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Will the EPA’s “Standard Operating Procedure for Sampling of Vapor Phase Mercury” (below - ref http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/lmmb/methods/lmsamsvp.pdf) be required to certify your room is safe for re-entry?

Volume 1, Chapter 1. SOP for Sampling of Vapor Phase Mercury
Appendix A. Facilities, Equipment and Reagents

1. Preparation of Field Supplies
- Class 100 Clean Room, Work Stations
- Clean Room Gloves
- Particle-free Wipes
- Clean Room Cap, Gown and Boots
- Milli-Q Water (18.2MÙ/cm)
- Exhaust Hood
- Acetone
- Alconox
- Polyethylene Tubs
- EM Science Tracepur and Suprapur Hydrochloric Acid
- Polytherm Water Bath (Science/Electronics)
- Baker Instra-Analyzed or EM Science Suprapur Nitric Acid
- New Polyethylene Bags
- 20 L Polyethylene Carboys

2. Sample Collection
- Mass Flow Controlled Vacuum Pump (URG, Model 3000-02M)
- Calibrated 300 cc/min. Rotameter (Matheson)
- HDPE Tubing with quick connects
- Black Latex Tubing
- Mercury Sampling Box (UMAQL, See Appendix B)
- Acid-Cleaned 47 mm Teflon Filter Holders (Savillex, PFA Labware)
- 47 mm Preheated Glass Fiber Filters (Gelman Sciences A/E)
- Acid-Cleaned Teflon Jars (Savillex, PFA Labware)
- Teflon-Coated Forceps
- ‘Blanked’ Gold-Bead Traps (UMAQL)
- Teflon Endplugs
- Trap Heater & Variable Transformer
- Acid-Cleaned Teflon Tubing
- Particle-Free Gloves
- Teflon Tape
- Sample Labels
- Field Operator Log Book
- Shipping Boxes

3. Sample Analysis
- Cold Vapor Atomic Florescence Detector (Brooks Rand, LTD.)
- Line Tamer/Conditioner (Shape Magnetronics Model PCLT 150)
- Integrator (Hewlett-Packard Model 3390A)
- Helium, Ultra High Purity Grade (99.999%)
- Mass Flow Controller (Tylan)
- Nichrome Coils (UMAQL)
- Electric Leads
- Variable Transformers (Staco Energy Products Co. Type 3PN1010)
- Cooling Fans
- Gold-Coated Glass Bead Traps (UMAQL)
- Gas Tight Syringe (Hamilton series 1800)
- Injection Port (UMAQL)
- Constant Temperature Circulating Water Bath (Fisher Model 901)
- Instrument Grade Metallic Mercury (Triple Distilled)
- Mercury Flask (UMAQL)
- Certified Immersion Thermometer (Kessler Instruments, Inc. 15041A)