Open AccessTank Vapor Characterization Project: Headspace vapor characterization of Hanford Waste Tank 241-S-109: Results from samples collected on 06/04/96
Author(s) -
K.H. Pool,
B.L. Thomas,
J.C. Evans
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/475675
Subject(s) - hanford site , national laboratory , environmental science , analyte , methane , waste management , environmental chemistry , characterization (materials science) , chemistry , radioactive waste , chromatography , materials science , engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering physics
This report describes the analytical results of vapor samples taken from the headspace of the waste storage tank 241-S-109 (Tank S-109) at the Hanford Site in Washington State. The results described in this report were obtained to characterize the vapors present in the tank headspace and to support safety evaluations and tank farm operations. The results include air concentrations of selected inorganic and organic analytes and grouped compounds from samples obtained by Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) and provided for analysis to 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, on sample volumes provided by WHC. A summary of the inorganic analytes, permanent gases, and total non-methane organic compounds is listed in Table S.1. Detailed descriptions of the analytical results appear in the appendices