North American methods for the analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

CANADA

• Report EPS 1/RM/19, February 1992
  Reference Method for the Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents.
  
  
• Report EPS 1/RM/23, October 1992
  Internal Quality Assurance Requirements for the Analysis of Dioxins in Environmental Samples
  
  
• Report EPS 1/RM/31, March 1997
  Reference Method for the Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

UNITED STATES (U.S. EPA Methods)

• Method 1668B: [PDF Format]
  Method 1668B: Chlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Water, Soil, Sediment, and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS. November 2008 [PDF Format] 636 Kb
  
  
• Method 23:
  Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated dibenzofurans from stationary sources (02/91 FR Copy).
  
  
• Method 23:
  Proposed Revision 1998
  
  
• Method 1613:
  Tetra-Through Octa-chlorinated dioxins and furans by isotope dilution HRGC/HRMS - Update October 1994
   
  
• SW-846 On-line Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste Physical/Chemical Methods
  
  
• Method 8280A: December 1996 [PDF Format]
  
  
• Method 8290: September 1994 [PDF Format]
   
  
• Method 8280B: [PDF Format]
  The Analysis of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans by High Resolution Gas Chromatography/Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/LRMS) February 2007
  
  
• Method 8290A: [PDF Format]
  Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High-Resolution Gas Chromatography/High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) February 2007