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Testing Waste for Hazardous Metals

Testing Waste for Hazardous Metals

CAM stands for the California Administrative Manual, also known as the California Code of Regulations. CCR Title 22 section 66261.24 specifies the 17 metals that can qualify waste as hazardous. The analysis method is also known as EPA 6010B/7400. CAM-17 metals analysis does not differentiate between different valences of chromium, and does not test for Fluorine.MACS Lab uses an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometer to analyze CAM-17 samples.For the technically inclined, this article by Bradford and Cook has a great deal of information about ICP instruments.An ICP requires that the sample be extracted into a solution. Usually samples are extracted using ashing. TCLP and STLC extractions can be performed. Call for other extraction techniques that may be required in special circumstances.CAM-17 analysis is most often used for soil and water samples, but can also be used for other materials such as rocks, minerals, sediment, air, alloys, and plant and animal tissue.