reactive Cyanide") and 7.3.4 ("Interim Guidance for Reactive Sulfide"), and to replace certain characteristic explanatory text with referrals to the regulations themselves.

Chapter Eight [PDF Format 85 KB]

This chapter was revised to include the new method numbers for the revised methods of Proposed Update IIIB.

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Update IIIB Method Status Table

Method Status Table: [PDF Format 94 KB]

This document provides historical status information on EPA-published draft, proposed, and final SW-846 methods and chapters. The Methods Status Table was revised to include the new method numbers for the revised methods of Proposed Update IIIB.

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1000 Series Methods

Method 1010A: [PDF Format 57 KB]
Pensky-Martens Closed-Cup Method for Determining Ignitability

This method was revised to replace the obsolete reference to ASTM Method D 93-79 or D 93-80 with a reference to a more recent version of this method, ASTM Method D 93-99c.

Method 1020B: [PDF Format 54 KB]
Small Scale Closed-Cup Method for Determining Ignitability

This method was revised to replace the out-of-date reference to ASTM Methods D 3278-78 with a reference to the most recent version of this method, ASTM Methods D 3278-96. In addition, the title of Method 1020 was changed from "Setaflash Closed-Cup Method for Determining Ignitability" to "Small Scale Closed Cup Method for Determining Ignitability" for consistency with the title of ASTM Standard D 3278-96.

Method 1110A: [PDF Format 74 KB]
Corrosibity toward Steel

This method was revised to clarify the surface area equation found in section 4.5.   We have received questions from the public indicating that the current equation is not sufficiently clear as written, due to the equation font and format. We changed section 4.5 of Method 1110 to a format that is less subject to misinterpretation. This does not represent a significant change to that method or the characteristic because the new presentation does not change the equation or calculation result.

Method 1310B: [PDF Format 294 KB]
Extraction Procedure (EP) Toxicity Test Method and Structural Integrity Test

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

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9000 Series Methods

Method 9010C:[PDF Format 118 KB]
Total and Amenable Cyanide: Distillation

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

Method 9012B:[PDF Format 265 KB]
Total and Amenable Cyanide (Automated Colorimetric, with Off-line Distillation)

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

Method 9040C: [PDF Format 38 KB]
pH Electrometric Measurement

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

Method 9045D: [PDF Format 50 KB]
Soil and Waste pH

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

Method 9060A: [PDF Format 45 KB]
Total Organic Carbon

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

Method 9070A: [PDF Format 32 KB]
n-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM) for Aqueous Samples

The suffix "A" and a method title were added, which were inadvertently left out during its last promulgation as part of Update IIIA.

Method 9095B: [PDF Format 50 KB]
Paint Filter Liquids Test

The text in section 6.0 was revised  to remove required uses of Chapter Nine during the required uses of this method. We made this revision to clarify that use of sampling directions found in Chapter Nine of SW-846 is guidance and not required under the RCRA Program.

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