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"Safe Drinking Water Act" or "NJSDWA"
means N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq.
"Salinity" means, for Acute Toxicity Testing, the
total amount of dissolved salts in sea water expressed in
parts per thousand (ppt) by weight when all the carbonate
has been converted to oxide, the bromide and iodide have been
replaced with chloride, and all organic matter has been completely
oxidized.
"Sample handling and preservation" means those
sample handling and preservation techniques listed in N.J.A.C.
7:18?9. These techniques comprise the Department's minimum
performance requirements for handling and preserving a valid
sample for subsequent analysis by a certified environmental
laboratory for regulatory purposes.
"Sampling point" means a particular site whose location
may be specified in a permit, or otherwise, and from which
samples are to be collected for testing and evaluation.
"SM14" or "Standard Methods, 14th Edition"
means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 14th Edition 1975.
"SM15" or "Standard Methods, 15th Edition"
means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 15th Edition 1980.
"SM16" or "Standard Methods, 16th Edition"
means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 16th Edition 1985.
"SM17" or "Standard Methods, 17th Edition"
means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 17th Edition 1989.
"SM18" or "Standard Methods, 18th Edition"
means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 18th Edition 1992.
"SOC" means a synthetic organic chemical listed
in the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. An SOC
is a non-volatile organic compound for which maximum contaminant
levels (MCLs) or maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs) have
been established.
"Solid/Hazardous Waste Programs" means the Department's
programs implementing the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1E-1 et seq., the Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1K-6 et seq., and the Spill Compensation and Control Act,
N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq.
"Solid/Hazardous Waste sample" means a regulatory
sample analyzed to determine compliance with one or more of
the Solid/Hazardous Waste programs.
"SOP manual" means standard operating procedure
manual. This manual includes step-by-step instructions for
all procedures, operations, analyses, and actions whose mechanics
are thoroughly prescribed and commonly accepted as the usual
method for performing routine or repetitive tasks.
"State Primary Drinking Water Regulations" means
those regulations promulgated as N.J.A.C. 7:10-5.
"State Secondary Drinking Water Regulations" means
those regulations promulgated as N.J.A.C. 7:10-7.
"Static-Toxicity Test" means, for Acute Toxicity
Testing, a test in which solutions and organisms are placed
in chambers for the duration of the test without any exchange
of the test solutions.
"Subsample" means a portion of a large volume
homogenized sample.
"Subsequent to graduation" means the time after
receipt of a specified degree.
ASW-846" means the USEPA's Test Methods for Evaluating
Solid Waste - Physical and Chemical Methods, Third Edition
1986, as amended or supplemented.
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