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Soil Assessment & RemediationFast & Field PAH Quantification

Kit

Compliant with EPA recommendation

Field carrying case All necessary materials & consumables
for PAH extractionPortable UV analyzer A growing concern An unsatisfied need Soil assessment and remediation markets are expanding in industrial
countries,as soil protection has become a major issue of the
environmental policies.Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are
considered as priority pollutants since some of them are expected to
be carcinogens.PAHs are formed during the incomplete burning of
coal,oil and gas,or other organic substances.Many industrial sites are
contaminated by PAHs. Investigation of contaminated soils,assessment of treatment
processes and environmental monitoring of remediated soils require
screening many samples.Laboratory analyses are expensive,time
consuming and the procedures are not suitable for field conditions.
Moreover immunoassay field tests give only qualitative or semi-
quantitative results.That's why there was a lack of fast PAH
quantification kit in the market. >

SECOMAM offers an innovating solution

SECOMAM has designed in conjunction with TOTAL and the Als School of Mines a simple,fast,accurate and
portable method for field PAH quantification.Based on the UV spectrophotometric analysis of a soil organic
extract,the PAH concentration is estimated on site within 20 minutes.It refers to the 16 PAHs included in the US
Environmental Protection Agency Priority Pollutants List.Furthermore a treatability index informs on the
biodegradability of contaminants.The measurement range is 20-2000 mg/kg. >

Powerful AccurateHandy

A validation study carried out on several contaminated soils fromdifferent origins shows a very good correlation between the UV
field method and the standard laboratory methods.The PAH kit is easy to use and to carry.It comes complete with all materials required to implement 20 tests.Aconsumables kit for 20 additional tests is available upon request from SECOMAM. >

Thanks to the Secomam PAH kit

Make a field diagnosis of a PAH soil contamination in 20 minutes onlyPoint out the polluted area precisely
Sort contaminated soils for treatment
Select the best treatment and monitor its efficiency
Survey the natural attenuation into a PAH contaminated soil
Save time and money! >
SECOMAM is an ISO 9001-2000 company.All products are CE compliant.

More information:www.secomam.com