Sample Bag for EPA TCLP Method

Tough, flexible 2-mil Tedlar® Gas impermeable Chemically inert Single stainless steel fitting Designed exclusively for the EPA TCLP method Low cost

In 1990 the EPA issued a final ruling on the procedure for determining the mobility of organic and inorganic contaminants present in liquid, solid, and multiphasic wastes. The Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) provides a means to determine the potential for waste leaching in a landfill environment. According to this procedure, a pressure driven piston system, Zero Headspace Extractor (ZHE), forces liquid waste through a glass fiber filter and into a Tedlar bag for subsequent analysis.

SKC offers an alternative disposable Tedlar bag for use with the Zero Headspace Extractor. The 231-01-TCLP bag is a one-liter Tedlar bag with a single stainless steel septum fitting that is designed to be connected to commercially available extractor vessels using a special stainless steel adapter (Cat. No. 231-01-ZHE).

Using Standard Bags
The use of a standard one-liter bag featuring two stainless steel fittings also complies with the EPA TCLP Method, but is more expensive. The hose/valve fitting is used for initial bag filling, while the septum fitting is used for removing a sample. These bags are suitable for attachment directly to an extractor with an appropriate PTFE or stainless steel coupler or PTFE tubing.

Tedlar Bags with Single Stainless Steel Septum Fitting for EPA TCLP Method
Fitting	Maximum Capacity (liter)	Qty.	Cat. No.
Single Stainless Steel Septum	1 L	pk/10	231-01-TCLP
Stainless Steel Adapter, for use with ZHE, required		ea	231-01-ZHE

TCLP Sample Bag Spec. Sheet (PDF)

Single Stainless Steel Septum Fitted TCLP Bag Operating Instructions (PDF)

SKC Custom Sample Bag Order Form (PDF)

MSDS — Tedlar