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Use of thermal desorption/gas chromatography as a performance-based screening method for petroleum hydrocarbons

Slavin, P.J.; Crandall, K.; Dawson, L.; Kottenstette, R.; Wade, M.

Thermal desorption/gas chromatography (TD/GC) was used to screen soil samples on site for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content during a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI). It proved to be a rapid, cost- effective tool for detecting non-aromatic mineral oil in soil. The on- site TD/GC results correlated well with those generated at an off- site laboratory for samples analyzed in accordance with EPA Method 418.1.