EPA-1315

Mass Transfer Rates of Constituents in Monolithic or Compacted Granular Materials Using a Semi-Dynamic Tank Leaching Procedure

Applicability: Method 1315 is a semi-dynamic tank leaching procedure used to determine the rate of mass transport from either monolithic materials (e.g., concrete materials, bricks, tiles) or compacted granular materials (e.g., soils, sediments, fly ash) as a function of time using deionized water as the leaching solution.

Purpose: EPA Method 1315, a semi-dynamic tank leaching procedure, is designed to determine the mass transfer rates (release rates) of inorganic analytes from monolithic or compacted granular materials under diffusion-controlled release conditions, as a function of leaching time.