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1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank)
2. REPORT DATE
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
February 1996
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
5. FUNDING NUMBERS
Obtaining and Transferring Soils for In-Vial Analysis of
Volatile Organic Compounds
6. AUTHORS
Alan D. Hewitt and Nicole J.E. Lukash
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
72 Lyme Road
Special Report 96-5
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-1290
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
10. SPONSORING/MONITORING
AGENCY REPORT NUMBER
U.S. Army Environmental Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401
SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-96002
11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Available from NTIS, Springfield, Virginia 22161
13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)
The ability to retain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) while collecting and transferring intact soils for in-vial
analysis was evaluated with field and laboratory samples. Experiments were designed to assess if VOC
concentrations are maintained in an intact soil sample when 1) held for under an hour in a metal core liner, 2)
held for days in a metal core liner sealed with TFEflourocarbon sheets or aluminum foil (ASTM D4547-91), 3)
held for less than 2 minutes in a plastic bag after extruding from a sampling device, and 4) immediately
transferred to an empty vial to which a solvent was added later. Results indicate that these procedures are all
highly susceptible to volatilization losses. To maintain site-representative VOC concentrations, collection of
soil samples for in-vial analysis should occur within minutes of exposing a fresh surface by using a device that
limits soil structure disruption and exposure.
14. SUBJECT TERMS
15. NUMBER OF PAGES
17
Collection procedures
Soil sampling
Volatile organic compounds
16. PRICE CODE
In-vial analysis
Transfer procedures
17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT
OF REPORT
OF THIS PAGE
OF ABSTRACT
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Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89)
NSN 7540-01-280-5500
Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39-18
298-102
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