Priority pollutant analysis is required for many permit renewals for wastewater treatment facilities. Priority pollutant scans, along with sludge samples, are conducted on wastewater treatment plant effluents. A priority pollutant scan is an analytical battery of parameters conducted to characterize a matrix for contaminants. If contaminants are detected, this information is used to determine if corrective action needs to be taken to eliminate the contaminate source.
Regulatory requirements may force a permittee to conduct further monitoring and evaluations.
Inorganic Analyses
- Cyanide
- Chloride
- Chlorine Residual
- Total Hardness
Metal Analyses
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Lead
- Mercury
- Nickel
- Selenium
- Silver
- Thallium
- Zinc
Organic Analyses
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
- Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
- Base/Neutral Compounds
- Acid Extractible Compounds
- Dioxin
- PCBs
- Pesticides
- Herbicides