§830.TABLE B. Sampling and Handling Requirements  


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    Parameter

    Container

    Minimum

    Preservation

    Maximum

     

    Type

    Sample

     

    Storage

     

     

    Size

     

    Time

     

     

    (ml)

     

     

     

    Man-made

     

     

     

     

    materials

    P, G

    1,000

    Do not freeze

    28 days

    pH

    P, G

    50

    Analyze immediately

     

    Seed

     

     

     

     

    Germination

    P, G

    1,000

    Analyze immediately

     

    Self-heating

    P, G

    4,000

    Analyze immediately

     

    Pathogens

    P, G

    500

    Cool to 4° C

    2 weeks

    Inorganic

    P(A), G(A)

    500

    Cool to 4° C

    6 months

     

    P = plastic; G = glass; G(A), P(A) = rinsed with acid cleaning solution (1

    part water to 1 part concentrated HNO3)