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CRITICAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL APPROACHES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL
Citation:
Fan, C., S. Krishnamurthy, AND C. Chen. CRITICAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL APPROACHES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/138 (NTIS PB94190584).
Description:
Petroleum products comprise a vast continuum of hydrocarbons from gasoline which is mainly short chain and simple aromatic hydrocarbons, passing to kerosene, diesel, and heavy oils and to lubricating oils or vaseline, each gradation with increasing carbon chains and complexity. asoline alone may contain over twelve hundred compounds. roperties of these vary and this will be of analytical concern. valuation of the efficiency of treatment technology and site remediation progress will lean heavily on analytical techniques that are associated with accuracy, reproducibility and of real time value. he clean up of soils contaminated with petroleum products is associated with several challenges, especially analytical methodologies, data interpretation, and elimination of bias. he vast array of methods provide data of varying and questionable results. his paper examines the various analytical techniques available along with their special features, and it also discusses new methods currently under development that may reflect real soil contamination levels. n addition, the interference due to weathering, confound an already confusing picture, and this is also examined.