Analysis of munitions constituents in groundwater using a field-portable GC-MS

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 894-901

  Bednar, A J ^a   Russell, A L ^b   Hayes, C A ^b   Jones, W T ^a   Tackett, P ^e   Splichal, D E ^c   Georgian, T ^c   Parker, L V ^d   Kirgan, R A ^a,f   MacMillan, D K ^a,g  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Badger Technical Services   (United States)

^c US Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District   (United States)

^d Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^e FLIR Systems Inc   (United States)

^f US Army Environmental Command   (United States)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection and identification; Field analysis; GC MS; Munitions constituents

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; DIGITAL STORAGE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SHIPS;

DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATIONS; FIELD ANALYSIS; GC-MS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES; MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS; NON-SELECTIVE DETECTORS; PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

1,3 DINITROBENZENE; 2,4 DINITROTOULENE; 3,4 DINITROTOLUENE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; NITROBENZENE; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; DEGRADATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL POLLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RELIABILITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 84858747534     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.042     Document Type: Article

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