40 CFR § 761.272 - Chemical extraction and analysis of samples.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s761.272"
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title: "40 CFR § 761.272 - Chemical extraction and analysis of samples."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "761.272"
section_name: "Chemical extraction and analysis of samples."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "761"
part_name: "POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616 and 42 U.S.C. 6939g."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 7156, Feb. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "761"
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# 761.272 Chemical extraction and analysis of samples.

Select applicable method(s) from the following list to extract PCBs and determine the PCB concentration from individual and composite samples of PCB remediation waste: SW-846 Method 3510C, Method 3520C, Method 3535A, Method 3540C, Method 3541, Method 3545A, Method 3546, or Method 8082A (all standards incorporated by reference in § 761.19). Modifications to the methods listed in this paragraph or alternative methods not listed may be used if validated under Subpart Q of this part or authorized in a § 761.61(c) approval.

[88 FR 59695, Aug. 29, 2023]