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Title: Use of mass spectrometry coupled with a solids insertion probe to prescreen soil samples for environmental samples

Abstract

The contamination of air, water, and soils by a myriad of sources generates a large sample Currently, sample volume for hazardous constituent analyses is approximately half a million samples per year. The total analytical costs associated with this are astronomical. The analysis of these samples is vital in terms of assessing the types of contamination present and to what degree a site has been contaminated. The results of these analyses are very important for making an informed, knowledgeable decision as to the need for remediation and what type of remediation processes should be initiated based on site suitability vs non-action for the various sample sites. With an ever growing environmental consciousness in today`s society, the assessment and subsequent remediation of a site needs to be accomplished promptly despite the time constraints traditional methods place on such actions. In order to facilitate a rapid assessment, it is desirable to utilize instrumentation and equipment which afford the most information about a site allowing for optimization in environmental assessment while maintaining a realistic time schedule for the resulting remediation process. Because there are various types of environmental samples that can be taken at a site, different combinations of instrumentation and methods are requiredmore » for assessing the level and type of contamination present whether it is in air, water, or soils. This study is limited to analyzing soil-like media that would normally fall under EPA Method 8270 which is used to analyze solid waste matrices, soils, and groundwater for semi-volatile organic compounds.« less

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
210592
Report Number(s):
CONF-9505261-
TRN: 96:001157-0031
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 43. American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics, Atlanta, GA (United States), 21-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 43rd ASMS conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics; PB: 1411 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 40 CHEMISTRY; SOILS; SCREENING; VOLATILE MATTER; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Citation Formats

Check, C E, and Bach, S B.H. Use of mass spectrometry coupled with a solids insertion probe to prescreen soil samples for environmental samples. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Check, C E, & Bach, S B.H. Use of mass spectrometry coupled with a solids insertion probe to prescreen soil samples for environmental samples. United States.
Check, C E, and Bach, S B.H. 1995. "Use of mass spectrometry coupled with a solids insertion probe to prescreen soil samples for environmental samples". United States.
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abstractNote = {The contamination of air, water, and soils by a myriad of sources generates a large sample Currently, sample volume for hazardous constituent analyses is approximately half a million samples per year. The total analytical costs associated with this are astronomical. The analysis of these samples is vital in terms of assessing the types of contamination present and to what degree a site has been contaminated. The results of these analyses are very important for making an informed, knowledgeable decision as to the need for remediation and what type of remediation processes should be initiated based on site suitability vs non-action for the various sample sites. With an ever growing environmental consciousness in today`s society, the assessment and subsequent remediation of a site needs to be accomplished promptly despite the time constraints traditional methods place on such actions. In order to facilitate a rapid assessment, it is desirable to utilize instrumentation and equipment which afford the most information about a site allowing for optimization in environmental assessment while maintaining a realistic time schedule for the resulting remediation process. Because there are various types of environmental samples that can be taken at a site, different combinations of instrumentation and methods are required for assessing the level and type of contamination present whether it is in air, water, or soils. This study is limited to analyzing soil-like media that would normally fall under EPA Method 8270 which is used to analyze solid waste matrices, soils, and groundwater for semi-volatile organic compounds.},
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year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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