United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Industrial Environmental Researcl
Laboratory
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
Research and Development
EPA-600/S7-82-040 August 1982
Project  Summary
 Environmental  Assessment
 Measurement Methods for
 Organic  Species
Philip L. Levins
  The full report summarizes work by
the contractor on sampling and analysis
methods for organic species relating to
environmental assessment and control
technology. The term-level-of-effort
work involved assignments carried out
under separate technical directives (or
tasks).  Most of the work has been
published in detailed technical reports
for each directive. This report summaries
the studies and alerts readers to the
availability of the technical reports.
  This Project Summary was developed
by EPA's  Industrial Environmental
Research Laboratory, Research Triangle
Park, NC, to announce key findings of
the research project that is fully docu-
mented in a separate report of the same
title fsee Project Report ordering infor-
mation at back).

Introduction
  The U.S.  EPA has on-going studies
related  to environmental assessment
and control technology development
projects for the stationary source
energy and industrial process programs.
The Technical  Support Staff of U.S.
EPA's Industrial  Environmental  Re-
search Laboratory at Research Triangle
Park  has provided support to those
studies  through a series of contracts
whose focus was organic and inorganic
measurement techniques, paniculate
sampling and characterization, fugitive
emissions measurement methodology,
and quality assurance programs. The
work described in this report dealt with
evaluating and developing new tech-
niques for the sampling and analysis of
organic species.
  The studies carried out in the course
of the  program were  grouped into
several major categories which included:

  • Evaluation and development of
    measurement methods.
  • Preparation of guideline and proce-
    dures manuals.
  • Sampling and analysis support to
    on-going programs.
  • Adaptation of existing methods for
    particular programs and evaluation
    of the applicability of certain methods.
  • Review of measurement and test
    programs.

  As part of this program a continuing
review of new technology was carried
out, to be able to apply new concepts
and techniques  to the  measurement
programs on a timely basis. As new
methods surfaced, they were reviewed
with the Project Officer to determine
whether specific studies  should  be
carried out to assess the applicability of
the technique  to the EPA  program
needs.
  The studies carried out under  the
program can be categorized into three
program areas:
  • Research and development.
  • Sampling and analysis  program
    support.
  • Technical assistance.

  The research and development tasks
generally involved the development or
evaluation of new methodology for en-
vironmental assessment and control
technology measurements. Support
was provided to various EPA programs
in tasks ranging from analysis  of

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supplied samples to assistance in
source sampling and the preparation of
manuals. Quick response technical
assistance was available through the
program to a wide range of people in
EPA, contractor laboratories, and indus-
try.
Research and Development
Technical Directive
                        Detailed  technical  reports  were
                       provided for each  major task  com-
                       pleted  under this contract; these
                       are available from NTIS. Reports produced
                       under this  contract are listed below.
                       Completed  directives issued under the
                       contract include:
                       Description
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 Program Support
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A multi-task directive to evaluate various aspects of the Level 1
organic sampling and analysis procedures.
Development of  specific Level 2 procedures for  a variety  of
organic groups, especially polychlorinated  biphenyls (PCB) and
polynuclear ardmatic hydrocarbons (PAH).
Evaluation and  development  of simplified  (e.g.,  spot test)
class analysis procedures.
Investigation  of the applicability of high resolution  mass
spectrometry (HRMS) methods to the analysis of complex samples.
Examination of storage and shipping  effects on sample
stability and contamination.
Selection  and characterization of  adsorbents  to be used  in
the sorbent trap module of the  SASS and similar sampling
systems.
Evaluation of Level 2 procedures for the  directed analysis  of
specific compound classes and investigation of reliable gas
collection  methods  for qualitative analysis. Also, evaluation  of
Level 2 procedures for difficult-to-analyze samples.
Development of a sorbent module procedure for the concentration
of organic  species from water for subsequent analysis.
Development of the sorbent  module portion of  the  FAST
train; activities coordinated with TRC.
State-of-the-art literature review, carried  on for the duration
of the contract.
Assist  the  Combustion Research Branch  of  IERL-RTP in  the
development of a Level 1 laboratory.
Analyze PCB in  fish in support  of evaluation  of a  proposed
PCB removal technology.
Characterize the capabilities of the Level  1  organic  analysis
procedures in the context of the compounds associated with the
multimedia environmental goals (MEG) activities.
Prepare a technical manual for the analysis of fuels.
Participate  in the textile industry pilot study  evaluation of the
Level 1 procedures.
Determine the feasibility of sampling flares.
Analyze samples collected by SASS trains using the Level  1
organic analysis procedures in conjunction with an evaluation of
Level 1 procedures conducted by the Research Triangle Institute.
Development of approaches for sampling of atmospheric emis-
sions from coal gasification.
Analyze samples and prepare a final  coordinated  report for
samples collected by Monsanto Research  Corporation from  a
ferroalloy process in  conjunction with a  control technology
evaluation.
Analyze particulate samples from stoker  furnace emissions
for PAH.
Evaluate organic analysis procedures  used by EPA Effluent
Guidelines Division contractors for analysis of aqueous effluent
samples from the organics and plastics industry.
Reports and Published Papers
  The following reports were produced
under this contract:
• Technical Manual for the Analysis of
  Fuels L.N. Davidson, W.J. Lyman, D.
  Shooter,  and J.R. Valentine  Report
  EPA-600/7-77-143, December 1977;
  NTIS PB-279 196.
• Effect  of  Handling  Procedures on
  Sample Quality J.W. Adams, T.E.
  Doerfler,  and C.H. Summers Report
  EPA-600/7-78-017, February 1978;
  NTIS PB-279 910.
• Characterization  of Sorbent  Resins
  for  Use in Environmental Sampling
  R.F. Gallant, J.W. King, P.L  Levins,
  and  J.F.  Piecewicz Report EPA-
  600/7-78-054, March 1978; NTIS
  PB-284 347.
• EPA/IERL-RTP  Interim Procedures
  for Level 2 Sampling and Analysis of
  Organic Materials (superseded by
  EPA-600/7-79-033) J.C. Harris and
  P.L. Levins Report EPA-600/7-78-
  016, February 1978; NTIS  PB-279
  212.
• Sensitized Fluorescence for the
  Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic
  Hydrocarbons E.M. Smith and P.L
  Levins  Report EPA-600/7-78-182,
  September 1978; NTIS PB-287 181.
• Ferroalloy Process  Emissions Mea-
  surements J. L Rudloph, J.C. Harris,
  Z.A. Grosser, and P.L. Levins Report
  EPA-600/2-79-045, February 1979z
  NTIS PB-293 171.
• Measurement of PCB Emissions from
  Combustion Sources P.L. Levins, C.E.
  Rechsteiner, and J.L. Stauffer Report
  EPA-600/7-79-047, February 1979;
  NTIS PB-293 360.
• EPA/IERL-RTP Procedures for Level 2
  Sampling  and  Analysis  of Organic
  Materials J.C. Harris, MJ. Hayes, P.L.
  Levins, and D.B. Lindsay Report EPA-
  600/7-79-033, February 1979; NTIS
  PB-293 800.
• Gas Sample Storage K.E. Thrun, J.C.
  Harris, and K.  Beltis Report EPA-
  600/7-79-095, April 1979; NTIS PB
  298 350.
• Measurement of Polycyclic  Organic
  Matter for Environmental Assessment
  P.L. Levins, C.E. Rechsteiner, and J.L.
  Stauffer Report  EPA-600/7-79-191,
  August 1979; NTIS PB80-111966.
• Further Characterization of Sorbents
  for Environmental Sampling J.F.
  Piecewicz, J.C. Harris, and P.L Levins
  Report EPA-600/7-79-216, Septem-
  ber 1979; NTIS PB80-118763.

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  The following papers, from portionsof
work carried out during the  program,
have  been  published  in technical
journals and proceedings:
• High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
  Matrix Analysis of Environmental
  Samples J.L. Stauffer, P.L. Levins,
  and J.E. Oberholtzer Carcinogenesis,
  Vol. 3: Polynuclear Aromatic Hydro-
  carbons, Edited by P.W.Jones and R.I.
  Freudenthal,  Raven  Press,  N.Y.,
  1978, pp. 89-95.
• Quantitative  Extraction of Polycyclic
  Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Other
  Hazardous Organic  Species from
  Process Streams Using Macroreticular
  Resins Z.A. Grosser, J.C. Harris, and
  P.L. Levins in Polynuclear  Aromatic
  Hydrocarbons- Third International
  Symposium,  Edited by P.W. Jones
  and P. Leber,  Ann Arbor  Science,
  1979, pp. 67-79.
• Sensitized Fluorescence Detection of
  PAH E. M. Smith  and P.  L. Levins
  Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons,
  Fourth Battelle Symposium, Battelle
  Press, Ohio,  1980, pp. 973-982.
• A New Procedure for the Measure-
  ment  of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  (PCBs) in Combustion Sources P.L
  Levins, C.E. Rechsteiner,  and J.L.
  Stauffer Journal American  Institute
  of Chemical Engineers, 196, 330-337
  (1980).
P. L. Levins is with Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140.
Larry D. Johnson is the EPA Project Officer (see below).
The complete report,  entitled "Environmental Assessment Measurement
  Methods for Organic Species," (Order No. PB 82-231 937; Cost: $7.50,
  subject to change) will be available only from:
        National Technical Information Service
        5285 Port Royal Road
        Springfield, VA 22161
        Telephone: 703-487-4650
The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at:
        Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
        U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
        Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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