Table A11. Analyte concentration (pg/mL) in headspace vapor
above sand containing buried U.S. military-grade TNT, at
4C, and three moisture levels.
Air dry
2.1% moisture
3.1% moisture
Sample
Rep A
Rep B
Rep A
Rep B
Rep A
Rep B
12 days
1,3-DNB
<d
<d
3.19
10.9
6.57
6.21
1,2-DNB
0.031
0.014
0.725
2.24
1.42
1.42
2,5-DNT
<d
<d
0.461
1.63
0.987
1.02
2,4-DNT
0.184
0.080
3.63
10.6
7.06
6.58
3,5-DNT
<d
<d
1.09
3.36
2.05
1.94
1,3,5-TNB
<d
<d
<d
<d
<d
<d
2,4,6-TNT
0.429
0.313
0.870
1.09
3.09
0.739
19 days
1,3-DNB
0.036
<d
40.5
26.7
6.17
18.7
1,2-DNB
0.008
<d
7.05
5.94
1.45
4.34
2,5-DNT
0.017
<d
4.35
2.93
0.613
2.17
2,4-DNT
0.169
0.034
49.2
40.6
10.6
31.9
3,5-DNT
0.030
0.031
9.85
8.80
2.46
7.01
1,3,5-TNB
0.063
<d
<d
0.082
0.071
0.070
2,4,6-TNT
1.87
0.034
1.12
2.03
3.20
1.91
35 days
1,3-DNB
<d
<d
56.3
34.7
27.7
32.9
1,2-DNB
<d
<d
10.9
8.31
6.29
6.88
2,5-DNT
<d
<d
6.33
3.96
2.79
3.82
2,4-DNT
0.033
0.027
78.6
60.6
47.5
52.8
3,5-DNT
<d
<d
16.0
13.4
10.7
0
1,3,5-TNB
<d
<d
0.098
0.388
0.300
0.198
2,4,6-TNT
0.044
0.022
2.79
5.64
7.71
5.01
67 days
1,3-DNB
<d
<d
38.1
43.1
28.5
35.9
1,2-DNB
<d
<d
8.49
9.90
5.75
8.25
2,5-DNT
<d
<d
4.69
5.74
3.23
4.63
2,4-DNT
0.031
0.029
60.8
71.3
44.1
61.1
3,5-DNT
<d
<d
11.6
14.4
8.57
12.3
1,3,5-TNB
<d
<d
0.075
0.130
0.069
0.156
2,4,6-TNT
0.013
0.007
1.66
3.80
2.28
5.11
111 days
1,3-DNB
not done
<d
not done
47.8
not done
31.8
1,2-DNB
<d
10.6
7.19
2,5-DNT
<d
6.36
4.15
2,4-DNT
0.018
82.0
56.5
3,5-DNT
<d
16.7
11.4
1,3,5-TNB
<d
<d
<d
2,4,6-TNT
0.006292685
2.28
1.61
173 days
1,3DNB
not done
<d
not done not done not done not done
1,2-DNB
0.080
2,5-DNT
<d
2,4-DNT
0.020
3,5-DNT
<d
1,3,5-TNB
0.010
2,4,6-TNT
0.042
<d Values were less than the detection limit
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