Technology Assessment of Field Portable Instrumentation for Use at Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Abstract

An assessment was made of commercially available field instrumentation for analysis of samples at Rocky Mountain Arsenal. The analytes considered were metals, volatile organics, and semivolatile organics. Colorimetric tests for metals are recommended for screening, with positives being confirmed by microwave digestion followed by portable atomic absorption. A portable mercury monitor is recommended for this analysis. Portable X=ray fluorescence is recommended for higher levels of inorganics. For volatile organics, purge and trap and heated headspace followed by portable gas chromatography are recommended. For semivolatiles in soil, SOXTEC extraction and gas or thin layer chromatography are recommended. For semivolatiles is water, solvent extraction using a MIXXOR is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198302

Entities

People

  • F. F. Dyer
  • M. P. Maskarinec
  • R. A. Jenkins
  • R. L. Moody
  • W. H. Griest

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Measurement
  • Mobile Laboratories
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.