Appendix B. Certified, Verified, and Evaluated Site Characterization Tools


Important Definitions

verify - to establish or prove the truth of the performance of a technology under specific, predetermined criteria or protocols and adequate data quality assurance procedures.

evaluate - to carefully examine and judge the efficacy of a technology; to submit technologies for testing under conditions of observation and analysis

certify - to guarantee a technology as meeting a standard or performance criteria into the future

Source: EPA ETV Program

CalEPA Pollution Tech. Certification Program      
Site Characterization Technologies Media Vendor Vendor Phone
immunoassay      
BiMelyze Field Screening Assay S Bio Nebraska 402-470-2100
EnSys PCB RISc Soil test kit S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnSys PETRO RISc Soil Test for HC S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnvrioGard Petrol. Fuel in soil S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnviroGard PCB S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnvrioGard TNT test S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron PAH RaPID ASSAY S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron PCB RaPID ASSAY for PCB S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron PCB RaPID ASSAY for PCP S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron Total BTEX RaPID ASSAY S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron TNT RaPID ASSAY S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
SDI PCB DTECH S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
SDI DTECH BTEX S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
SDI DTECH TNT S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
SDI DTECH RDX (cyclotrimethylenerinitramine) S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
       
cone penetrometer with laser induced flourometry      
Navy Cone Penetrometer (SCAPS-LIF) for TPH, PAH S Navy NraD/SPAWAR, San Diego, CA 619-553-1172
     
       
EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)      
Note, verification differs from certification - read reports      
Site Characterization Technologies Media Vendor Vendor Phone
cone penetrometer with laser induced flourometry      
Rapid Optical Screening Tool for TPH, PAH S Fugro Geosciences, Houston, TX 713-778-5580
Navy Cone Penetrometer (SCAPS-LIF) for TPH, PAH S Navy NraD/SPAWAR, San Diego, CA 619-553-1172
       
field analytical tools for PCBs      
L2000 PCB/Chloride Analyzer S, DF, Wp Dexsil Corporation, Hamden, CT 203-288-3509
EST 4100 Vapor Detector S, Wp Electric Sensor Technology 805-480-1494
Envirologix - PCB in Soil Tube Assay S Envirologix, Portland, ME 207-797-0300
PCB Immunoassay Kit S Hach Company, Loveland, CO 800-227-4224
SDI PCB DTECH S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnviroGard PCB S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
SDI RaPID ASSAY for PCB Analysis S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
       
portable GC/MS      
EM-640 W, S, SG Bruker-Daltonik Products, Germany 49 (421) 22 05-200
SpectraTrak 672 W, S, SG Bruker-Daltonics, Billerca, MA 978-667-9580
       
soil/soil gas sampling techniques    
AMS Dual Tube Liner Sampler S Art's Manuf. and Supply, Sauk City, WI 800-635-7330
JMC Environmentalist's Soil Probe S Clements and Assoc., Newton, IA 515-792-8285
Large Bore Soil Sampler (Geoprobe) S Geoprobe Systems, Salina, KS 800-GEOPROBE
Emflux Soil Gas Investigation System S Beacon Env. Services, Forest Hill, MD 410-838-8780
Core Barrel Sampler S SimulProbe Technologies, Novato, CA call NERL
Gore-Sorber Screening Survey Passive SGS System S W.L. Gore and Associates 888-914-4673
   
well-head monitoring for VOCs    
EST 4100 Vapor Detector W Electric Sensor Technology 805-480-1494
HAPSITE W Inficon Inc., East Syracuse, NY 315-434-1100
Type 1312 Multi-gas Monitor W Calif. Analytical Inst./Innova, Orange, CA 714-974-5560
Voyager W Perkin-Elmer, Norwalk, CT 800-762-4000
Scentograph Plus II W Sentex Systems, Fairfield, NJ 800-736-8394
   
   
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE)    
Note: evaluation differs from certification - read reports    
Site Characterization Technologies Media Vendor Vendor Phone
sediment sampling devices      
Split Core Sampler for Submerged Sediments AS Art's Manuf. and Supply, Sauk City, WI 800-635-7330
Russian Peat Borer AS Aquatic Rsrch Instruments, Lemhi, ID 800-320-9482
       
field portable x-ray fluorescence    
SEFA-P Analyzer (now the XP1000) S HNU Systems, Newton, MA 617-964-6690
X-MET 920-P S Metroex, Ewing, NJ 609-406-9000
X-MET 920-MP S Metroex, Ewing, NJ 609-406-9000
XL Spectrum Analyzer (300 Series) S Niton Corporation, Bedford, MA 800-875-1578
MAP Spectrum Analyzer S C-Thru Technologies, Kennewick, WA 800-466-5323
TN 9000 S TN Spectrace, Sunnyvale, CA 408-744-1414
TN Pb Analyzer S TN Spectrace, Sunnyvale, CA 408-744-1414
       
immunoassay      
BiMelyze Field Screening Assay S Bio Nebraska 402-470-2100
Test Kit for Anodic Stripping Voltammetry for Mercury S Radiometer call NERL
       
soil and soil gas sampler      
JMC Environmentalist's Soil Probe S Clements and Assoc., Newton, IA 515-792-8285
     
pre-1995 SITE tests (some tools have been updated)      
cone penetrometer with laser induced flourometry      
Rapid Optical Screening Tool for TPH, PAH S Fugro Geosciences, Houston, TX 713-778-5580
Navy Cone Penetrometer (SCAPS-LIF) for TPH, PAH S Navy NraD/SPAWAR, San Diego, CA 619-553-1172
     
portable GC/MS      
Precursor of EM-640* S, W, SG Bruker-Daltonik Products, Germany 49 (421) 22 05-200
FASP Method for PCB S, W U.S. EPA, OSWER-OERR 703-603-8831
FASP Method for PCP S, W U.S. EPA, OSWER-OERR 703-603-8831
   
spectrometers    
Long Path Fourier Transform Infared Spectrometer* S MDA Scientific call NERL
Canister-based Sector Sampler SG Xontech, Van Nuys, CA 818-787-2593
   
immunoassay      
L2000 PCB/Chloride Analyzer S, DF, Wp Dexsil Corporation, Hamden, CT 203-288-3509
Clor-N-Soil PCB Test Kit S Dexsil Corporation, Hamden, CT 203-288-3509
EnviroGard PCB S Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
Ohmicron PCB RaPID ASSAY for PCP S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnviroGard PCP S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
EnSys PCP RISc Soil test kit S, W Strategic Diagnostics, Newark, DE 302-456-6770
PCP Test Kit S HNU Systems, Newton, MA 617-964-6690
PCP Test Kit* S Westinghouse Gov't Env Services call NERL
       
Env. Security Technology Certification Program      
Department of Defense      
Note: ETSCP does not confer a "certification". Results determine DoD application & commercialization prospects for the tool.      
Verified Site Characterization Technologies Media Vendor Vendor Phone
Navy Cone Penetrometer (SCAPS-LIF) for TPH, PAH S, W Navy NraD/SPAWAR, San Diego, CA 619-553-2778
       
ESTCP Projects in Progress Media Contact and affiliation Contact Phone
Rapid Sediment Characterization AS Dr. James Leather, USN 619-553-6240
Quantifying In Situ Contaminant Mobility in MarineSed AS Mr. Tom Hampton, USN 619-553-1172
SCAPS Heavy Metal Sensors S Dr. Stephen Lieberman, USN 619-553-2778
Tri-Service SCAPS Demonstration/Validation S, W Mr. George Robitaille, USA 410-612-6865
In Situ Radiation Detection S Mr. Chris Dewitt, USAF 505-846-0053
High Resolution Seismic Reflection (for DNAPLs) Subsurf. Mr. Nate Sinclair, USN 805-982-1005
TNT and RDX-detecting immunosensors S Ms. Anne Kusterbeck, USN 202-404-6042
Electromagnetic Surveys for 3D Imaging of Contam. Subsurf. Mr. Nate Sinclair, USN 805-982-1005
     
Rapid Commercialization Initiative    
Federal Multi-Agency Cooperation    
Verified Site Characterization Technologies Media Vendor Vendor Phone
Multisampling Suction Lysimeter S, W Bladon International Oak Brook, IL
     
Useful phone numbers      
NERL - Research Triangle Park, NC: (919) 541-2106   EPA text report list - SITE M&M Program  
NERL - Las Vegas: (702) 798-2525   Media Key: S-soil; W-water (incl groundwater); G-soil gas (air);  
NERL - Cincinnati: (513) 569-7577   AS-aquatic sediment; DF-dielectric fluids; Wp- surface wipes  
NRMRL - Washington, DC: (202) 564-3212   *=report out of stock - "Media" represents only tested media  

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