40 CFR § 761.286 - Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s761.286"
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title: "40 CFR § 761.286 - Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "761.286"
section_name: "Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 761.286 Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample.

At each selected sampling location for bulk PCB remediation waste or porous surfaces, collect at least 20 milliliters of waste, or a portion of sufficient weight for the chemical analyst to measure the concentration of PCBs and still have sufficient analytical detection sensitivity to reproducibly measure PCBs at the levels designated in § 761.61(a)(4). Use a core sampler having a diameter ≥2 cm and ≤3 cm. Collect waste to a maximum depth of 7.5 cms.