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Soil Assessment & RemediationFast & Field PAH Quantification

MALLETTE PAH Brochure - 8815 PAH

Kit

Compliant with EPA recommendation

Field carrying case All necessary materials & consumables for PAH extractionPortable UV analyzer A growing concern An unsatisfied need Soil assessment and remediation markets are expanding in industrial countries,as soil protection has become a major issue of the environmental policies.Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered as priority pollutants since some of them are expected to be carcinogens.PAHs are formed during the incomplete burning of coal,oil and gas,or other organic substances.Many industrial sites are contaminated by PAHs. Investigation of contaminated soils,assessment of treatment processes and environmental monitoring of remediated soils require screening many samples.Laboratory analyses are expensive,time consuming and the procedures are not suitable for field conditions. Moreover immunoassay field tests give only qualitative or semi- quantitative results.That's why there was a lack of fast PAH quantification kit in the market.

SECOMAM offers an innovating solution

SECOMAM has designed in conjunction with TOTAL and the Alès School of Mines a simple,fast,accurate and portable method for field PAH quantification.Based on the UV spectrophotometric analysis of a soil organic extract,the PAH concentration is estimated on site within 20 minutes.It refers to the 16 PAHs included in the US Environmental Protection Agency Priority Pollutants List.Furthermore a treatability index informs on the biodegradability of contaminants.The measurement range is 20-2000 mg/kg.

Powerful AccurateHandy

A validation study carried out on several contaminated soils fromdifferent origins shows a very good correlation between the UV field method and the standard laboratory methods.The PAH kit is easy to use and to carry.It comes complete with all materials required to implement 20 tests.Aconsumables kit for 20 additional tests is available upon request from SECOMAM.

Thanks to the Secomam PAH kit

Make a field diagnosis of a PAH soil contamination in 20 minutes onlyPoint out the polluted area precisely Sort contaminated soils for treatment Select the best treatment and monitor its efficiency Survey the natural attenuation into a PAH contaminated soil Save time and money!
SECOMAM is an ISO 9001-2000 company.All products are CE compliant.

More information:www.secomam.com