A small subsurface ion mobility spectrometer sensor for detecting environmental soil-gas contaminants.

نویسندگان

  • Abu B Kanu
  • Herbert H Hill
  • Molly M Gribb
  • Robert N Walters
چکیده

A small subsurface ion mobility spectrometer (SS-IMS) was constructed and tested with several environmental contaminants to determine its potential for monitoring gaseous volatile organic compounds in the vadose zone. Trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were detected and separated in IMS for the first time. Detection limits as low as 1 part per billion volume-to-volume (ppb(v)) were observed. Reduced mobility (K(0)) values were reported for 11 environmental contaminants. These data demonstrated the potential of ion mobility spectrometry as a viable technology for detecting and separating environmental soil-gas contaminants in the field, which may lead to a practical and simple approach for long-term monitoring of contaminated soils.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM

دوره 9 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007