(a) Each certificate holder shall test representative composite samples of the wood ash:
- (1) On at least a quarterly basis for wood ash that is distributed regularly; or
- (2) On a batch basis if the ash is distributed on a batch basis.
(b) Analyses of representative composite samples of wood ash shall be as follows:
- (1) The analyses shall use EPA test procedures in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods”, EPA Publication SW-846, revised July 2021, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, accessed as noted in Appendix B.
(2) The analyses shall include testing for the following constituents:
- a. Cadmium;
- b. Chromium;
- c. Copper;
- d. Lead;
- e. Mercury;
- f. Nickel;
- g. Zinc;
- h. Potassium;
- i. Molybdenum;
- j. Selenium;
- k. Calcium;
- l. Magnesium;
- m. Arsenic;
- n. Phosphorus; and
- o. Lime equivalence; and
- (3) The test for the metals listed in (2), above, shall be for total metals.
Source. #6619-B, eff 10-29-97; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 1700); ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 3406.02); ss by #10601; ss by #14067, eff 9-3-24