The Use of Deuterated Monitoring Compounds to Monitor Method Performance by the USEPA Contract Laboratory Program
Oral Presentation
Prepared by C. Appleby1, P. Cocuzza2, T. Smith3
1 - OSWER/OSRTI/Analytical Services Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, MC5203P, Washington, DC, 20460, United States
2 - US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Laboratory, Raritan Depot, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ, 08837, United States
3 - US Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, William Jefferson Clinton Bldg, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, MC 5104A, Washington, DC, 20460, United States
Contact Information: appleby.charlie@epa.gov; 703-347-0266
ABSTRACT
Since 2005, the EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation’s Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) has been using deuterated monitoring compounds (DMC) to measure gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) method performance instead of the traditional surrogate compounds. This experiment was designed to provide cost savings and more information to guide data quality decisions. Find out what we have learned after 10 years of using DMCs, and how it can benefit the entire analytical chemistry community.
Oral Presentation
Prepared by C. Appleby1, P. Cocuzza2, T. Smith3
1 - OSWER/OSRTI/Analytical Services Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, MC5203P, Washington, DC, 20460, United States
2 - US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Laboratory, Raritan Depot, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ, 08837, United States
3 - US Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, William Jefferson Clinton Bldg, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, MC 5104A, Washington, DC, 20460, United States
Contact Information: appleby.charlie@epa.gov; 703-347-0266
ABSTRACT
Since 2005, the EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation’s Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) has been using deuterated monitoring compounds (DMC) to measure gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) method performance instead of the traditional surrogate compounds. This experiment was designed to provide cost savings and more information to guide data quality decisions. Find out what we have learned after 10 years of using DMCs, and how it can benefit the entire analytical chemistry community.
