Field Analysis of Munitions Constituents Using a Field-portable GC-MS

Abstract

This technical note describes the use of a field-portable gas chromatograph (GC) mass spectrometer (MS) for the in-field analysis of munitions constituents (MCs) in groundwater. Field-portable instrumentation was used to analyze the explosives nitrobenzene (NB), 1,3- dinitrobenzene (1,3-DNB), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB), 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX). Method performance was compared with that for a typical conventional laboratory method.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA579217

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  • Amber L. Russell
  • Anthony J. Bednar
  • Charolett A. Hayes
  • David Splichal
  • Dina Justes
  • Louise Parker
  • Mitch Wells
  • Phil Tackett
  • Robert A. Kirgan
  • William T. Jones

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  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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  • Groundwater
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
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  • Munitions
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Regression Analysis
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