Pre-Cleaned & Certified Sample Bottles — Built for the Method
If your method calls for a clean container, the container itself can't be the source of contamination. KTEC's environmental sample bottle program ships pre-cleaned, certified with a Certificate of Analysis, and processed per the EPA Protocol that matches your analytes — the way environmental labs actually order.
Protocol A, B, & C — Match the Cleaning to the Analyte
Pre-cleaning isn't one-size-fits-all. The reagents that strip a bottle clean for metals analysis are the wrong ones for VOCs — and vice versa. Each KTEC container is processed per the EPA Protocol that fits its intended methods.
Organics, Metals & Extractables
Automated wash with laboratory-grade biodegradable detergent, ASTM Type I water rinse, and trace-grade nitric acid rinse. Oven-dried and assembled in a contaminate-free environment.
- Semivolatiles (EPA 625, 8270)
- Pesticides & PCBs (EPA 608, 8081, 8082)
- Dioxins (EPA 1613)
- Metals, Total (EPA 6010, 6020)
- TPH / Diesel & Motor Oil (EPA 8015)
- Oil & Grease, Phenolics
Containers: Amber Boston Round, Amber Wide Mouth Packer, Clear Straight Sided Jar
Volatile Organics (VOCs)
Automated wash with ASTM Type I water only — no acids that could carry trace organics. Reserved for purgeable VOC, TIC, and trace-level volatile analytes.
- Purgeable Volatiles (EPA 524.2, 624, 8260)
- Halogenated & Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs)
Containers: 40mL EPA VOA Vials — covered by our vial program.
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Wet Chem & Inorganics
Semi-automated wash with laboratory-grade biodegradable detergent, ASTM Type I water rinse, and trace-grade hydrochloric acid rinse. Tuned for inorganic and nutrient analytes.
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODâ‚…, SM 5210 B)
- Dissolved Oxygen (SM 4500-O G)
- Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite
- Surfactants (SM 4500-S2- C/D)
- General Wet Chemistry
Containers: Natural HDPE Oblong
Glass for Organics, HDPE for Wet Chem
The right material is part of the method. Glass for extractables, organics, and metals (where plastics can leach or adsorb analytes). HDPE for inorganics and wet chemistry (where glass interferes with silica, sodium, or pH-sensitive work).
Amber & Clear Glass Bottles
Type III soda-lime glass in Boston Round (narrow-mouth, light-sensitive), Wide Mouth Packer (extractables & metals), and Straight Sided Jar (soil & sediment) formats. PTFE-lined closures across the line.
View Glass BottlesNatural HDPE Bottles
Natural high-density polyethylene in Oblong format for wet chemistry workflows where glass would interfere. Leakproof closures, optimized for nutrient and inorganic sampling.
View HDPE BottlesBuilt for the Environmental Testing Community
We sell to environmental labs every day. That means we know what slows you down — and we've built the program around it.
Certificate of Analysis
Every case ships with an independent-lab Certificate of Analysis — the audit trail your data deserves.
Method-Matched Cleaning
Protocol A, B, or C — the container is processed for the analyte chemistry, not generically washed.
Lot-Numbered Traceability
Lot-numbered case labels and Cleaning Protocol Form included — ready for your QA/QC documentation.
Holding-Time Aware
We move fast on environmental orders — because bottles sitting on a dock burn into your sample window.
Running VOCs? You need vials, not bottles.
Purgeable volatiles (524.2, 624, 8260) sample to 40mL EPA VOA vials, not bottles. KTEC's vial program ships Class 1, 2, and 3 configurations for the full VOC workflow.
Bottles and Pre-cleaned bottles
Find your bottle by container type, size, or EPA method. Use the sidebar filters to drill in.
Not Sure Which Bottle Your Method Needs?
Send us your method, sample matrix, and turn-time — we'll come back with the right container, closure, and Protocol for the job.