Abstract
Field GC/MS can address environmental characterization and monitoring needs. Commercial instruments are available, some methods are in place and validated, and results have been demonstrated to be equivalent to or better than those for laboratory analyses. Upcoming improvements and maturation of the technology will improve quality, and user friendliness, provide broader applications, and reduce the currently high capital costs. The identification, evaluation and implementation of field analytical methods (FAMs) such as field GC/MS will be of paramount importance in facing the rising demand for sample analysis, not only for federal agencies but also for the private sector faced with cleaning up its own sites. [open quotes]Better, faster, safer, cheaper[close quotes] are the watchwords for new characterization technologies. The GC/MS FAMs provide one excellent example of the new chemical analysis, sensor, and geophysical characterization tools just now becoming available to the environmental assessment community. 45 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs.
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