Fast, Repetitive GC/MS Analysis of Thermally Desorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Contaminated Soils

William H. McClennen; Neil S. Arnold; Kenneth A. Roberts; Henk L.C. Meuzelaar; JoAnn S. Lighty; Eric R. Lindgren

doi:10.1080/00102209008951694

Fast, Repetitive GC/MS Analysis of Thermally Desorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Contaminated Soils

William H. McClennen
, Neil S. Arnold
, Kenneth A. Roberts
, Henk L.C. Meuzelaar
, JoAnn S. Lighty
, Eric R. Lindgren

University of Utah

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Abstract

A syslem for on-line analysis of organic vapors by short column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ( GC / MS ) has been used to monitor products from a thermal soil desorption reactor. The system consists of a unique air sampling inlet with a 1 meter long capillary column coupled directly to a modified Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (Finnigan MAT) with demonstrated detection limits for alkylbcn-zencs in the low ppb range. In this work the mobile instrument is used for repetitive GC / MS and GC / MS<sup> n</sup> (tandem MS ) analysis at 30 to 60s intervals of PAH products from coal tar contaminated soils in a bed characterization reactor. Results for naphthalene through dibenzanthracenes arc compared to conventional. more detailed GC / MS analyses of extracts from soil before and after thermal treatment.

Original language	American English
Journal	Combustion Science and Technology
Volume	74
Issue number	1-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00102209008951694
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

PAH
contaminated soil
gas chromatography
mass spectrometry
on-line vapor analysis
thermal desorption

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Fast, Repetitive GC/MS Analysis of Thermally Desorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Contaminated Soils

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