Table 3. Concentrations of analytes found in dry and moist AEC soil
exposed at room temperature for one week to vapor from Kodak TNT.
Soil concentration (g/g)
Dry
Initially moist
Not air-dried*
Air-dried†
Not air-dried
Air-dried
1.34
1.13
0.57
0.55
2,4-DNT
1.35
1.23
0.59
0.56
1.36
1.24
0.60
0.61
1.42
1.25
0.69
0.62
1.58
1.26
0.79
0.67
Mean
1.41
1.22
0.65
0.60
Std. dev.
0.10
0.05
0.09
0.05
% loss
13%
not sig.
t stat
3.73**
0.98
0.13
0.10
0.010
0.011
2,4,6-TNT
0.14
0.11
0.012
0.011
0.16
0.12
0.013
0.012
0.16
0.12
0.014
0.012
0.17
0.14
0.018
0.014
Mean
0.15
0.12
0.013
0.012
Std. dev.
0.02
0.02
0.003
0.001
% loss
20%
not sig.
t stat
3.04**
0.96
0.093
0.082
0.022
0.021
1,3-DNB
0.094
0.087
0.023
0.021
0.095
0.087
0.024
0.024
0.098
0.089
0.027
0.024
0.11
0.090
0.030
0.026
Mean
0.098
0.087
0.025
0.023
Std. dev.
0.007
0.003
0.003
0.002
% loss
11%
not sig.
t stat
3.31**
1.10
0.027
0.022
0.010
0.0083
2,6-DNT
0.028
0.023
0.010
0.0086
0.028
0.024
0.011
0.0095
0.029
0.024
0.012
0.010
0.032
0.024
0.012
0.011
Mean
0.029
0.023
0.011
0.0093
Std. dev.
0.002
0.001
0.001
0.001
% loss
18%
16%
t stat
5.29**
2.60**
0.011
0.0080
not detected
1,2-DNB
0.011
0.0082
not detected
0.011
0.0086
not detected
0.012
0.0087
not detected
0.013
0.0087
not detected
Mean
0.012
0.0084
Std. dev.
0.0008
0.0003
% loss
27%
t stat
8.59**
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