TABLE VI: EXPLOSIVES DETECTION LIMITS FOR SOIL ANALYSIS BY HPLC
Soil, microgram/kg (ppb)
Analyte
RP-HPLC
Detection limit
Reporting limit
HMX
26
100
RDX
34
100
1,3,5-TNB
16
100
TNT
16
100
2,6-DNT
19
100
2,4-DNT
28
100
2-ADNT
32
100
4-ADNT
32
100
NG
20
100
1,3-DNB
100
200
TETRYL
600
1000
PETN
500 (est.)
500
Note: 3,5-DNA co-elutes with NB
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