Simplified volatile organics sampler. Final report, December 1984-December 1985

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6924988

James, R H; Bryant, M L; Adams, R E; Miller, H C

This report describes the results of a task-supporting EPA in its efforts to license hazardous-waste incinerators. The study provided a design for a simplified sampling system for medium levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Most of the study involved evaluation of sorbents and mixed-sorbent sampling tubes to develop a rugged, compact VOC collection system. The report describes the evaluation of sorbent materials, the development of a sampling tube, and the laboratory evaluation of the sampling system with several VOCs. The simplified sampling system consists of a single tandem-bed sorbent tube containing Tenax GC and Spherocarb sorbents. Direct thermal desorption into a GC/FID or GC/MS provides a rugged and simple sampling and analysis system.

• Research Organization: Southern Research Inst., Birmingham, AL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6924988
• Report Number(s): PB-87-133468/XAB; SORI-EAS-86-208
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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