Reference
Method
Test
Reagent #
Reagent Name
EPA (SW-846)
Manual Cold-Vapor Technique
Mercury in Liquid Waste
5.7
Potassium Permanganate, Mercury-Free, 5% solution (w/v)
EPA (SW-846)
Manual Cold-Vapor Technique
Mercury in Solid or Semisolid Waste
5.6
Potassium Permanganate, Mercury-Free, 5% Solution (w/v)
EPA (SW-846)
Sulfuric Acid / Permanganate Cleanup
PCBs
5.5
Potassium Permanganate, 5% (w/v)
EPA (SW-846)
Determination of Metals in Stack Emissions
Metals
5.11
Potassium Permanganate, 5% (w/v)
EPA
Manual Cold Vapor Technique
Mercury in Sediment
6.5
Potassium Permanganate, 5% solution, w/v
ASTM
Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption
Total Mercury
8.7
Potassium Permanganate Solution (50 g/L)
APHA
Cold-Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method
Metals
3d
Potassium permanganate solution
APHA
Dithizone Method
Mercury
3d
Potassium Permanganate Solution