AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORINGMONITORING
Scott R. BurgeScott R. Burge
Burge EnvironmentalBurge Environmental
6100 South Maple Avenue, Suite 1146100 South Maple Avenue, Suite 114
Tempe, Arizona 85283Tempe, Arizona 85283
(480) 968-5141 voice • (480) 345-7633 fax(480) 968-5141 voice • (480) 345-7633 fax
BURGE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
• Cr (VI)
• TCE & Carbon Tetrachloride
• Explosives (TNT & RDX)
• Aromatics
FUTURE PROJECTS
• Perchlorates
• 99Tc
• Actinides (U, Pu)
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
• As
• 90Sr
PRIMARY DEPLOYMENTSPRIMARY DEPLOYMENTS
ENGINEERING CONTROL
TCE Treatment System Edwards, AFB, CA
TCE Treatment System Robins AFB, GA
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
Cr(VI) Hanford Site, WA
DESIGN OF AUTOMATEDDESIGN OF AUTOMATED
MONITORING SYSTEMMONITORING SYSTEM
““PLUG and PLAY”PLUG and PLAY”
• Sampling Module
• Calibration Module
• Analytical Module
• Support Module
• Control Module
• Waste Module
SENSOR REQUIREMENTSSENSOR REQUIREMENTS
• Sensitivity
• Selectivity
• Low Power
• Low Maintenance
• Compact Size
• Low Cost
ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS
SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
• Optrode - TCE & Carbon Tetrachloride, As
• Colorimetric - Cr (VI) & TNT
• Photoionization - Aromatics
• Cherenkov, 90Y - 90Sr
ILLUSTRATION OF OPTRODE
OPTRODEOPTRODE
REAGENTS and SOURCEREAGENTS and SOURCE
TCE, THMs Pyridine, LED, 540nm
Tetrabuytlammonium Hydroxide
CCl4 Pyridine, LED, 290nm
Tetrabuytlammonium Hydroxide
As Pyridine, LED, 540nm
Diethyldithiocarbamate
Analyte Reagent Source
TCE/THM OPTRODECAP OF SAMPLE CHAMBER
TCE Monitoring System at Remote Water Treatment
System Edwards, AFB, CA
EDWARDS DATA - EFFLUENT
-1.5-1
-0.50
0.51
1.52
2.5
TC
E C
on
c p
pb
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Date
Tem
per
atu
re
TemperatureTCE Conc ppb
CHROMIUM (VI) DECTECTION SYSTEMCALIBRATION MODULE
Cr (VI) MONITORING SYSTEMHanford Site, WA
50
70
90
110
130
150
170
190
Date
Cr(
VI)
Co
nc
, pp
b
280
290
300
310
320
330
340
350
360
Co
nd
uc
tiv
ity
Cond
Cr(VI)
DD-39-3
HANFORD DATA • MID-CALIBRATION STANDARD, ppb
30354045505560657075
Cr(
VI) C
onc,
ppb
Conc
LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED
• Simple Not Always Least Expensive
• Plug & Play Platform
• Bury Everything
• Automation
• Client Training
• Product or Service
• You Are Only as Good as Your Standard
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Homestead Air Force Base
Barry Lesnick – US Environmental Protection Agency
Edwards Air Force Base
Bob Woods – Edwards Air Force Base
James May, Karl Eggers – Earth Technologies
Hanford Site
Richard Venedam – Bechtel Nevada
Mary Hartman – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scott Peterson, Richard Mahood – Fluor Hanford
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