Explosives and Propellants
Residue Analysis
Leeder Consulting offer a new HPLC based
method for detecting traces of explosive
constituents at low nanogram levels in soils.
Large amounts of expired munitions and propellants
have been disposed of over the last century.
Most disposal involves combustion in the
form of detonation or incineration, which
partially removes some of the toxic constituents.
However a significant proportion of dumped
explosives have contaminated soil and groundwater.
Many of these explosives and their metabolites
have been found to be toxic and accurate
assessment of environmental and health risks
requires an accurate analytical method which
can overcome the problems encountered in
the past due to the thermal instability
of explosive residues. This new HPLC method
offered by Leeder Consulting was developed
by the USEPA and includes the 12 USEPA listed
explosives plus a number of additional,
commonly used explosives and metabolites.
All these explosive constituents and metabolites
(nitroaromatics and nitroamines) can be
analysed down to low levels in one comprehensive
test.
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