Rapid Sediment Assessment: Indicator Analysis and Screening Analysis Approaches

Rathbun, Joseph E.; Huellmantel, Laura Lang; Tracy, Mary Fran; Smith, V. E.; Ahlgren, Kristen

doi:10.1016/s0380-1330(96)70977-2

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“…McDonald et al (1999) adapted a pXRF sensor on a cone penetrometer (SCAPS), which allowed fast multiparametric surveys of contaminated soil with depth. Stallard et al (1995), Rathbun et al (1996) and Kirtay et al (1998) broadened the scope of pXRF to marine sediments. The former's focus was on metal pollutant detection and quantification, while the others showed the value of multiple measurements for anomaly screening.…”

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“…The former's focus was on metal pollutant detection and quantification, while the others showed the value of multiple measurements for anomaly screening. Rathbun et al (1996) were to our knowledge the first to describe the benefits of field analysis enabling efficient selection of samples to be submitted to the laboratory, within a fixed budget. Argyraki et al (1997) investigated Pb soil contamination at a historic smelting site.…”

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A review of pXRF (field portable X-ray fluorescence) applications for applied geochemistry

Lemière

2018

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

162

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In the last thirty years, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has grown from prototypes to being a key technique for field geochemical analyses, especially for mining and environmental applications. This technology provides real-time or near real-time decision support for operational field decisions (exploration, mining, site remediation or waste management), provides a cost-saving alternative to classical laboratory analysis programs, and deals efficiently with remote or harsh field conditions. The ability to rapidly collect a large number of samples and replicate analyses facilitates acquisition of higher data density compatible with geostatistics.pXRF can be used profitably for sample screening and selection tasks, dynamic sampling plans based on field observations and measurements, grid mapping of a site and determining relative element abundance. In waste management and remediation, pXRF is used to identify unknown waste composition, and verify waste loads before disposal or treatment.In all applications, having robust QA/QC plans and systematic laboratory controls on selected samples are essential for ensuring reliable measurements. The best overall results are usually achieved through a clever combination of field (pXRF) and lab data, with pXRF providing the bulk of the data at low cost, on larger data sets and potentially with better reliability than lab-based campaigns based on a limited number of samples.

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Section: Early Examples Of Pxrf In Miningmentioning

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A review of pXRF (field portable X-ray fluorescence) applications for applied geochemistry

Lemière

2018

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

162

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“…As a result, the International Joint Commission designated the IHSC as an Area of Concern (International Joint Commission, 2003). The IHSC and Grand Calumet River has been shown to include regions that are toxic to invertebrates (Burton et al, 1996; Canfield et al, 1996; Ingersoll et al, 2002; Rathbun et al, 1996). Sediment collected from IHSC presents the highest toxicity in comparison to Buffalo and Saginaw rivers (Canfield et al, 1996; Rathbun et al, 1996), and are among the most contaminated and toxic Great Lakes sediments that have been evaluated (Ingersoll et al, 2002).…”

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Polychlorinated biphenyls in the surficial sediment of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Lake Michigan

Martínez

Norström

Wang

et al. 2010

Environment International

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We report the results of the first intensive survey of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the surficial sediment of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Indiana, a part of the Calumet River tributary of Lake Michigan that will be dredged to maintain depth for ship traffic. The tributary has previously been reported to be a large source of PCBs to Lake Michigan. PCB congeners were measured using tandem mass spectrometry in multiple reaction monitoring mode, a method that provides a high level selectivity and sensitivity for PCBs in complex environmental samples. The PCB concentrations (sum of 163 congeners or coeluting peaks) range from 53 to 35,000 ng g−1 d.w. and are comparable to other PCB concentrations at contaminated tributaries in the United States, most of them (although not IHSC) established by law as Superfund sites. The PCB congener signal strongly resembles the original technical mixture Aroclor 1248 that has experienced a small amount of weathering — less than 2.5% by mass for the statistically different congeners - consistent with desorption, volatilization, and microbial dechlorination. The origin of the PCBs in IHSC is not known but Aroclor 1248 was used in hydraulic fluids, vacuum pumps, plasticizers and adhesives. Possible uses of this mixture in East Chicago included the equipment and auxiliary services for the adjacent steel mill and gas refinery and/or lubrication for the drawbridges spanning the canal.

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“…Although not all of the technologies currently available are applicable to sediment sites, several RSC tools have been tested and demonstrated in sediments (Giesy et al, 1990;Burkhard and Sheedy, 1995;Owen et al, 1995;Rathbun et al, 1996;Kirtay et al, 1997;USEPA, 1998;ASTM, 1999;Apitz et al, 2005c). However, because analytical chemistry costs can be high, the number of samples to be taken may be limited.…”

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Integrated Risk Assessments for the Management of Contaminated Sediments in Estuaries and Coastal Systems

Apitz

2011

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

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Rapid Sediment Assessment: Indicator Analysis and Screening Analysis Approaches

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A review of pXRF (field portable X-ray fluorescence) applications for applied geochemistry

A review of pXRF (field portable X-ray fluorescence) applications for applied geochemistry

Polychlorinated biphenyls in the surficial sediment of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Lake Michigan

Integrated Risk Assessments for the Management of Contaminated Sediments in Estuaries and Coastal Systems

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