This document covers waters (including groundwaters
and wastewaters), wastes and soils, but not biota. It
must be used for analyses for the purposes of the
Environment Protection Act 1970 and the Pollution of
Waters by Oils and Noxious Substances Act 1986, unless
other procedures are approved by EPA Victoria.
This guide is also a companion publication to A Guide to
the Sampling and Analysis of Air Emissions (EPA
publication 440).
People undertaking sampling must operate within a
system accredited by the National Association of
Testing Authorities (NATA) or they must meet the
following requirements: