Correlations between PID and FID Field Analytical Instruments in the Analysis of Soil Contaminated with Diesel Fuel

Clark, Clayton J.; Delfino, Joseph J.

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“…Thomas et al (1990) stated that diesel fuel No. The present research builds upon the foundation reported by Clark and Delfino (2003) Environmental Forensics 2003.4:167-173. Millner et al (1992) reported that diesel fuel No.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Laboratory test samples were also prepared using a method similar to the methodology described by Clark and Delfino (2003). These samples were used to check the volatile components of diesel fuel by GC/MS.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2 as consisting mainly of normal, branched, and cyclic alkanes (65 to 85%) and aromatics (10 to 30%). It was found that the readings of the FID and PID displayed a linear relationship for the sandy soil that was recently contaminated with the diesel fuel in the laboratory; additionally, it was found that weathered diesel fuel from a sandy field site, the FID and PID exhibited a log-log linear relationship between their readings (Clark and Delfino, 2003). 2 contained 61.8% saturated hydrocarbons and 38.2% aromatic hydrocarbons by weight.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…1 is essentially kerosene and its boiling range largely excludes the presence of benzene (<0.02%) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Millner et al, 1992). 2 is made up of a large percentage of semivolatile components, there are still significant amounts of volatile constituents that make evaluation by OVAs possible with these instruments (Clark and Delfino, 2003). 2 as consisting mainly of normal, branched, and cyclic alkanes (65 to 85%) and aromatics (10 to 30%).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Block et al (1990) described diesel fuel No. Clark and Delfino (2003) have previously researched the potential relationships between field OVA instruments equipped with an FID and a PID. Thomas et al (1990) stated that diesel fuel No.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Field Detector Evaluation of Organic Clay Soils Contaminated with Diesel Fuel

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2003

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Due to numerous types of uncontrolled petroleum releases into the environment such as leaking storage tanks, spills, and improper disposal of petroleum wastes, there is a need for quicker, more efficient methods to determine the levels of soil contamination for site remediation. The portable field detectors used most often in preliminary site evaluations are the flame ionization detector (FID) and the photoionization detector (PID). This research explored the relationship between these two instruments in analysis of two clay soil sites contaminated with diesel fuel. As in previous research, a log-log linear correlation was found between the PID and FID instruments for diesel fuel-contaminated soil at each site (R 2 > 0.91). Also, the correlation factors (0.64 and 0.60) between the field instruments at each site were found to be similar. It was asserted that either field instrument can be used to delineate the diesel fuel contamination at that site based upon a previously calculated correlation between the two instruments, and an overall numerical correlation between the field instruments can be used at various sites of similar soil and contamination characteristics. The implementation of the relationships between these two instruments could facilitate and accelerate site characterization in the future.

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Polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocycles as information carriers in environmental studies

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play a huge role in environmental analytical chemistry, both as pollutants and as markers for many processes. On the other hand, polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocycles (PASHs; heterocyclic compounds related to PAHs) have been studied far less intensely, but such studies may lead to a great deal of information not available through the study of PAHs. Here we discuss analytical aspects of PASHs in environmental matrices and their use as information carriers. Since PASHs accompany PAHs in sampling and work-up, it is not necessary to expend much extra analytical effort in order to analyze them. This work reviews how they can provide information on diverse processes such as petroleum, industrial and vehicular pollution, and sources of air and marine pollution.

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