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Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer

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Alarie, JP; Watts, W; Miller, D; Hyfantis, G; Peeler, G; Engelmann, WH; Vo-Dinh, T
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
December 1, 1995

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) contamination is a considerable problem at various hazardous waste sites. Sources of PAH contamination include incomplete combustion processes, wood preservatives, and the fuel industry. The development of rapid, cost-effective field screening techniques to qualitate or quantitate potential PAH contamination could result in improved remediation efficiency. We have recently developed a portable spectrofluorometer for screening potential PAH contaminants at field sites using the synchronous fluorescence approach. Synchronous fluorescence differs from the more conventional excitation or emission fluorescence as both monochromators are scanned simultaneously with a constant wavelength offset (Δλ) between the two. The portable spectrofluorometer was developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory, and recently field tested at the American Creosote Works Superfund Site in Jackson, Tennessee. In this paper, the portable spectrofluorometer was used to field screen several contaminated soil areas located at the Morristown Industrial Site in Morristown, Tennessee using the synchronous fluorescence technique. An attempt to quantify PAH contamination was performed using the NIST 1647a priority pollutant standard to generate a calibration curve. Representative samples were subsequently related to the results obtained from standard laboratory measurements.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

December 1, 1995

Volume

2504

Start / End Page

512 / 519

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Alarie, J. P., Watts, W., Miller, D., Hyfantis, G., Peeler, G., Engelmann, W. H., & Vo-Dinh, T. (1995). Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2504, 512–519.
Alarie, J. P., W. Watts, D. Miller, G. Hyfantis, G. Peeler, W. H. Engelmann, and T. Vo-Dinh. “Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2504 (December 1, 1995): 512–19.
Alarie JP, Watts W, Miller D, Hyfantis G, Peeler G, Engelmann WH, et al. Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1995 Dec 1;2504:512–9.
Alarie, J. P., et al. “Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 2504, Dec. 1995, pp. 512–19.
Alarie JP, Watts W, Miller D, Hyfantis G, Peeler G, Engelmann WH, Vo-Dinh T. Field screening of polycyclic hydrocarbons contamination in soil using a portable synchronous scanning spectrofluorometer. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1995 Dec 1;2504:512–519.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

December 1, 1995

Volume

2504

Start / End Page

512 / 519

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering