Cost and Performance Report for Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Membrane Interface Probe

Abstract

The SCAPS ion trap mass spectrometer-Membrane Interface Probe (ITMS-MIP) system was developed to respond to the need for real-time, in situ measurements of subsurface volatile organic compounds (VOC) contamination at hazardous waste sites. The MIF, developed by (Geoprobe Systems, Inc., was coupled with the ITMS to provide a system capable of sampling and analyzing up to 38 samples per day. During two site characterization demonstrations in 1999 and 2000, the ITMS-MIP was used to determine the vertical extent of trichloroethene (TCE) contamination at a site at the Naval Air Station North Island. Use of the ITMS-MIP system realized cost savings of 25 percent over sampling and analysis of existing monitoring wells by conventional methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403904

Entities

People

  • Jed Costanza
  • Karen F. Myers
  • William M. Davis

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Dynamic Range
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Ion Traps
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Organic Compounds
  • Spectrometers
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design