Elemental Analytical Probe for On-Field Depth Profiling Rick
Comtois, Judit Jeney* Austin AI Inc, Austin/Texas, USA
www.austinai.com *GreenLab Europe Ltd, Budapest/Hungary
[email protected] Slide 2 Introduction of a Revolutionary Direct
Push Device CP-1000 XRF Cone Penetrometer Slide 3 The EDXRF
Underground Soils Soils Sediments Sediments Sludge Sludge And Many
More And Many More CP-1000The Worlds Only Tube Based Spectrometer
Capable of Being Pushed Into Slide 4 Statement of Opportunity Cone
Penetrometer Miscalculation Miscalculation Excavation &
Sampling (example: Super-Fund Site Clean Up) Excavation &
Sampling (example: Super-Fund Site Clean Up) Sub-surface
characterization of soils and minerals is a necessary step in
planning field activities. It is costly and often environmentally
unfriendly. Inexpensive field solutions are desired to reduce
costs. Additional Cost = Equipment Usage & Remobilization
Additional Cost = Equipment Usage & Remobilization Creates
Hazard Creates Hazard Disturbs Site Disturbs Site Wait On Lab
Results Wait On Lab Results Others Others Extended CEMS Usage Site
Expansion Workers Comp/ Exposure Liability Slide 5 Current Status
of In Situ Soil Analysis Physical Data Probes Physical Data Probes
EC Soil Typing HC Organic Compound Probes Organic Compound Probes
MIP LIF Push Probe Equipment Push Probe Equipment Trucks Trailers
Elemental Analysis Probes Elemental Analysis Probes None! Take
Sample & Send To Lab Slide 6 CP-1000 Overview 3-D Sub-surface
Characterization 3-D Sub-surface Characterization Stress Resistant
Components & Enclosure Stress Resistant Components &
Enclosure Miniaturized X-ray Tube Miniaturized X-ray Tube Si-PIN
Diode Detector Si-PIN Diode Detector Patented Window Analysis
Patented Window Analysis Developed by the Naval Research Lab (NRL)
for soil profiling in remediation of superfund clean up sites.
Under Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with
NRL, inventor Dr. Tim Elam is partnered with Austin AI to further
develop the probe for commercial applications. Markets Served:
Environmental Monitoring/Remediation Environmental
Monitoring/Remediation Mining/Exploration Mining/Exploration
Agriculture Agriculture Slide 7 CP-1000 Capabilities EPA Method
6200 EPA Method 6200 Metals Detected Metals Detected EN 15309 2007
EN 15309 2007 Detection Limits Detection Limits Modes of Operation
Modes of Operation Push Rate Push Rate Field Portable X-ray
Fluorescence Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence RCRA Metals: As, Cd,
Pb, Hg, Se, Ag, Sb, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, In, Sn, Most others
RCRA Metals: As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Se, Ag, Sb, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu,
Zn, In, Sn, Most others Characterization of waste & soil XRF
Characterization of waste & soil XRF
