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1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank)
2. REPORT DATE
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
February 1998
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
5. FUNDING NUMBERS
Overview of On-Site Analytical Methods for Explosives in Soil
WU: AF25-CT-006
6. AUTHORS
Alan B. Crockett, Thomas F. Jenkins, Harry D. Craig, and Wayne E. Sisk
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
Special Report 98-4
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
72 Lyme Road
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
10. SPONSORING/MONITORING
AGENCY REPORT NUMBER
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
U.S. Army Environmental Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Installation Restoration Program
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)
On-site methods for explosives in soil are reviewed. Current methods emphasize the detection of TNT and RDX.
Methods that have undergone significant validation fall into two categories: colorimetric-based methods and en-
zyme immunoassay methods. Discussions include considerations of specificity, detection limits, extraction, cost,
and ease of use. A discussion of the unique sampling design considerations is also provided as well as an overview
of the most commonly employed laboratory method for analyzing explosives in soil. A short summary of ongoing
development activities is provided.
14. SUBJECT TERMS
15. NUMBER OF PAGES
DNT
HMX
Soil
38
Explosives
On-site analysis
TNT
16. PRICE CODE
Field screening
RDX
17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT
OF REPORT
OF THIS PAGE
OF ABSTRACT
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
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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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