2. Application or Category Type for Primary Certifications | Point Value |
a. Initial application | 6 |
b. Renewed application | 3 |
c. Matrix fee, aqueous | 5 |
d. Matrix fee, solid | 5 |
e. Matrix fee, drinking water | 5 |
f. Electrometric assays (ion-selective electrodes) | 1 |
g. Gravimetric assays, residues (solids) | 1 |
h. Gravimetric assays, oil and grease (HEM) | 2 |
i. Titrimetric or potentiometric titration assays | 1 |
j. Colorimetric or nephelometric spectrophotometry | 2 |
k. Combustion or oxidation | 3 |
l. IC (ion chromatography) | 3 |
m. Flow injection - Gas diffusion - Amperometry | 5 |
n. Waste characteristic extractions | 2 |
o. Waste characterization assays | 2 |
p. FLAA (flame atomic absorption spectrometry) | 2 |
q. CVAA (cold vapor atomic absorption) | 3 |
r. Hydride AA (gaseous hydride spectrometry) | 3 |
s. CVAFS (cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry) | 3 |
t. TDAA (thermal decomposition atomic absorption spectrometry) | 3 |
u. GFAA (graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry) | 3 |
v. Ultra-low level metals assays | 3 |
w. ICP (inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry) | 4 |
x. ICP/MS (inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) | 5 |
y. GC (gas chromatography) | 3 |
z. GC/MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) | 4 |
aa. HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) | 3 |
bb. LC/MS (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) | 4 |
cc. HR-GC/MS (high resolution GC - mass spectrometry) | 10 |
dd. LC/MS/MS (liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry - mass spectrometry) | 10 |
ee. WET (whole effluent toxicity assays) | 5 |
ff. Other | Contact department |
3. Application or Category Type for Reciprocal Certification | Point Value |
a. Initial and renewed application | 10 |
b. Level 1: 0-200 parameters | 2 |
c. Level 2: 201-500 parameters | 5 |
d. Level 3: 500-1000 parameters | 10 |
e. Level 4: 1000-2000 parameters | 20 |
N.D. Admin Code 33.1-23-04-04