Some New Cost-Effective Approaches for Measuring Organics Associated with Hazardous Wastes

摘要

A number of newer and often highly sensitive analytical techniques and field monitoring devices are described that have potential suitability for monitoring organic hazardous wastes. The focus is on devices and methods that are cost-effective and permit either direct measurements in the field or screening-type measurements on samples returned to the laboratory for analysis. Most of these methods are directed at categories of less volatile organic compounds. The results of some very preliminary field tests are given. Most promising were the results obtained for a wide variety of ground and surface waters screened spectroscopically using synchronous fluorescence. (ERA citation 11:038892)