Comparison of the extraction procedure toxicity test (EP) and the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) for the analysis of trace organic compounds in land applied municipal wastewater sludges

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dc.contributor.authorChestnutt, Sheryl A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairDietrich, Andrea M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGallagher, Daniel L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcNair, Harold M.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:06Zen
dc.date.adate2012-09-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:06Zen
dc.date.issued1989-05-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-09-08en
dc.date.sdate2012-09-08en
dc.description.abstractThe current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) method utilized for analysis of trace organic chemicals and heavy metals leached from solid waste is the Extraction Procedure (EP) Toxicity Test. Because of various operational problems and limitations of the EP, the EPA has developed and plans to implement the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), which is an expanded version of the EP capable of analyzing more organic components, in particular volatile organic chemicals. The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the ability of the EP and TCLP test procedures to quantitatively recover added surrogate standards (1,2-dibromoethane, bromoform, 1รข chlorooctane, fusarex, heptachlor, and DDT) and also qualitatively identify and evaluate unknown trace organic chemicals in domestic wastewater sludges. In order to meet the research objectives established, three small (approximately 1 MGD or less) municipal wastewater treatment plants that land applied their sludges were analyzed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 129 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09082012-040030en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082012-040030/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44626en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.C535.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20317197en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.C535en
dc.subject.lcshSewage disposal plantsen
dc.subject.lcshLeachingen
dc.titleComparison of the extraction procedure toxicity test (EP) and the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) for the analysis of trace organic compounds in land applied municipal wastewater sludgesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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