[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 21] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR141.25] [Page 382-387] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 141_NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Monitoring and Analytical Requirements Sec. 141.25 Analytical methods for radioactivity. (a) Analysis for the following contaminants shall be conducted to determine compliance with Sec. 141.66 (radioactivity) in accordance with the methods in the following table, or their equivalent determined by EPA in accordance with Sec. 141.27. [[Page 383]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reference (method or page number) Contaminant Methodology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA \1\ EPA \2\ EPA \3\ EPA \4\ SM \5\ ASTM \6\ USGS \7\ DOE \8\ Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naturally occurring: Gross alpha\11\ and beta.. Evaporation...... 900.0....... p 1......... 00-01....... p 1......... 302, 7110 B.............. ............... R-1120-76...... ........... Gross alpha\11\........... Co-precipitation. ............ ............ 00-02....... ............ 7110 C................... ........... Radium 226................ Radon emanation.. 903.1....... p 16........ Ra-04....... p 19........ 305,7500-Ra C............ D 3454-97...... R-1141-76...... Ra-04...... N.Y.\9\ Radiochemi- cal.. 903.0....... p 13........ Ra-03....... ............ 304,7500-Ra B............ D 2460-97...... R-1140-76...... ........... Radium 228................ Radiochemi- cal.. 904.0....... p 24........ Ra-05....... p 19........ 7500-Ra D................ ............... R-1142-76...... ........... N.Y.\9\, N.J.\10\ Uranium\12\............... Radiochemi- cal.. 908.0....... ............ ............ ............ 7500-U B Fluorometric..... 908.1....... ............ ............ ............ 7500-U C (17th Ed.)...... D2907-97....... R-1180-76, R- U-04 1181-76. Alpha ............ ............ 00-07....... p 33........ 7500-U C (18th, 19th or D 3972-97...... R-1182-76...... U-02 spectrometry. 20th Ed.). Laser ............ ............ ............ ............ ......................... D 5174-97...... ........... Phosphorimetry. Man-made: Radioact-................. Radiochemi-...... 901.0....... p 4......... ............ ............ 7500-CsB................. D 2459-72...... R-1111-76...... ........... ive cesium................ cal.............. Gamma ray 901.1....... ............ ............ p 92........ 7120..................... D 3649-91...... R- 1110-76..... 4.5.2.3.... ........... spectrometry. Radioact-................. Radiochemi-...... 902.0....... p 6, p 9.... ............ ............ 7500-I B, 7500-I C, 7500- D 3649-91...... ive iodine................ cal.............. I D. Gamma ray 901.1....... ............ ............ p 92........ 7120..................... D 4785-93...... ............... 4.5.2.3.... ........... spectrometry. Radioact-................. Radiochemi-...... 905.0....... p 29........ Sr-04....... p 65........ 303, 7500-Sr B........... ............... R-1160-76...... Sr-01, Sr- ........... ive Strontium 89, 90...... cal.............. 02 Tritium................... Liquid 906.0....... p 34........ H-02........ p 87........ 306, 7500-3H B........... D 4107-91...... R-1171-76...... scintillation. Gamma emitters............ Gamma ray........ 901.1....... ............ ............ p 92........ 7120..................... D 3649-91...... R-1110-76...... Ga-01-R.... ........... Spectrometry..... 902.0, 901.0 ............ ............ ............ 7500-Cs B, 7500-I B...... D 4785-93...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The procedures shall be done in accordance with the documents listed below. The incorporation by reference of documents 1 through 10 was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the sources listed below. Information regarding obtaining these documents can be obtained from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. Documents may be inspected at EPA's Drinking Water Docket, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B135, Washington, DC (Telephone: 202- 566-2426); or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/ federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. \1\ ``Prescribed Procedures for the Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water'', EPA 600/4-80-032, August 1980. Available at the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 (Telephone 800-553-6847), PB 80-224744. \2\ ``Interim Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking Water'', EPA 600/4-75-008(revised), March 1976. Available NTIS, ibid. PB 253258. \3\ ``Radiochemistry Procedures Manual'', EPA 520/5-84-006, December, 1987. Available NTIS, ibid. PB 84-215581. \4\ ``Radiochemical Analytical Procedures for Analysis of Environmental Samples'', March 1979. Available at NTIS, ibid. EMSL LV 053917. \5\ ``Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater'', 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th Editions, or 20th edition, 1971, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998. Available at American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20005 . Methods 302, 303, 304, 305 and 306 are only in the 13th edition. Methods 7110B, 7500-Ra B, 7500-Ra C, 7500-Ra D, 7500-U B, 7500- Cs B, 7500-I B, 7500-I C, 7500-I D, 7500-Sr B, 7500-3H B are in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7110 C is in the 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7500-U C Fluorometric Uranium is only in the 17th Edition, and 7500-U C Alpha spectrometry is only in the 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7120 is only in the 19th and 20th editions. Methods 302, 303, 304, 305 and 306 are only in the 13th edition. \6\ Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 11.01 and 11.02, 1999; ASTM International any year containing the cited version of the method may be used. Copies may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. [[Page 384]] \7\ ``Methods for Determination of Radioactive Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments'', Chapter A5 in Book 5 of Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey, 1977. Available at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0425. \8\ ``EML Procedures Manual'', 28th (1997) or 27th (1990) Editions, Volumes 1 and 2; either edition may be used. In the 27th Edition Method Ra-04 is listed as Ra-05 and Method Ga-01-R is listed as Sect. 4.5.2.3. Available at the Environmental Measurements Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 376 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014-3621. \9\ ``Determination of Ra-226 and Ra-228 (Ra-02)'', January 1980, Revised June 1982. Available at Radiological Sciences Institute for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12201. \10\ ``Determination of Radium 228 in Drinking Water'', August 1980. Available at State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Radiation and Inorganic Analytical Services, 9 Ewing Street, Trenton, NJ 08625. \11\ Natural uranium and thorium-230 are approved as gross alpha calibration standards for gross alpha with co-precipitation and evaporation methods; americium-241 is approved with co- precipitation methods. \12\ In uranium (U) is determined by mass, a 0.67 pCi/[mu]g of uranium conversion factor must be used. This conversion factor is based on the 1:1 activity ration of U-234 and U-238 that is characteristic of naturally occurring uranium. [[Page 385]] (b) When the identification and measurement of radionuclides other than those listed in paragraph (a) of this section is required, the following references are to be used, except in cases where alternative methods have been approved in accordance with Sec. 141.27. (1) Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Aqueous Solutions, H. L. Krieger and S. Gold, EPA-R4-73-014. USEPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1973. (2) HASL Procedure Manual, Edited by John H. Harley. HASL 300, ERDA Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, NY., 1973. (c) For the purpose of monitoring radioactivity concentrations in drinking water, the required sensitivity of the radioanalysis is defined in terms of a detection limit. The detection limit shall be that concentration which can be counted with a precision of plus or minus 100 percent at the 95 percent confidence level (1.96[sigma] where [sigma] is the standard deviation of the net counting rate of the sample). (1) To determine compliance with Sec. 141.66(b), (c), and (e) the detection limit shall not exceed the concentrations in Table B to this paragraph. Table B.--Detection Limits for Gross Alpha Particle Activity, Radium 226, Radium 228, and Uranium ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contaminant Detection limit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gross alpha particle activity.............. 3 pCi/L. Radium 226................................. 1 pCi/L. Radium 228................................. 1 pCi/L. Uranium.................................... Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) To determine compliance with Sec. 141.66(d) the detection limits shall not exceed the concentrations listed in Table C to this paragraph. Table C--Detection Limits for Man-made Beta Particle and Photon Emitters ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radionuclide Detection limit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tritium................................... 1,000 pCi/1. Strontium-89.............................. 10 pCi/1. Strontium-90.............................. 2 pCi/1. Iodine-131................................ 1 pCi/1. Cesium-134................................ 10 pCi/1. Gross beta................................ 4 pCi/1. Other radionuclides....................... \1/10\ of the applicable limit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (d) To judge compliance with the maximum contaminant levels listed in Sec. 141.66, averages of data shall be used and shall be rounded to the same number of significant figures as the maximum contaminant level for the substance in question. (e) The State has the authority to determine compliance or initiate enforcement action based upon analytical results or other information compiled by their sanctioned representatives and agencies. [41 FR 28404, July 9, 1976, as amended at 45 FR 57345, Aug. 27, 1980; 62 FR 10173, Mar. 5, 1997; 65 FR 76745, Dec. 7, 2000; 67 FR 65250, Oct. 23, 2002] Effective Date Note 1: At 69 FR 31012, June 2, 2004, Sec. 141.25 was amended in the table in paragraph (a) by revising the entry for uranium, revising footnotes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 12, and adding footnote 13, effective Aug. 31, 2004. For the convenience of the user, the revised and added text is set forth as follows: [[Page 386]] Sec. 141.25 Analytical methods for radioactivity. (a) * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reference (method or page number) Contaminant Methodology ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA \1\ EPA \2\ EPA \3\ EPA \4\ SM \5\ ASTM \6\ USGS \7\ DOE \8\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * Uranium \12\....................... Radiochemical......... 908.0 ........ ........ ........ 7500-U B ................... ...................... ............ Fluorometric.......... 908.1 ........ ........ ........ 7500-U C (17th Ed.) D 2907-97 R-1180-76, R-1181-76 U-04 ICP-MS................ \13\ ........ ........ ........ 3125 D5673-03 ...................... ............ 200.8 Alpha spectrometry.... ........ ........ 00-07 p-33 7500-U C (18th, 19th or 20th D3972-97 R-1182-76 U-02 Ed.) Laser Phosphorimetry.. ........ ........ ........ ........ ................................ D5174-97 ...................... ............ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * The procedures shall be done in accordance with the documents listed below. The incorporation by reference of documents 1 through 10 and 13 was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the sources listed below. Information regarding obtaining these documents can be obtained from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. Documents may be inspected at EPA's Drinking Water Docket, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room B135, Washington, DC (Telephone: 202-566-2426); or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http:// www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. \1\ ``Prescribed Procedures for the Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water'', EPA 600/4-80-032, August 1980. Available at the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 (Telephone 800-553-6847), PB 80-224744, except Method 200.8, ``Determination of Trace Elements in Waters and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' Revision 5.4, which is published in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples--Supplement I,'' EPA 600-R-94-111, May 1994. Available at NTIS, PB95-125472. \2\ ``Interim Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking Water'', EPA 600/4-75-008(revised), March 1976. Available at NTIS, ibid. PB 253258. \3\ ``Radiochemistry Procedures Manual'', EPA 520/5-84-006, December, 1987. Available at NTIS, ibid. PB 84-215581. \4\ ``Radiochemical Analytical Procedures for Analysis of Environmental Samples'', March 1979. Available at NTIS, ibid. EMSL LV 053917. \5\ ``Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater'', 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th Editions, or 20th edition, 1971, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998. Available at American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Methods 302, 303, 304, 305 and 306 are only in the 13th edition. Methods 7110B, 7500-Ra B, 7500-Ra C, 7500-Ra D, 7500-U B, 7500- Cs B, 7500-I B, 7500-I C, 7500-I D, 7500-Sr B, 7500-3H B are in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7110 C is in the 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7500-U C Fluorometric Uranium is only in the 17th Edition, and 7500-U C Alpha spectrometry is only in the 18th, 19th and 20th editions. Method 7120 is only in the 19th and 20th editions. Methods 302, 303, 304, 305 and 306 are only in the 13th edition. Method 3125 is only in the 20th edition. \6\ Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 11.01 and 11.02, 1999; ASTM International any year containing the cited version of the method may be used. Copies of these two volumes and the 2003 version of D 5673-03 may be obtained from ASTM International. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959. \7\ ``Methods for Determination of Radioactive Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments'', Chapter A5 in Book 5 of Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey, 1977. Available at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0425. \8\ ``EML Procedures Manual'', 28th (1997) or 27th (1990) Editions, Volumes 1 and 2; either edition may be used. In the 27th Edition Method Ra-04 is listed as Ra-05 and Method Ga-01-R is listed as Sect. 4.5.2.3. Available at the Environmental Measurements Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 376 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014-3621. * * * * * * * \12\ If uranium (U) is determined by mass, a 0.67 pCi/[mu]g of uranium conversion factor must be used. This conversion factor is based on the 1:1 activity ratio of U-234 and U-238 that is characteristic of naturally occurring uranium. \13\ ``Determination of Trace Elements in Waters and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' Revision 5.4, which is published in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples--Supplement I,'' EPA 600-R-94-111, May 1994. Available at NTIS, PB 95-125472. * * * * * [[Page 387]] Effective Date Note 2: At 69 FR 38855, June 29, 2004, Sec. 141.25 was amended in paragraph (c)(1) in the entry for uranium in the second column of Table B by removing the word ``reserve'' and adding in its place ``1 [mu]g/L'', effective July 29, 2004.