Evaluation of a standard test method for screening fuels in soils

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:463554

Sorini, S S; Schabron, J F

A new screening method for fuel contamination in soils was recently developed as American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Method D-5831-95, Standard Test Method for Screening Fuels in Soils. This method uses low-toxicity chemicals and can be sued to screen organic- rich soils, as well as being fast, easy, and inexpensive to perform. Fuels containing aromatic compounds, such as diesel fuel and gasoline, as well as other aromatic-containing hydrocarbon materials, such as motor oil, crude oil, and cola oil, can be determined. The screening method for fuels in soils was evaluated by conducting a Collaborative study on the method. In the Collaborative study, a sand and an organic soil spiked with various concentrations of diesel fuel were tested. Data from the Collaborative study were used to determine the reproducibility (between participants) and repeatability (within participants) precision of the method for screening the test materials. The Collaborative study data also provide information on the performance of portable field equipment (patent pending) versus laboratory equipment for performing the screening method and a comparison of diesel concentration values determined using the screening method versus a laboratory method.

• Research Organization: Western Research Inst., Laramie, WY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-93MC30127
• OSTI ID: 463554
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/30127--97/C0777; CONF-9607123--7; ON: DE97051910
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
CONCENTRATION RATIO
DIESEL FUELS
EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
SOILS
STANDARDS