Open AccessTank Vapor Characterization Project -- Headspace vapor characterization of Hanford waste Tank 241-C-107: Results from samples collected on 01/17/96
Author(s) -
B.L. Thomas,
J. C. Evans,
K.H. Pool,
K.B. Olsen,
Jonathan S. Fruchter,
Kurt L. Silvers
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/418393
Subject(s) - hanford site , sorbent , environmental science , environmental chemistry , sampling (signal processing) , waste management , methane , national laboratory , chemistry , radioactive waste , nuclear chemistry , adsorption , engineering , organic chemistry , filter (signal processing) , engineering physics , electrical engineering
This report describes the analytical results of vapor samples taken from the headspace of waste storage tank 241-C-107 (Tank C-107) at the Hanford Site in Washington State. The results described in this report were obtained to compare vapor sampling of the tank headspace using the Vapor Sampling System (VSS) and In Situ Vapor Sampling (ISVS) system with and without high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) prefiltration. The results include air concentrations of water (H{sub 2}O) and ammonia (NH{sub 3}), permanent gases, total non-methane hydrocarbons (TO-12), and individual organic analytes collected in SUMMA{trademark} canisters and on triple sorbent traps (TSTs). Samples were collected by Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) and analyzed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Analyses were performed by the Vapor Analytical Laboratory (VAL) at PNNL. Analyte concentrations were based on analytical results and, where appropriate, sample volume measurements provided by WHC