Environmental Technology Verfication Report. Immunoassay Kit. Strategic211 Diagnostics Inc. RaPID Assay System for PCB Analysis

摘要

In July 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a211u001edemonstration of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) field analytical techniques. The 211u001edemonstration design was subjected to extensive review and comment by EPA's 211u001eNational Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Environmental Sciences Division in 211u001eLaw Vegas, Nevada; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); EPA Regional Offices; 211u001ethe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); and the technology developers. The 211u001edemonstration study was conducted at ORNL under two sets of environmental 211u001econditions. The reference laboratory method used to evaluate the comparability of 211u001edata was EPA SW-846 Method 8081. The field analytical technologies tested in this 211u001edemonstration were the L2000 PCB/Chloride Analyzer, the PCB Immunoassay Kit, the 211u001e4100 Vapor Detector, and three immunoassay kits: D Tech, EnviroGard, and RaPID 211u001eAssay System. The RaPID Assay system is a field portable instrument that applies 211u001ethe principles of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to the determination of PCBs. 211u001eThe RaPID Assay System's quantitative results were based on initial calibrations. 211u001eThe data of the extract samples were highly correlated with the reference 211u001elaboratory.