[Title 40 CFR 503.8]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Continued)]
[Subchapter O - SEWAGE SLUDGE]
[Part 503 - STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE]
[Subpart A - General Provisions]
[Sec. 503.8 - Sampling and analysis.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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    PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Continued)
    SEWAGE SLUDGE
    STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE
    General Provisions
  


Sec. 503.8  Sampling and analysis.

    (a) Sampling. Representative samples of sewage sludge that is 
applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a 
sewage sludge incinerator shall be collected and analyzed.
    (b) Methods. The materials listed below are incorporated by 
reference in this part. These incorporations by reference were approved 
by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The materials are incorporated as they exist 
on the date of approval, and notice of any change in these materials 
will be published in the Federal Register. They are available for 
inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 7th Floor, suite 700, 
800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the Office of 
Water Docket, room L-102, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. Copies may be obtained from the standard 
producer or publisher listed in the regulation. Methods in the materials 
listed below shall be used to analyze samples of sewage sludge.
    (1) Enteric viruses. ASTM Designation: D 4994-89, ``Standard 
Practice for Recovery of Viruses From Wastewater Sludges'', 1992 Annual 
Book of ASTM Standards: Section 11--Water and Environmental Technology, 
ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.
    (2) Fecal coliform. Part 9221 E. or Part 9222 D., ``Standard Methods 
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater'', 18th Edition, 1992, 
American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005.
    (3) Helminth ova. Yanko, W.A., ``Occurrence of Pathogens in 
Distribution and Marketing Municipal Sludges'', EPA 600/1-87-014, 1987. 
National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, Virginia 22161 (PB 88-154273/AS).
    (4) Inorganic pollutants. ``Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 
Physical/Chemical Methods'', EPA Publication SW-846, Second Edition 
(1982) with Updates I (April 1984) and II (April 1985) and Third Edition 
(November 1986) with Revision I (December 1987). Second Edition and 
Updates I and II are available from the National Technical Information 
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (PB-87-120-
291). Third Edition and Revision I are available from Superintendent of 
Documents, Government Printing Office, 941 North Capitol Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20002 (Document Number 955-001-00000-1).
    (5) Salmonella sp. bacteria. Part 9260 D., ``Standard Methods for 
the Examination of Water and Wastewater'', 18th Edition, 1992, American 
Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005; 
or
    Kenner, B.A. and H.P. Clark, ``Detection and enumeration of 
Salmonella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', Journal of the Water Pollution 
Control Federation, Vol. 46, no. 9, September 1974, pp. 2163-2171. Water 
Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
    (6) Specific oxygen uptake rate. Part 2710 B., ``Standard Methods 
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater'',

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18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    (7) Total, fixed, and volatile solids. Part 2540 G., ``Standard 
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater'', 18th Edition, 
1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005.