Sitelab's
PAH fingerprinting analysis is fast & easy!
This
time saving feature allows you to test samples for both PAH
fractions at once, by rotating the optics from Slot A to Slot D
and re-analyzing the sample. The ratios, or proportions, of a
sample’s Total PAH and Target PAH results will vary depending on
how old and what type of petroleum contamination is present.
Although Sitelab’s UVF technology cannot differentiate one compound from
another, as they often co-fluoresce on top of each other, the
UVF-3100 analyzer produces ‘total’ PAH concentrations.
Sitelab’s Calibration Kit, which contains a mixture of the same
PAH compounds reported by GC/MS Method 8270, fluoresces the same
when measured on the Slot A or D optics, but will detect
different groups of PAHs when testing contaminated samples.
The Total PAHs measured on the UVF-3100’s Slot A Optics
account for all the PAHs in the C10-C22 range, also called
Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) used by regulatory
agencies for measuring the more toxic aromatic hydrocarbon
fraction found in TPH.
The Target PAHs measured on the Slot D Optics fluoresce
lower and correlate more directly to the sum of the PAHs
reported by EPA Method 8270.
