Environmental Measurement Methods in C-FERST
Environmental Measurement Methods
Below are several types of methods for measuring the level of pollutants in different environments. These methods are organized from more basic, commercially available techniques to more advanced, technical methods.
"Commercially Available"
"Do-It-Yourself"
Test Kits
"Do-It-Yourself"
Test Kits
Commercially Available
Kits that Require
Laboratory Analysis
Kits that Require
Laboratory Analysis
Refined Quantitative
Methods for
Technical Users
Methods for
Technical Users
Screening Methods for Air
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Screening Methods for Surfaces
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Quantitative Screening Methods for Air
Quantitative Screening Methods for Surfaces
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Quantitative Screening Methods for Water
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EPA and Other Federal Measurement Methods for Air
- EPA Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
- Community Air Screening How-To Manual
- EPA Emissions Measurement Center
- EPA Method Collections
- Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
- NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) by analyte and method
- National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) (includes EPA, USGS, NOAA and other partners)
- OSHA Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
EPA and Other Federal Measurement Methods for Soil
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Tox Profiles, by compound, analytical methods
- Superfund Policy, Guidance and Laws
- Brownfields Road Map: Investigation Technologies (Provided by U.S. EPA, Argonne National Laboratory, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Hazardous Waste Test Methods / SW-846
- NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) 5th Edition
- National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) (includes EPA, USGS, NOAA and other partners)
- OSHA Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
- Superfund Analytical Services / Contract Laboratory Program
EPA and Other Federal Measurement Methods for Water
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Tox Profiles, by compound, analytical methods
- Drinking water methods
- EPA Clean Water Act Analytical Test Methods
- EPA Drinking Water Analytical Methods
- Brownfields Investigation Technologies
- EPA Microbiology Home page
- NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) by analyte and method
- National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) (includes EPA, USGS, NOAA and other partners)
- OSHA Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods