The Bureau of Laboratories has an extensive list of Standard Operating Procedures associated with each of the categories below. Follow those links to view or download any SOPs of interest.

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Official DEP Field SOPs (as referenced in the QA Rule)

These Field SOPs are required for all organizations submitting data to DEP.  These SOPs are effective beginning June 8, 2004.

• DEP SOPs  - Revised SOPs effective 12/03/08

General Laboratory SOPs

• Petroleum Methods - Information regarding the FDEP's FLPRO method and the Massachusetts DEP method for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Memo explaining the application.
• Unionized Ammonia SOP - Discussion for the calculation of this species (MS Word, 90 kB) and the spreadsheet for calculations.
• Methods Database - Searchable listing of methods and components

Bureau of Laboratories Internal SOPs and Quality Manuals

The internal SOPs are those procedural SOPs developed by Biology and Chemistry for their internal use. Many organizations have found them useful. However, these SOPs were written for Department-specific equipment and analyses and may not be appropriate for your use without modification.

• Biology
• Bureau
• Chemistry

Bureau Quality Manuals