Development of an Improved Confirmation Separation Suitable for Use with SW846 Method 8330

Abstract

An improved RP-HPLC confirmation separation was developed that is suitable for use with EPA SW846 Method 8330. This separation provides adequate resolution of the analytes most commonly found in explosives-contaminated waters and soils. The separation is achieved on an LC-CN (cyanopropyl) column eluted with an eluent composed of water (65%), methanol (I 2%) and acetonitrile (23%) at 1.2 mL/min. Analysis of field-contaminated soil and groundwater samples indicate that this confirmation separation is an improvement over the confirmation separation currently recommended in SW846 Method 8330. Chemical analysis, RDX, TNT, Explosives, Soil contamination, Water contamination. Munition residues,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269720

Entities

People

  • Susan M. Golden
  • Thomas F. Jenkins

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acetonitrile
  • Alcohols
  • Ammunition
  • Cold Regions
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Methanols
  • Munitions
  • Nitriles
  • Standards
  • Surface Warfare
  • Tnt
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Analytical Chemistry