Semivolatile Organics

The Semivolatile Organics Department has been providing qualitative and quantitative analyses since the laboratory opened in 1990. The recent major renovation and reconstruction of our two facilities has allowed this department to gain additional square footage and expand into three areas: preparation division, instrumentation division, and a data reduction and validation area.

This new laboratory has been equipped with 16 state-of-the-art gas chromatographs and four mass spectrometers that provide the capability to run samples on a 24-hour basis. The purchase of the latest in double injection autosamplers as well as several ASE extractors has also enhanced and assisted in achieving full automation and efficiency of sample preparation and analysis.

We provide a comprehensive selection of environmental laboratory services. The listing below represents the majority of the analyses that the department regularly provides.

• Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Massachusetts EPH)
• Petroleum Range Organics (Florida Pro)
• Connecticut Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (ETPH)
• Diesel Range Organics (Maine DRO)
• Modified 8100 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons by GC (TPH-GC fingerprinting)
• Oil and Grease by Gravametric (EPA 1664)
• EDB and DBCP (EPA 504.1)
• Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS (525.2)
• Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs (EPA 608)
• Base Neutrals and Acids(EPA 625)
• Alcohols and Glycols (SW-846 8015)
• Methane (SW-846 8015)
• Organochlorine Pesticides (SW-846 8081)
• PCB Aroclor Mixtures (SW-846 8082)
• Chlorinated Herbicides (SW-846 8151)
• Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS (SW-846 8270)
• Professional Opinion of Petroleum Age Determination

The department comprehensively supports all environmental and industrial applications, from solid and hazardous wastes, to wastewater and water supply.