| B. LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION |
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1. Gas Chromatography Instrumentation
a. Hydrocarbons
TPH(g /ss)- MBTEX (EPA 8015Bm / 8020A / 8021B)
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- 5 HP 5890 GCs with OI PID-FID tandem detectors; 5 autosamplers (1 Archon, 4 Tekmar)
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TPH(ss /jf /k /d /mo) (EPA 8015Bm)
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- 3 HP 5890 / 6890 GCs with 6 FID detectors, 3 liquid autosamplers with 6 injection towers
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b. Volatiles
Halogenated Volatile Organics (EPA 502.2 / 601 / 8010B / 8021B)
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- 1 HP 5890 GC with PID-ELCD tandem detectors; 1 Archon autosampler
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Volatile Organics by GC-MS (EPA 524.2 / 624 / 8240B / 8260B)
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- 4 HP 6890 GCs with 4 HP 5973 MSDs; 4 Archon autosamplers
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c. Pesticides & Herbicides
Chlorinated Pesticides / PCBs (EPA 505 / 508 / 508.1 / 608 / 8080A / 8081A / 8082)
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- 3 HP 5890 / 6890 GCs each with 2 ECD detectors, liquid autosampler and 2 injection towers
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Nitrogen-Phosphorous Pesticides (EPA 507 / 614 / 8140B / 8141A)
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- 1 HP 6890 GC with 2 NPD detectors, 1 liquid autosampler with 2 injection towers
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Pesticides and Organometallics (EPA 8085)
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- 1 HP G2350A AED for pesticide and organometallic analyses; 1 liquid autosampler
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Chlorinated Herbicides (515.1 / 515.2 / 8150B / 8151A)
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- 1 HP 6890 GC with 2 ECD detectors, liquid autosampler with 2 injection towers
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d. Semi-Volatiles By GC-MS
Semi-Volatile Organics by GC-MS (EPA 525.2 / 625 / 8270D)
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- 3 HP 6890 GCs with 3 HP 5973 MSDs; each with liquid autosampler and injection tower
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| 2. Liquid Chromatography Instrumentation
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- 4 HP LC-1100 with Tandem UV-VIS - fluorescence detectors.
- 1 Post-column derivitizer & ELSD detector
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3. Ion Chromatography Instrumentation
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- 2 ICs with Conductivity and UV-VIS detectors
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4. IR Instrumentation
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- Computer controlled Bomem MB-120 scanning IR spectrometer; laser irradiation, resolution of 1 wave number and a scanning range of 500-5000cm-.
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5. Metals Instrumentation
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- Agilent 7500c ICP-MS
- 1 high resolution ICP with autosampler.
- PE 4110 ZL AA graphite furnace and autosampler; cold vapor / hydride attachment & FIAS autosampler.
- Varian Spectra AA 400 graphite furnace and autosampler.
- AFS instrument for 0.5ppt sensitivity for mercury
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| 6. Wet Chemistry & Elemental Analysis Instrumentation |
- 1 TOC - TN analyzer including soil module
- 2 Auto – analyzers with autosampler
- 2 Auto-titrators
- 1 CNS elemental analyzer for solids & liquids
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7. Software
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- HP Chem Station data acquisition software
- Omega LIMS software with output to Geotracker EDF, ACE COELT or virtually any electronic data format.
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