EPA Method 8260D
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
This method is for wastes matrices, but can be applied to other matrices.
Sample types
- Air sampling trapping media
- Ground water
- Surface water
- Aqueous sludges
- Caustic liquors
- Acid liquors
- Waste solvents
- Oily wastes
- Mousses
- Tars
- Fibrous wastes
- Polymeric emulsions
- Filter cakes
- Spent carbons
- Spent catalysts
- Soils
- Sediments
Sample size
The sample size is dependent on the sample type. Please reach out for recommended sample sizes.
Preparation techniques
- EPA Method 5030
- EPA Method 5035
- EPA Method 5031
- EPA Method 5032
- EPA Method 5021
- EPA Method 5041
- Direct Injection
Applicable analytes
- Acetone
- Acetonitrile
- Acrolein (Propenal)
- Acrylonitrile
- Allyl alcohol
- Allyl chloride
- t-Amyl ethyl ether (TAEE, 4,4-Dimethyl-3-oxahexane)
- t-Amyl methyl ether (TAME)
- Benzene
- Benzyl chloride
- Bromoacetone
- Bromobenzene
- Bromochloromethane
- Bromodichloromethane
- Bromoform
- Bromomethane
- n-Butanol (1-Butanol, n-Butyl alcohol)
- 2-Butanone (MEK)
- t-Butyl alcohol
- n-Butylbenzene
- sec-Butylbenzene
- tert-Butylbenzene
- Carbon disulfide
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Chloral hydrate
- Chlorobenzene
- 1-Chlorobutane
- Chlorodibromomethane (Dibromochloromethane)
- Chloroethane
- 2-Chloroethanol
- 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether
- Chloroform
- 1-Chlorohexane
- Chloromethane
- Chloroprene (2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene)
- 2-Chlorotoluene
- 4-Chlorotoluene
- Crotonaldehyde
- Cyclohexane
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
- 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB, Ethylene dibromide)
- Dibromomethane
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
- trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
- Dichlorodifluoromethane
- 1,1-Dichloroethane
- 1,2-Dichloroethane
- 1,1-Dichloroethene (Vinylidene chloride)
- cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
- trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
- 1,3-Dichloropropane
- 1,2-Dichloropropane
- 2,2-Dichloropropane
- 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol
- 1,1-Dichloropropene
- cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
- trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
- 1,2,3,4-Diepoxybutane
- Diethyl ether
- Diisopropyl ether (DIPE)
- 1,4-Dioxane
- Epichlorohydrin
- Ethanol
- Ethyl acetate
- Ethyl benzene
- Ethyl methacrylate
- Ethyl t-butyl ether (ETBE)
- Ethylene oxide
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Hexachloroethane
- 2-Hexanone
- Iodomethane (Methyl iodide)
- Isobutyl alcohol
- Isopropylbenzene
- p-Isopropyltoluene
- Malononitrile
- Methacrylonitrile
- Methanol
- Methyl acetate
- Methyl acrylate
- Methyl methacrylate
- Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)
- Methylcyclohexane
- Methylene chloride (DCM)
- 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK)
- Naphthalene
- Nitrobenzene (NB)
- 2-Nitropropane
- N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine (NNitrosodibutylamine)
- Paraldehyde
- Pentachloroethane
- Pentafluorobenzene
- 2-Pentanone
- 2-Picoline (2-Methylpyridine)
- 1-Propanol (n-Propyl alcohol)
- 2-Propanol (Isopropyl alcohol)
- Propargyl alcohol
- β-Propiolactone
- Propionitrile (Ethyl cyanide)
- n-Propylamine
- n-Propylbenzene
- Pyridine
- Styrene
- 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
- 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
- Tetrachloroethene
- Toluene
- o-Toluidine
- 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
- Trichloroethene (Trichloroethylene)
- 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
- 1,1,1-Trichlorotrifluoroethane
- Trichlorofluoromethane
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
- 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
- 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
- Vinyl acetate
- Vinyl chloride
- m-Xylene
- o-Xylene
- p-Xylene