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Table 2-1 



Physical and Chemical Analyses of Sediments Using ASTM Method D-422 



Analysis 



Method 



Instrumentation 



Grain Size 



ASTM D422 



1 Sieve/Hydrometer 



PAHs 



3540/8270 



GC/MS 



PCBs 



3540/8080 



GC/MS 



Pesticides 



3540/8080 



GC/MS 



Metals: 







Aluminum 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Arsenic 



3051/7060 



GFAA 



Cadmium 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Chromium 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Copper 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Iron 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Lead 



3051/7421 



GFAA 



Mercury 



7471 



CVAA 



Nickel 



3051/6010 



ICP 



Zinc 



3051/6010 



ICP 



GC/MS = Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer 



ICP = Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma Emission Spectrometry 



GFAA = Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption 



CVAA = Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption 



PCB = Polychlorinated Biphenyl 



PAH = Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon 



2.3.3 Metals Analyses 



WLIS sediment samples were analyzed for a suite of eight trace metals as well as 

 aluminum and iron. All metals were analyzed using standard SW-846 procedures for metals 



Monitoring Cruise at the Western Long Island Sound Disposal Site, July 1992 



