NEMI Method Summary


Method Summary Information

Method Number:

170.1

Media:

WATER

Revision:

Issued 1974

Method Source:

U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) [formerly EMSL]

Analytes in this method

Subcategory:

INORGANIC

Official Name:

Temperature (Thermometric)

Descriptive Name

Temperature by Thermometer

Source Info:

U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)
Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division (MCEARD)
[formerly the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory (EMSL), Cincinnati, OH]
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268-0001
Fax: 513-569-7757
email: DWmethods.help@epa.gov

Citation:

Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020)

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Brief Method
Summary:

Temperature measurements may be made with any good grade of mercury-filled or dial type centigrade thermometer, or a thermistor.

Scope And
Application:

This method is applicable to drinking, surface, and saline waters; domestic and industrial wastes.

Applicable
Conc Range:

Not Available

Interferences:

None.

QC Requirements:

None.

Sample Handling:

None.

Max Holding Time:

Analyze Immediately (MCAWW, Table 1).

Sample Prep Met

None.

Relative Cost:

Less than $50

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