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The Organics Division features three main laboratory areas as described below:
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The Organics Extraction Laboratory (2400 sq. ft total) is
utilized to isolate and concentrate organic compounds from various
environmental sample matrices. The laboratory contains approximately
200 linear feet of bench space and nine fume hoods. It is equipped with
two gel permeation chromatographs, an accelerated solvent extractor
(ASE), a gas chromatograph for extract screening purposes. The
laboratory includes a separate area for extraction of aqueous samples,
a glassware cleaning area and individual workstations for the
laboratory supervisor and analysts.
The Semivolatile Organics Analysis (SVOA) Laboratory (3000 sq.
ft) has 124 linear feet of instrument bench space plus personal
workstations. The laboratory is equipped with seven Gas Chromatographs
(GCs) with six GC-MS instruments and a fume hood for preparation of standard
solutions and dilution of samples. Each gas chromatograph is
individually vented to the outside for removal of heat and potentially
contaminated GC exhaust gases.
The Volatile Organics Analysis (VOA) Laboratory (2500 sq. ft)
houses seven GC-MS and two GC-PID instruments dedicated to volatile
organics analysis. Each instrument is vented to the outside. The
laboratory area includes two fume hoods, a sample/standards preparation
area, a TCLP preparation/tumbler room and sample holding refrigerators.
The HVAC systems maintain a positive air pressure in the laboratory
using filtered air from outside of the building. This eliminates the
possiblity of cross contamination of samples with solvents from the
other areas of the laboratory.
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