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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-397

NOTICES

Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Proficiency Test Study Requirements

[36 Pa.B. 1181]

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 252, Subchapter E (relating to proficiency test study requirements), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing the following tables which list the fields of accreditation for which proficiency test studies are available. To obtain or maintain a field of accreditation, the Department requires that an environmental laboratory successfully participate in proficiency test studies when available. The following tables contain fields of accreditation for which proficiency test studies are available for nonpotable water (NPW), drinking water and solid and chemical materials. Environmental laboratories seeking initial accreditation must successfully complete a proficiency test study within 12 months prior to applying for initial accreditation or during the approval process. Environmental laboratories seeking to maintain accreditation must successfully complete a proficiency test study for each field of accreditation at least once every 12 months. Additional information regarding the proficiency test study requirements is contained in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 252, Subchapter E.

   Updates to the following lists will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as revisions are made. Questions concerning this notice, including the lists of proficiency testing currently available, should be directed to Aaren Alger, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Laboratories, (717) 346-8212, aaalger@state.pa.us.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

Pennsylvania State (Chapter 252) Accreditation
Fields of Proficiency Testing
Nonpotable Water (NPW)
Effective January 28, 2006

Matrix Analyte
Microbiology
NPWTotal Coliform, MF
NPWFecal Coliform, MF
NPW Enterococci, MF
NPW Total Coliform, MPN
NPW Fecal Coliform, MPN
NPW Enterococci, MPN
Trace Metals
NPW Aluminum
NPW Antimony
NPWArsenic
NPWBarium
NPWBeryllium
NPWBoron
NPWCadmium
NPW Chromium, total
NPWChromium VI
NPWCobalt
NPWCopper
NPW Iron
NPWLead
NPWManganese
NPW Mercury
NPW Molybdenum
NPW Nickel
NPWSelenium
NPW Silver
NPW Strontium
NPWThallium
NPWTin
NPWTitanium
NPWVanadium
NPWZinc
Demands
NPW5-day BOD
NPWCarbonaceous BOD
NPWCOD
NPWTOC
Minerals
NPWAlkalinity, total (CaCO3)
NPWCalcium
NPWChloride
NPWFluoride
NPWCalcium hardness as CaCO3
NPWHardness, total (CaCO3)
NPWMagnesium
NPWPotassium
NPWSodium
NPWSpec. Cond. (25°C)
NPWSulfate
NPWSulfide
NPWTotal Dissolved Solids at 180°C
NPWTotal Solids
Nutrients
NPWAmmonia as N
NPWNitrate as N
NPWNitrate-nitrite as N
NPWNitrite as N
NPWOrthophosphate as P
NPWTotal Kjeldahl-Nitrogen
NPWTotal Phosphorus
Misc. Analytes
NPWNon-Filterable Residue
NPWOil & Grease
NPWTotal Petroleum Hydrocarbons1
NPWpH
NPW Total Cyanide
NPWTotal Phenolics (4AAP)
NPWTotal Residual Chlorine
NPW Surfactants--MBAS
Pesticides
NPWAldrin
NPW alpha-BHC
NPW beta-BHC
NPWdelta-BHC
NPWgamma-BHC (Lindane)
NPWalpha-Chlordane
NPWgamma-Chlordane
NPWChlordane (total)
NPWDDD (4,4)
NPWDDE (4,4)
NPWDDT (4,4)
NPW Dieldrin
NPW Endosulfan I
NPW Endosulfan II
NPW Endosulfan sulfate
NPW Endrin
NPWEndrin aldehyde
NPWHeptachlor
NPW Heptachlor Epoxide (beta)
NPWMethoxychlor
NPWToxaphene
Volatile Aromatics
NPWBenzene
NPW1,2 Dichlorobenzene
NPW1,3 Dichlorobenzene
NPW1,4 Dichlorobenzene
NPW Ethylbenzene
NPWHexachlorobutadiene
NPWNaphthalene
NPWToluene
NPW1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
NPWXylenes, total
Volatile Halocarbons
NPWBromodichloromethane
NPWBromoform
NPWBromomethane
NPW Carbon tetrachloride
NPWChlorobenzene
NPWChloroethane
NPW Chloroform
NPWChloromethane
NPWDibromochloromethane
NPW1,2 Dichloroethane
NPW 1,1-Dichloroethene
NPWtrans-1,2-Dichloroethene
NPW1,2-Dichloropropane
NPWtrans-1,3-Dichloropropene
NPWMethylene Chloride
NPW 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK)
NPW Styrene
NPW1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
NPWTetrachloroethene
NPW 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
NPW 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
NPWTrichloroethene
NPWTrichlorofluoromethane
NPW Vinyl chloride
Base/Neutrals
NPWAcenaphthene
NPW Acenaphthylene
NPW Anthracene
NPWBenzidine
NPW Benzo(a)anthracene
NPWBenzo(b)fluoranthene
NPWBenzo(k)fluoranthene
NPW Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
NPW Benzo(a)pyrene
NPWBenzylbutyl phthalate
NPW 4-Bromophenyl-phenylether
NPW bis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane
NPWbis(2-Chloroethyl)ether
NPWbis(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether
NPWBis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
NPW 4-Chlorophenyl-phenylether
NPW 2-Chloronaphthalene
NPWChrysene
NPW Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
NPWDibenzofuran
NPW1,2-Dichlorobenzene2
NPW 1,3-Dichlorobenzene2
NPW 1,4-Dichlorobenzene2
NPW3,3`-Dichlorobenzidine
NPW Diethyl phthalate
NPWDimethyl phthalate
NPW Di-n-butylphthalate
NPW 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
NPW 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
NPW Di-n-octylphthalate
NPW Fluoranthene
NPWFluorene
NPWHexachlorobenzene
NPWHexachlorobutadiene2
NPWHexachlorocyclopentadiene
NPWHexachloroethane
NPWIndeno(1,2,3, cd)pyrene
NPW Isophorone
NPW2-Methylnaphthalene
NPWNaphthalene2
NPW Nitrobenzene
NPWN-Nitrosodimethylamine
NPW N-Nitroso-di-n-propylamine
NPW N-Nitrosodiphenylamine
NPWPhenanthrene
NPWPyrene
NPW1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene2
Acids
NPW4-Chloro-3-methylphenol
NPW 2-Chlorophenol
NPW 2,4-Dichlorophenol
NPW2,4-Dimethylphenol
NPW 2,4-Dinitrophenol
NPW 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol
NPW 2-Methylphenol (o-Cresol)
NPW 4-Methylphenol (p-Cresol)3
NPW 2-Nitrophenol
NPW4-Nitrophenol
NPW Phenol
NPW Pentachlorophenol
NPW 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
NPW 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
PCBs in Water
NPW Aroclor 1016
NPWAroclor 1221
NPW Aroclor 1232
NPWAroclor 1242
NPW Aroclor 1248
NPW Aroclor 1254
NPW Aroclor 1260
Herbicides
NPW2,4-D
NPWDicamba
NPW2,4,5-T
NPW2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
Radiochemistry4
Drinking Water/NPWGross Alpha
Drinking Water/NPW Gross Beta
Drinking Water/NPW Radium 226
Drinking Water/NPW Radium 228
Drinking Water/NPW Uranium (Natural)
Drinking Water/NPW Strontium 89
Drinking Water/NPW Strontium 90
Drinking Water/NPW Tritium
Drinking Water/NPW Idodine 131
Drinking Water/NPW Barium 133
Drinking Water/NPW Cesium 134
Drinking Water/NPW Cesium 137
Drinking Water/NPW Cobalt 60
Drinking Water/NPW Zinc 65

   1 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons per solvent extraction with silica gel cleanup followed by gravimetric or infrared spectrometric technologies.

   2 Dichlorobenzenes per solvent extraction and semivolatile analytical technologies.

   3 Laboratories seeking or maintaining accreditation for Nonpotable Water 4-Methylphenol or the coeluting isomer pair of 3-Methylphenol and 4-Methylphenol must meet the PT requirements for this Field of Proficiency Testing (4-Methylphenol).

   4 The PT study samples available for the Radio- chemistry group are acceptable for both Drinking Water and Nonpotable Water matrices.

Pennsylvania State (Chapter 252) Accreditation
Fields of Proficiency Testing
Drinking Water
Effective January 28, 2006

Matrix Analyte
Microbiology
Drinking Water Total Coliform
Drinking Water Fecal Coliform/E.Coli
Drinking Water Heterotrophic Plate Count
Trace Metals
Drinking Water Aluminum
Drinking Water Antimony
Drinking WaterArsenic
Drinking WaterBarium
Drinking WaterBeryllium
Drinking WaterBoron
Drinking WaterCadmium
Drinking WaterCalcium
Drinking WaterChromium
Drinking WaterCopper
Drinking WaterIron
Drinking WaterLead
Drinking WaterMagnesium
Drinking WaterManganese
Drinking WaterMercury
Drinking WaterMolybdenum
Drinking WaterNickel
Drinking WaterPotassium
Drinking WaterSelenium
Drinking WaterSilver
Drinking WaterThallium
Drinking WaterUranium (Natural mass)
Drinking WaterVanadiun
Drinking WaterZinc
Inorganic Disinfection    By-Products
Drinking WaterBromate
Drinking WaterBromide
Drinking WaterChlorate
Drinking WaterChlorite
Misc. Analytes
Drinking WaterAlkalinity as CaCO3/L
Drinking WaterAsbestos
Drinking WaterCa Hardness as CaCO3
Drinking WaterTotal Hardness as CaCO3
Drinking WaterCyanide
Drinking WaterpH
Drinking WaterResidual Free Chlorine
Drinking WaterTotal Residual Chlorine
Drinking WaterSodium
Drinking WaterSpecific Conductance
Drinking WaterSulfate
Drinking WaterTotal Filterable Residue
Drinking WaterTotal Organic Carbon
Drinking WaterTurbidity
Minerals
Drinking WaterChloride
Drinking WaterFluoride
Drinking WaterNitrate as N
Drinking WaterNitrite as N
Drinking WaterNitrate + Nitrite as N
Drinking WaterOrtho-Phosphate
Regulated VOCs
Drinking WaterBenzene
Drinking WaterCarbon Tetrachloride
Drinking WaterChlorobenzene
Drinking Water1,2-Dichlorobenzene
Drinking Water1,4-Dichlorobenzene
Drinking Water1,2-Dichloroethane
Drinking Water1,1-Dichloroethylene
Drinking WaterCis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Drinking WaterTrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Drinking WaterDichloromethane (Methylene    Chloride)
Drinking Water1,2 Dichloropropane
Drinking WaterEthylbenzene
Drinking WaterStyrene
Drinking WaterTetrachloroethylene
Drinking WaterToluene
Drinking Water1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Drinking Water1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Drinking WaterTrichloroethylene
Drinking Water1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Drinking WaterVinyl Chloride
Drinking WaterTotal Xylenes
VOCs
Drinking WaterBromobenzene
Drinking WaterBromochloromethane
Drinking WaterBromomethane
Drinking Watern-Butylbenzene
Drinking WaterSec-Butylbenzene
Drinking WaterTert-Butylbenzene
Drinking WaterChloroethane
Drinking WaterChloromethane
Drinking Water2-Chlorotoluene
Drinking Water4-Chlorotoluene
Drinking Water1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
Drinking WaterDibromomethane
Drinking Water1,3-Dichlorobenzene
Drinking WaterDichlorodifluoromethane
Drinking Water1,1-Dichloroethane
Drinking Water1,3-Dichloropropane
Drinking Water2,2-Dichloropropane
Drinking Water1,1-Dichloropropene
Drinking WaterCis-1,3-Dichloropropene
Drinking WaterTrans-1,3-Dichloropropene
Drinking WaterEthylene Dibromide (EDB)
Drinking WaterHexachlorobutadiene
Drinking WaterIsopropylbenzene
Drinking Water4-Isopropyltoluene
Drinking WaterMethyl-tert-butylether (MTBE)
Drinking Watern-Propylbenzene
Drinking Water1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
Drinking Water1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Drinking Water1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
Drinking WaterTrichlorofluoromethane
Drinking Water1,2,3-Trichloropropane
Drinking Water1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
Drinking Water1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
Pesticides
Drinking WaterAlachlor
Drinking WaterAldrin
Drinking WaterAtrazine
Drinking WaterButachlor
Drinking WaterChlordane (technical)
Drinking WaterDieldrin
Drinking WaterEndrin
Drinking WaterHeptachlor
Drinking WaterHeptachlor Epoxide (beta)
Drinking WaterHexachlorobenzene
Drinking WaterHexachlorocyclopentadiene
Drinking WaterLindane
Drinking WaterMethoxychlor
Drinking WaterMetolachlor
Drinking WaterMetribuzin
Drinking WaterPropachlor
Drinking WaterSimazine
Drinking WaterToxaphene (total)
Drinking WaterTrifluralin
Herbicides
Drinking WaterAcifluorfen
Drinking Water2,4-D
Drinking Water2,4-DB
Drinking WaterDalapon
Drinking WaterDicamba
Drinking WaterDinoseb
Drinking WaterDiquat
Drinking WaterEndothall
Drinking WaterGlyphosate
Drinking WaterPentachlorophenol
Drinking WaterPicloram
Drinking Water2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
Drinking Water2,4,5-T
Organic Disinfection By-Products
Drinking WaterChloral Hydrate
Haloacetic acids
Drinking WaterBromochloroacetic Acid
Drinking WaterDibromoacetic Acid
Drinking WaterDichloroacetic Acid
Drinking WaterMonobromoacetic Acid
Drinking WaterMonochloroacetic Acid
Drinking WaterTrichloroacetic Acid
Trihalomethanes
Drinking WaterBromodichloromethane
Drinking WaterBromoform
Drinking WaterChlorodibromomethane
Drinking WaterChloroform
Drinking WaterTotal Triholamethanes
Adipate/Phthalate
Drinking WaterDi(2-Ethylhexyl) Adipate
Drinking WaterDi(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate
PCBs in Water
Drinking WaterPCBs as decachlorobiphenyl
Drinking WaterPCB Aroclor Identification
PAH
Drinking WaterBenzo(a)pyrene
Carbamates and Vidate
Drinking WaterAldicarb
Drinking WaterAldicarb Sulfone
Drinking WaterAldicarb Sulfoxide
Drinking WaterCarbaryl
Drinking WaterCarbofuran
Drinking Water3-Hydroxycarbofuran
Drinking WaterMethomyl
Drinking WaterOxamyl (Vydate)
Dioxin
Drinking Water2,3,7,8-Tetrachloro-dibenzodioxin
Radiochemistry1
Drinking Water/NPW Gross Alpha
Drinking Water/NPW Gross Beta
Drinking Water/NPW Radium 226
Drinking Water/NPW Radium 228
Drinking Water/NPW Uranium (Natural)
Drinking Water/NPW Strontium 89
Drinking Water/NPW Strontium 90
Drinking Water/NPW Tritium
Drinking Water/NPW Idodine 131
Drinking Water/NPW Barium 133
Drinking Water/NPW Cesium 134
Drinking Water/NPW Cesium 137
Drinking Water/NPW Cobalt 60
Drinking Water/NPW Zinc 65

   1 The PT study samples available for the Radiochem- istry group are acceptable for both Drinking Water and Nonpotable Water matrices.

Pennsylvania State (Chapter 252) Accreditation
Fields of Proficiency Testing
Solid and Chemical Materials (SCM)
Effective January 28, 2006

MatrixAnalyte
Metals
SolidAluminum
SolidAntimony
SolidArsenic
SolidBarium
SolidBeryllium
SolidBoron
SolidCadmium
SolidCalcium
SolidChromium
SolidChromium VI
SolidCobalt
SolidCopper
SolidIron
SolidLead
SolidMagnesium
SolidManganese
SolidMercury
SolidMolybdenum
SolidNickel
SolidPotassium
SolidSelenium
SolidSilver
SolidSodium
SolidThallium
SolidTin
SolidVanadium
SolidZinc
Inorganics
SolidCyanide
Volatile Organics
SolidBenzene
SolidBromodichloromethane
SolidBromoform
SolidCarbon tetrachloride
SolidChlorobenzene
SolidChlorodibromomethane
SolidChloroform
Solid1,2 Dichlorobenzene
Solid1,3 Dichlorobenzene
Solid1,4 Dichlorobenzene
Solid1,1 Dichloroethane
Solid1,2 Dichloroethane
SolidEthylbenzene
SolidMethylene Chloride
Solid4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK)
Solid1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
Solid1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
SolidTetrachloroethene
SolidToluene
Solid1,1,1-Trichloroethane
SolidTrichloroethene
SolidXylenes, total
BNA
SolidAcenaphthene
SolidAcenaphthylene
SolidAnthracene
SolidBenzo(a)anthracene
SolidBenzo(a)pyrene
SolidBenzo(b)fluoranthene
SolidBenzo(g,h,i)perylene
SolidBenzo(k)fluoranthene
Solidbis(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether
Solidbis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane
SolidBis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Solid4-Bromophenyl-phenylether
SolidButylbenzylphthalate
Solid2-Chlorophenol
Solid4-Chloro-3-methylphenol
Solid2-Chloronaphthalene
Solid4-Chlorophenyl-phenylether
SolidChrysene
SolidDibenzo(a,h)anthracene
SolidDibenzofuran
Solid2,4-Dichlorophenol
SolidDiethyl phthalate
SolidDimethyl phthalate
SolidDi-n-butylphthalate
Solid2,4-Dimethylphenol
Solid2,4-Dinitrophenol
Solid2,4-Dinitrotoluene
Solid2,6-Dinitrotoluene
SolidDi-n-octylphthalate
SolidFluoranthene
SolidFluorene
SolidHexachlorobenzene
SolidHexachlorobutadiene
SolidHexachlorocyclopentadiene
SolidHexachloroethane
SolidIndeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene
SolidIsophorone
Solid2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol
Solid2-Methylphenol
SolidNaphthalene
SolidNitrobenzene
SolidN-Nitroso-di-n-propylamine
Solid2-Nitrophenol
Solid4-Nitrophenol
SolidPentachlorophenol
SolidPhenanthrene
SolidPhenol
SolidPyrene
Solid1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Solid2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
Solid2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
PCBs
SolidAroclor 1016
SolidAroclor 1221
SolidAroclor 1232
SolidAroclor 1242
SolidAroclor 1248
SolidAroclor 1254
SolidAroclor 1260
PCBs in Oil
Oil Aroclor 1016/1242
OilAroclor 1254
OilAroclor 1260
Pesticides
SolidAldrin
Solidalpha-BHC
Solidbeta-BHC
Soliddelta-BHC
Solidgamma-BHC (Lindane)
SolidChlordane
Solid4,4`-DDD
Solid4,4`-DDE
Solid4,4`-DDT
SolidDieldrin
SolidEndosulfan I
SolidEndosulfan II
SolidEndosulfan sulfate
SolidEndrin
SolidEndrin aldehyde
SolidHeptachlor
SolidHeptachlor Epoxide
SolidMethoxychlor
SolidToxaphene
Herbicides
SolidDicamba
SolidDisulfoton
Solid2,4-D
Solid2,4,5-T
Solid2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-397. Filed for public inspection March 10, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]



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