PFAS Emissions Measurement Methods Development and Emissions Characterization Study at National Response Corporation Alaska, LLC AFFF Contaminated Soil Thermal Treatment Facility

Abstract

This study successfully demonstrated the application of PSS to indicate overall quantitative measurement performance for targeted PFAS measurements for the modified EPA Method 0010 sampling train and associated analyses. A minimum PSS recovery of 70% and a maximum of 130% is typically required for EPAs isotope dilution emissions measurement methods. PSS recoveries averaged 100.3% and 70.3% for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) respectively. Moreover, there was no evidence of the PSS compounds migrating from the XAD-2 to the impingers during sampling, even in an extremely high moisture environment. It is because of these results EPA is able to proceed with the preparation of a formal test method for quantitative, targeted PFAS emissions measurements. This method is now identified as DRAFT Other Test Method (OTM) 45, a candidate EPA Test Method recommended for measurement of targeted PFAS compounds from stationary sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 2019
Accession Number
AD1134823

Entities

People

  • Brian Gullett
  • Jeffrey V. Ryan

Organizations

  • Environmental Protection Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution Control Systems
  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fresh Water
  • Hydroxides
  • Ketones
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Organic Compounds
  • Spectrometry
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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