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Table 4

TABLE 4
FIELD REAGENT STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
CHEMICAL METHOD OF STORAGE  METHOD OF TRANSPORT
Nitric Acid Stored in original container or dedicated repipet dispenser in vented acid storage cabinet; segregated from other acids. Transferred to dedicated reagent bottle or repipet dispenser; transported in divided box containing only acids (each acid in separate compartment).
Hydrochloric acid See above See
above
Sulfuric acid See above See
above
Sodium hydroxide Dry flake or pellet form stored in original container in reagent cabinet.  solutions stored in separate cabinet. Dry forms transported in original or dedicated transfer container.  Solutions transferred to dedicated plastic container and transported segregated from acids.
Zinc acetate solution Stored in dedicated repipet dispenser in reagent storage cabinet. Transported in compartmentalized box in capped repipet dispenser.
EDTA Solution Stored in dedicated repipet dispenser in reagent storage cabinet. Transported in compartmentalized box in capped repipet dispenser.
Isopropanol Stored in original container in vented solvent storage cabinet in volatile analysis/custody area. Transported in bottle jacket in original container.
pH and conductivity standards Stored in reagent storage cabinet in air conditioned laboratory. Transported in dedicated plastic containers.