Passive PE Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments: Standard Operating Procedure for PED Deployment

Abstract

The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to provide a description of the methods used in the deployment and retrieval of polyethylene devices (PEDs) in sediment-pore water environments for the sampling of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The overall objective of PED sampling is to determine the horizontal and vertical distributions of HOCs in pore waters of bed sediments. This SOP does not discuss deployment of PEDs in atmospheric or aqueous systems. This SOP should be used in conjunction with companion SOPs for Preparation of Polyethylene (PE) Media and Extraction Procedures for PE Media.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA582281

Entities

People

  • Dean Gouveia
  • John Macfarlane
  • Kevin Palaia
  • Philip Gschwend
  • Steve Reichenbacher

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Foil
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Communication Equipment
  • Containers
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Deployment
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Materials
  • Organic Compounds
  • Organic Materials
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Protective Equipment
  • Shipping
  • Standards
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.