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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION REPORT - PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - PERKIN-ELMER PHOTOVAC, INC. VOYAGOR
Citation:
Einfeld, W. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION REPORT - PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - PERKIN-ELMER PHOTOVAC, INC. VOYAGOR. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-98/144 (NTIS PB2001-101549), 1998.
Description:
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency, through the Environmental Technology Verification Program, is working to accelerate the acceptance and use of innovative technologies that improve the way the United States manages its environmental problems. Reports document the performance of the other technologies have been published separately. The demonstration was conducted at two geologically and climatologically different sites. The demonstrations designed to evaluate the capabilities of each field transportable system were conducted in September 1997 and were coordinated by Sandia National Laboratories. The demonstration provided adequate analytical and operational data with which to evaluate the performance of the Voyager gas chromatograph. The sample throughput rate of the Voyage was determined to be between 1 and 3 per hour.
The results of this study suggest that the sample handling methodology used in this demonstration may have adversely affected instrument precision and accuracy. A refinement of sample handling methods may improve overall instrument performance. Under appropriate applications, the Voyager gas chromatograph can provide useful, cost-effective data for environmental site characterization and routine monitoring. As with any technology selection, the user must determine what is appropriate by taking into account instrument performance and the project's data quality objectives.