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FIELD EVALUATION (FIRST) OF VOST AND SEMIVOST METHODS FOR SELECTED CAAA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AT A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT--PROJECT SUMMARY
Citation:
Bursey, J., J. F. McGaughey, AND R. G. Merrill. FIELD EVALUATION (FIRST) OF VOST AND SEMIVOST METHODS FOR SELECTED CAAA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AT A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT--PROJECT SUMMARY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/SR-97/076, 1997.
Description:
Laboratory and field studies for volatile organic sampling trains (VOST) and semivolatile organic sampling trains (SemiVOST) have been performed to evaluate the performance of halogenated volatile and semivolatile organic analytes from Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990. Laboratory tests were conducted to determine if candidate nonhalogenated CAAA analytes and pesticides could be analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Organic compounds that could not be analyzed successfully were eliminated from further study. Gaseous and liquid dynamic spiking experiments were performed in the laboratory using the candidate sampling trains and the remaining analytes. A method evaluation study was subsequently conducted in the field. This field evaluation study was performed at a clean source with low moisture levels and minimal background levels of organic compounds. Statistical analysis of the results were performed according to the guidelines of EPA Method 301.