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Category : Soil pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Laboratory Evaluation of a Volatile Organic Compound Analysis System for the Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System
Author: Laboratory Evaluation of a Volatile Organic Compound Analysis System for the Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Conventional subsurface contaminant mapping technology requiring borings and laboratory analysis of soil samples is time-consuming, expensive, and often results in inadequate descriptions of contaminant plumes. Adaptation of advanced chemical techniques to cone penetrometer technology provides a means for real time detection and mapping of contamination in the subsurface. An in situ volatile organic compound sampling system to detect ppb levels of BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and total xylenes) and trichloroethene has been developed for the site characterization and analysis penetrometer system. The sampler is pushed to a desired depth in the subsurface, an interior actuator rod is retracted to form a sampling chamber, and a measured volume of soil is sampled and purged in place. Volatilized compounds are transferred to the surface where they are trapped on tenax and desorbed into a portable gas chromatograph. The soil sample is expelled, and the penetrometer is pushed to a new depth where the process is repeated. Materials and system-operating conditions were optimized during laboratory tests. Stainless steel tubing heated to 100 deg C and a carrier gas flow rate of 40 ml per min yielded maximum recoveries (>90 percent) in a 30-min sampling period. Complete system tests yielded recoveries greater than 85 percent from soil spiked with BTEX and other chlorinated volatile compounds. These recoveries compared favorably with spike recovery data obtained from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 8240 by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer. Overall, the sampling system was able to successfully thermally desorb BTEX compounds from spiked soil and transport the volatilized compounds through 50 ft of heated transfer line into a tenax trap with recoveries greater than 85 percent. jg p5.
Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Validation of the Hydrosparge Volatile Organic Compound Sensor
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Site characterization for subsurface contaminants is time consuming and costly. The Hydrosparge VOC sensor was developed for the Tri-Services Site characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) program to provide in situ VOC detection in ground waters. The system consists of a direct push well for groundwater access, an in situ sparge module, and a direct-sampling ion trop mass spectrometer. The Hydrosparge VOC sensor was tested at three geographically different sites across the country. The results obtained with the SCARS in situ technique indicate a strong linear relationship with EPA methods with regression coefficients ranging between 0.63 and 0.88 and the slope of the regression line between 1.1 and 1.2. The SCAPS Hydrosparge VOC sensor has been demonstrated to reduce the time and cost required to characterize sites by directing the placement of a reduced number of conventional monitoring wells.
Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Validation of the Thermal Desorption Sampler for Volatile Organic Compounds
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the most frequently identified contaminants in soil and groundwater samples obtained during investigation of hazardous waste sites. The thermal desorption sampler (TDS), was developed for the Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) program to provide in situ analysis of VOCs in vadose zone and saturated soils. In operation, the TDS captures an estimated quantity of soil below ground, thermally desorbs the VOCs, and transfers them to the surface where they are analyzed on a field poflable ion trap mass spectrometer (ITMS). This analysis is sensitive to the low ppb range for chlorinated solvents and BETX compounds. The TDS was field tested at five geologically distinct sites across the country. Field data were compared to laboratory data (EPA SW-846 Method 8260B (USEPA 1995)) for validation of the technique. Data analysis indicated that the in situ analysis of the primary VOC contaminant at each site demonstrated good correlation with the validation method with a liner regression correlation coefficient between 0.8 and 1.0 and the slope of the regression line between 0.7 and 1.3. Secondary VOC contaminants of lesser concentration demonstrated poorer correlation that could be attributed to the lack of chromatographic separation prior to the ITMS analysis.
Tri-Service Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Accelerated Sensor Development Project
Author: EPA National Publications Catalog
Author: United States. Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
EPA 200-B.
Author: Thermal Desorption VOC Sampler
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Category : Engineering instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168589
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The number of hazardous waste sites across the United States has grown to approximately 217,000, with billions of cubic yards of soil, sediment, and groundwater plumes requiring remediation. Sites contaminated with recalcitrant contaminants or with complex hydrogeological features have proved to be a significant challenge to cleanup on every levelâ€"technologically, financially, legally, and sociopolitically. Like many federal agencies, the Navy is a responsible party with a large liability in hazardous waste sites. Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilitites applies the concepts of adaptive management to complex, high-risk hazardous waste sites that are typical of the military, EPA, and other responsible parties. The report suggests ways to make forward progress at sites with recalcitrant contamination that have stalled prior to meeting cleanup goals. This encompasses more rigorous data collection and analysis, consideration of alternative treatment technologies, and comprehensive long-term stewardship.
Underground Sensing
Author: Sibel PamukcuPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128031549
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Underground Sensing: Monitoring and Hazard Detection for Environment and Infrastructure brings the target audience the technical and practical knowledge of existing technologies of subsurface sensing and monitoring based on a classification of their functionality. In addition, the book introduces emerging technologies and applications of sensing for environmental and geo-hazards in subsurface – focusing on sensing platforms that can enable fully distributed global measurements. Finally, users will find a comprehensive exploration of the future of underground sensing that can meet demands for preemptive and sustainable response to underground hazards. New concepts and paradigms based on passively powered and/or on-demand activated, embeddable sensor platforms are presented to bridge the gap between real-time monitoring and global measurements. - Presents a one-stop-shop reference for underground sensing and monitoring needs that saves valuable research time - Provides application cases for all technologies that are covered and described in detail - Includes full, four color images of equipment and applications - Designed to cover a wide variety of underground sensors, from agriculture to geohazards