Sampling Bottle Chart

The chart below illustrates which sampling bottle is used for each type of analysis at Bureau Veritas laboratories in Canadian provinces. 

BOTTLE OR VIAL ANALYSIS PROVINCE
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Unpreserved general chemistry bottles
Unpreserved General Chemistry All
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Nutrients bottles
Nutrients
H2S04
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Yellow Label
All
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Metals bottle
Metals, Total or Field Filter Dissolved
HN03
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Red Label
All
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Mercury bottle
Mercury, Total or Field Filter Dissolved
HCl
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Green Label
All
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Hexavalent Chromium bottle
Hexavalent Chromium
NaOH
AB, BC, MB, SK
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Hexavalent Chromium blue bottle
Hexavalent Chromium
(NH4)2SO4/NaOH Buffer
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Blue Label
ATL, ON, QC
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Cyanide bottle
Cyanide
NaOH
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Purple Label
All
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Sulphide bottle
Sulphide
NaOH/Zinc Acetate
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Pink Label
All
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Phenols bottle
Phenols 4AAP
H2S04
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Yellow Label
ATL, ON, QC
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BTEX vials
BTEX, F1, VOCs, THMs
Sodium Bisulfate
All
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PAH bottles
F2-F4, TEH, PAH, C10-C50
Sodium Bisulfate
All provinces except QC
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PAH bottles
F2-F4, TEH, PAH, C10-C50
H2S04
QC