Table 8. Comparison of concentration estimates for TNT from various
on-site and laboratory methods.
TNT (mg/kg)
On-site
On-site
Sample
(colorimetric)
(EIA)
Acetone-HPLC
Method 8330
D1A
<1
0.51.5
<0.3
<0.3
D1B
<1
0.51.5
<0.3
0.6
D1C
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D1D
<1
<0.5
0.8
<0.3
D1Comp a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
0.3
D1Comp b
<1
0.51.5
<0.3
0.3
D2A a
6.5
3.04.0
5.6
<0.3
D2A b
<1
3.04.0
0.3
<0.3
D2B a
5.6
4.05.0
5.1
1.0
D2B b
1.8
1.53.0
1.3
0.6
D2C a
2.2
<0.5
<0.3
3.8
D2C b
<1
1.53.0
1.0
3.8
D2CC 1
3.4
3.04.0
2.8
1.1
D2CC 2
4.0
3.04.0
2.9
3.5
D2D a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
1.1
D2D b
<1
<0.5
1.0
0.4
D2DD 1
1.0
<0.5
<0.3
0.7
D2DD 2
1.9
<0.5
1.5
1.1
D4A
2.1
0.51.5
0.7
1.3
D4AA 1
1.5
1.53.0
0.4
0.4
D4AA 2
1.7
<0.5
1.0
0.4
D4B
<1
<0.5
<0.3
0.7
D4C
3.0
<0.5
1.3
0.6
D4D
1.4
<0.5
0.7
0.6
D4Comp a
3.3
1.53.0
3.7
0.7
D4Comp b
3.4
0.51.5
2.2
0.6
D5A a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5A b
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5B a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5B b
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5C a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5C b
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5D a
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5D b
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D5Comp a
2.7
0.51.5
1.9
<0.3
D5Comp b
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D7A
<1
0.51.5
1.0
1.0
D7B
2.0
1.53.0
1.7*
1.8
D7C
1.5
0.51.5
0.9
1.7
D7CC 1
2.2
<0.5
0.9
1.0
D7CC 2
9.1
3.04.0
7.3
1.0
D7D
3.6
3.04.0
2.1
8.8
D7Comp a
2.5
1.53.0
1.4
3.7
D7Comp b
3.3
1.53.0
2.1
21
D8A
21
1620
17
21
D8B
1.5
1.53.0
0.7
1.1
D8C
1.8
1.53.0
1.1
1.5
D8D
1.9
1.53.0
1.9
<0.3
D8Comp a
6.2
4.05.0
4.1
5.6
D8Comp b
3.4
4.05.0
2.2
9.7
D9A
1.7
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D9B
<1
<0.5
<0.3
0.4
D9BB 1
1.2
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D9BB 2
<1
<0.5
0.4
<0.3
D9C
<1
<0.5
<0.3
111
D9CC 1
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
D9CC 2
17
1216
15
<0.3
D9D
<1
<0.5
<0.3
<0.3
20