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CARPA SUMMIT 2008 DATA Monitoring, Sampling, and Lab Techniques

CARPA SUMMIT 2008 DATA Monitoring, Sampling, and Lab Techniques. Paul A. Nony, Ph.D Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC. Equipment and Capabilities: What Works. Air monitoring equipment Air sampling equipment Laboratory Techniques/Considerations. Air Monitoring Equipment.

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CARPA SUMMIT 2008 DATA Monitoring, Sampling, and Lab Techniques

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  1. CARPA SUMMIT 2008DATAMonitoring, Sampling, and Lab Techniques Paul A. Nony, Ph.D Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC

  2. Equipment and Capabilities: What Works • Air monitoring equipment • Air sampling equipment • Laboratory Techniques/Considerations

  3. Air Monitoring Equipment • RAE Systems instruments • MultiRAE • AreaRAE • ppbRAE • UltraRAE • MiniRAE • EntryRAE • Sensors • Photoionization Detector (PID) • Non-specific detection of volatile organic compounds • Electrochemical sensors • NO/NO2,Cl2, H2S, NH3, HCl, HF, HCN, SO2, CO • O2 • LEL

  4. Photoionization Detector (PID)

  5. TVA 1000B (PID/FID)

  6. Air Monitoring Equipment • Colorimetric Detector Tubes (Gastec) • Provide chemical-specific results for a wide range of chemicals. • CTEH keeps most tubes in stock

  7. Air Monitoring Equipment • Single Point Monitors • Used for acids and isocyanates

  8. Air Monitoring Equipment • Optical Aerosol/PM Monitors (TSI) • Various cutoffs for particle size • New Dusttrak measures both size and mass simultaneously

  9. Considerations for Monitoring Locales • Breathing zone • In and around work areas and workers • Away from exhaust sources • Indicator approach • Community coverage • Upwind and downwind • Special receptors

  10. Characterization of Unknowns • Hazmat ID • Portable infrared spectrophotometer • Enclosed in a Pelican case; can be decontaminated in the field • Library of over 25,000 spectra • Liquid or solid unknowns

  11. Smiths HazMatID

  12. Characterization of Unknowns • Hapsite Portable GC/MS • Unknown Identification • Very low detection limits (ppt) • EPA approved methods

  13. Inficon HAPSITE Portable GC/MS Headspace Analysis System Smart Plus Chemical ID System SituProbe Purge and Trap System

  14. Characterization of Unknowns • Miran SapphIRe™ IR Spectrophotometer

  15. Mercury Vapor Detectors Ohio Lumex Mercury Vapor Analyzer Jerome Mercury Vapor Analyzer

  16. Air Sampling Equipment MiniCansTM SUMMA Canisters

  17. Air Sampling Equipment • Analytical Sampling Pumps- SKC • CTEH stocks most available SKC sampling media

  18. Considerations for Sample Placement • Breathing zone • Between source and receptors • Complete 360-degree perimeter • Locations where people are (especially surface samples)

  19. Meteorological Data • WeatherPak 2000

  20. Lab Techniques/Considerations • Many chemical-specific analyses • Volatile organics – EPA TO-15 + TICs • Metals • PAHs • Total particulate matter • Aldehydes • Dioxins/furans • Special analyses

  21. Lab Techniques/Considerations • Field QA/QC • COC • Proper set up of sample apparatus (filters/media) • Collect blanks/background samples • Proper sample labeling and documentation • Lab QA/QC • Certified clean canisters • Lab certifications (AIHA, NELAP, etc.) • SOPs, QAMs • Turnaround time/throughput • Usable deliverables • Method selection fits data requirements

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