Detection of explosives in soils
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting explosive-indicating compounds in subsurface soil. The apparatus has a probe with an adsorbent material on some portion of its surface that can be placed into soil beneath the ground surface, where the adsorbent material can adsorb at least one explosive-indicating compound. The apparatus additional has the capability to desorb the explosive-indicating compound through heating or solvent extraction. A diagnostic instrument attached to the probe detects the desorbed explosive-indicating compound. In the method for detecting explosive-indicating compounds in soil, the sampling probe with an adsorbent material on at least some portion of a surface of the sampling probe is inserted into the soil to contact the adsorbent material with the soil. The explosive-indicating compounds are then desorbed and transferred as either a liquid or gas sample to a diagnostic tool for analysis. The resulting gas or liquid sample is analyzed using at least one diagnostic tool selected from the group consisting of an ion-mobility spectrometer, a gas chromatograph, a high performance liquid chromatograph, a capillary electrophoresis chromatograph, a mass spectrometer, a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer and a Raman spectrometer to detect the presence of explosive-indicating compounds.
- Inventors:
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- Edgewood, NM
- Albuquerque, NM
- Bosque Farms, NM
- Sandia Park, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874865
- Patent Number(s):
- 6477907
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- detection; explosives; soils; apparatus; method; detecting; explosive-indicating; compounds; subsurface; soil; probe; adsorbent; material; portion; surface; placed; beneath; ground; adsorb; compound; additional; capability; desorb; heating; solvent; extraction; diagnostic; instrument; attached; detects; desorbed; sampling; inserted; contact; transferred; liquid; gas; sample; tool; analysis; resulting; analyzed; selected; consisting; ion-mobility; spectrometer; chromatograph; performance; capillary; electrophoresis; mass; fourier-transform; infrared; raman; detect; presence; mass spectrometer; ground surface; subsurface soil; /73/436/
Citation Formats
Chambers, William B, Rodacy, Philip J, Phelan, James M, and Woodfin, Ronald L. Detection of explosives in soils. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Chambers, William B, Rodacy, Philip J, Phelan, James M, & Woodfin, Ronald L. Detection of explosives in soils. United States.
Chambers, William B, Rodacy, Philip J, Phelan, James M, and Woodfin, Ronald L. Tue .
"Detection of explosives in soils". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874865.
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title = {Detection of explosives in soils},
author = {Chambers, William B and Rodacy, Philip J and Phelan, James M and Woodfin, Ronald L},
abstractNote = {An apparatus and method for detecting explosive-indicating compounds in subsurface soil. The apparatus has a probe with an adsorbent material on some portion of its surface that can be placed into soil beneath the ground surface, where the adsorbent material can adsorb at least one explosive-indicating compound. The apparatus additional has the capability to desorb the explosive-indicating compound through heating or solvent extraction. A diagnostic instrument attached to the probe detects the desorbed explosive-indicating compound. In the method for detecting explosive-indicating compounds in soil, the sampling probe with an adsorbent material on at least some portion of a surface of the sampling probe is inserted into the soil to contact the adsorbent material with the soil. The explosive-indicating compounds are then desorbed and transferred as either a liquid or gas sample to a diagnostic tool for analysis. The resulting gas or liquid sample is analyzed using at least one diagnostic tool selected from the group consisting of an ion-mobility spectrometer, a gas chromatograph, a high performance liquid chromatograph, a capillary electrophoresis chromatograph, a mass spectrometer, a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer and a Raman spectrometer to detect the presence of explosive-indicating compounds.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
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