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Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework

LEAF Test Methods

Test Methods and Data Templates

The following downloads include the four preliminary versions of EPA test methods*.  For each leaching test method, the method document and Excel® data template for the method are available.

Test Method Description Document Template
Method 1313* Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of pH for Constituents in Solid Materials Using a Parallel Batch Extraction Procedure PDF XLTX
Method 1314 Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of Liquid-to-Solid Ratio for Constituents in Solid Materials Using a Percolation Column Procedure PDF XLTX
Method 1315 Mass Transfer Rates for Constituents in Monolithic or Compacted Granular Materials Using a Semi-dynamic Tank Leaching Procedure PDF XLTX
Method 1316* Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of Liquid-to-Solid Ratio for Consitituents in Solid Materials Using a Parallel Batch Procedure PDF XLTX
Last Update: 24 October 2012

*As of October 2012, these methods have been posted by U.S. EPA in the New Methods section of “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods” (SW-846).