THE VEHICLE-PORTABLE ANALYTICAL SYSTEM OF THE EMERGENCIES SCIENCE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT-CANADA

Authors
LI K FINGAS MF BELANGER JMR PARE JRJ
Citation
K. Li et al., THE VEHICLE-PORTABLE ANALYTICAL SYSTEM OF THE EMERGENCIES SCIENCE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT-CANADA, Journal of hazardous materials, 43(1-2), 1995, pp. 141-154
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil","Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Journal of hazardous materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043894
Volume
43
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
141 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3894(1995)43:1-2<141:TVASOT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The Emergencies Science Division of Environment Canada is equipped wit h a mobile laboratory (level 3) to perform analytical procedures on-si te. A detailed description of this vehicle along with its equipment wi ll be given. Typical procedures such as supercritical fluid extraction for polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from soil samples, ultrasonic pro be extraction of selected chemicals, and microwave-assisted processes (MAp(TM)) for the extraction of contaminated soil will be reported. An alytical results using a GC-MSD will be presented. Experimental proced ures and results from an exercise simulating a spill accident will als o be presented as well as a post mortem analysis of such operation.