Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute
Online ISSN : 1349-273X
Print ISSN : 1346-8804
ISSN-L : 1346-8804
Letter
Development of TPH Analyzer for Oil Contaminated Soil
Ayumi Takahashi
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2013 Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 176-179

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To recognize the conditions of soil contamination by oil, to know the concentration of contaminants in the soil is necessary. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) is commonly used to assess oil contaminated soil. TPH measurement methods in the laboratory usually adopt solvent extraction of the hydrocarbon from the soil prior to gas chromatography (GC) or infrared (IR) analysis. In order to increase the laboratory efficiency and reduce the cost of soil contamination investigations, some screening analysis methods are used. In this study, in order to develop a screening analysis for oil contaminated soil, a method to determine TPH values by measuring CO2 concentrations of burning gas from soil sample was investigated and established as TPH analyzer.

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