Standard Operating Procedures

Field Sheet/Chain of Custody Report

Air Quality Assurance

Field Staff

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Procedures
All documents listed below are in PDF format.

SOP NUMBER

SOP TITLE

EFFECTIVE DATE

RECERT DATE

MDNR-FSS-001

Required/Recommended Containers, Volumes, Preservatives, Holding Times, and Special Sampling Considerations 09/17/03

NA

MDNR-ESP-002 Field Sheet and Chain-of-Custody Record 11/14/05

NA

MDNR-FSS-003 Sample Numbering and Labeling 10/06/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-004 Field Documentation 08/15/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-005 General Sampling Considerations Including the Collection of Grab, Composite, and Modified Composite Samples from Streams and Wastewater Flows 05/05/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-006A Sampling Water and Other Liquids for Volatile Organic Analysis (VOA) 05/04/00

NA

MDNR-FSS-006B Sampling Soils and Other Solid Media for Volatile Organic Analysis (VOA) 03/21/02

NA

MDNR-ESP-007 Collection of Samples From Wells 01/11/08

NA

MDNR-FSS-008 Collection of Samples From Drums 02/17/04

NA

MDNR-FSS-009 Collection of Samples From Tanks 03/31/04

NA

MDNR-FSS-010 Collection of Soil Samples 01/08/01

NA

MDNR-FSS-011 General Sampling Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Sediments 01/03/03

NA

MDNR-WQMS-012 Analysis of Turbidity Using the Hach 2100P Portable Turbidimeter  03/14/05 NA
MDNR-WQMS-013 Procedures for Using the Smith-Root, Inc. Boat-Mounted Electrofishing Unit 01/10/02

NA

MDNR-WQMS-014 Procedures for Using the Coffelt, Inc. Backpack-Mounted Electrofishing Unit 03/29/02

NA

MDNR-WQMS-015A Sample Collection and Field Handling Procedures for Chlorophyll "a" Analysis of Phytoplankton 04/21/05

NA

MDNR-WQMS-015B Sample Collection and Field Handling Procedures for Chlorophyll "a" Analysis of Periphyton Samples 01/09/04

NA

MDNR-WQMS-016 Field Analysis for Total Residual Chlorine 05/27/05

NA

MDNR-FSS-018 Sample Handling:  Field Handling, Transportation, and Delivery to the ESP Lab 08/08/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-100 Field Analysis of Water Samples for pH 07/18/01

NA

MDNR-FSS-101 Field Measurement of Water Temperature 05/10/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-102 Field Analysis of Specific Conductance 10/06/03

NA

MDNR-WQMS-103 Sample Collection and Field Analysis for Dissolved Oxygen Using a Membrane Electrode Meter 05/01/02

NA

MDNR-WQMS-104 Continuous or Long-Term Monitoring of Water Quality Using a Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Data Logger 08/12/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-106 Field Analysis of Flash Point 02/10/04

NA

MDNR-FSS-108 Field Analysis of Fecal Coliform Bacteria 11/04/02

NA

MDNR-WQMS-109 Analysis of Escherichia coli and Total Coliforms Using the IDEXX Colilert and Quanti-Tray Test Method 08/05/05

NA

MDNR-WQMS-110 Instrument Calibration and Fluorometric Determination of Chlorophyll a Using the Turner Designs Fluorometer (Model TD-700) 07/28/03

NA

MDNR-WQMS-113 Flow Measurements in Open Channels 06/02/03

NA

MDNR-WQMS-114 Determination of Time-Of-Travel in Streams Using a Turner Designs Field Fluorometer  06/02/03

NA

MDNR-ESP-120 Operation of NAPCO Model 8000-DSE Slow Exhaust Autoclave 08/30/06 NA
MDNR-ESP-125 Field Analysis of Landfill Gas Using CES Landtec GEM 2000 and 2000+ 12/05/07 NA
MDNR-WQMS-201 Use, Cleaning, and Maintenance of ISCO Automatic Samplers 07/01/04

NA

MDNR-WQMS-202 General Operating Procedures for the Turner Designs Model 10-005R Field Fluorometer 06/02/04

NA

MDNR-FSS-203 Field Detection of Volatile Organics Using Photo and Flame Ionization Instruments 08/15/02 NA
MDNR-FSS-204 Field Detection of Hazardous Atmospheres Using Combustible Gas/Oxygen Detection Instruments 04/07/04

NA

MDNR-ESP-205 Field Operation of Metal Detector (Fisher M Scope Model TW5 and Model GA-52Cx) 12/05/07

NA

MDNR-ESP-206 Decontamination Procedures for Sampling Equipment in the Field or Laboratory 12/05/07

NA

MDNR-WQMS-207 Laboratory Extraction Procedure for Chlorophyll Analysis by Fluorometric Techniques    08/08/03

NA

MDNR-ESP-208 Macroinvertebrate Sampling Using a Hess Sampler 03/22/06 NA
MDNR-WQMS-209 Taxonomic Levels for Macroinvertebrate Identifications 05/31/05

NA

MDNR-FSS-210 Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Environmental Data Collection 01/22/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-211 Quality Assurance Field Auditing Procedures 01/10/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-212 Operation of the Geoprobe Soil Probing System 09/21/01

NA

MDNR-ESP-213 Quality Control Procedures For Checking Water Quality Field Instruments 11/14/05

NA

MDNR-WQMS-214 Quality Control Procedures for Data Processing 07/25/03

NA

MDNR-WQMS-215 Set-up and Use of the ISCO Model 1640 Liquid Level Sample Actuator  11/4/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-220 Procedures for Collecting GPS (Global Positioning System) Locational Data with the Lowrance GlobalMap 100 GPS Receiver 07/25/03

NA

MDNR-FSS-230 Field Operation of the HazMatID Infrared Spectroscopy Instrument 07/01/04

NA

MDNR-FSS-238 Use and Maintenance of the Barnstead Nanopure II Unit 11/27/01

NA

MDNR-FSS-250 Thermoluminescent Dosimetry Badge Management Program 01/24/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-300 Use of Emergency Lights/Siren on Environmental Emergency Response Vehicles 04/29/02

NA

MDNR-FSS-301 Preparation of Hazardous Waste Manifest Documents 09/28/01

NA

MDNR-FSS-302 Procedures for Hazardous Waste Satellite Accumulation Areas 11/21/01

NA

MDNR-FSS-400 Developing, Revising and Reviewing FSS Standard Operating Procedures 08/09/02

NA

Project Procedures

NA

Collection and Handling Procedures for EPA Region VII Ambient Fish Tissue Monitoring  01/30/03

NA

NA

QA/QC Water and Methane Gas Monitoring at Solid Waste Disposal Facilities 01/30/06

NA

NA

Leaking Storage Tanks Investigation Procedures 08/09/02

NA

NA

NPDES Compliance Monitoring Procedures 05/10/02

NA

NA

Stream Habitat Assessment 08/12/03

NA

NA

Semi-Quantitative Macroinvertebrate Stream Bioassessment 08/11/03

NA

NA

Wadeable Streams Monitoring   12/06/02

NA

NA

Wasteload Allocation/Special Stream Studies 12/31/03

NA