Adaptation of the perfluorocarbon tracer technology for aqueous-phase studies in subsurface applications
The perfluorocarbon tracer (PFT) technology as developed by the Tracer Technology Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory can be easily adapted for use as in aqueous-phase tracer studies in subsurface hydrological applications. The advantages of the PFT technology in this application is that it is a multi-tracer technology, up to 5 or 6 PFTs may be used in an experiment, the PFTs are completely non-toxic and inert, the PFTs can be detected to 4 orders greater sensitivity than fluorescent dyes. The disadvantages are that the PFTs are only sparingly soluble in water and are also volatile. They are minimized by the PFT deployment and sampling methodologies which are given in this report. 15 refs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 7069471
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-43812; ON: DE90007356
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
EVALUATION
FIELD TESTS
FLOW RATE
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SAMPLING
SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS
TESTING
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WATER