Volatile Organics

The Volatile Organics Department resides in a professionally designed state-of-the-art facility that is isolated from all other department laboratories. This prevents laboratory cross-contamination commonly found in the environmental laboratory industry.

The department is equipped with eight gas chromatographs coupled with six mass spectrometers and two flame/photo ionization detectors. Full automation is achieved on two instruments that utilize 72 position multi-matrix autosamplers. With the availability of this instrumentation, this laboratory is able to process over 320 samples per day.

A representation of the standard analyses performed daily is listed below.

• Volatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS (8260B)
• Closed System Purge and Trap for Volatile Organics in Soil and Wastes (5035A)
• Purge and Trap for High Concentration Soil and Waste Samples (5030B)
• Purgeable Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by GC/MS (524.2)
• Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons ( Massachusetts VPH)
• Purgeable Organic Compounds in Industrial Wastewater (624)
• Determination of Gasoline Range Organics (GRO)
• Evaluation of Tentatively Identified Compounds by 8260B (TICs)

A professional staff whose combined experience totals more than 40 years handles all instrumentation, sample handling, and emergency response projects. This department has the education, experience, technology, and the supporting staff to provide you with reliable quality data.