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Welcome to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Mobile Analytical

Services Section

Vehicles and Equipment

The Fleet of Vehicles

Mobile Analytical Unit-1 (MAU-1)

Mobile Analytical Unit-2 (MAU-2)

Mobile Analytical Unit-3 (MAU-3)

Mobilab Minivan Support Vehicle

MAU-1: Focus on Organic Analysis

• Orion Bus, 1989• Length: 35 ft. • Height: 12 ft. • Weight: 16 tons

• Driven by a Detroit Diesel Engine• Vehicle Manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries,

Mississauga, Ontario• Modified into Laboratory by Sciex Corporation, Toronto• Laboratory Functions Independently Using a 24KW

Diesel Generator

MAU-1 Equipment

• Tandem Mass Spectrometer: Air

• GC/MS: Air

• GC/MS: Purge and Trap

• AromaScan: Odor Profile

TAGA IIE: Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer

• TAGA IIE: Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer• Manufactured by Sciex Corporation, Toronto• Upgraded in 1995• Serviced now by mSpec Corporation

Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer

• Manufactured by Bruker Daltonics• Billerica, MA• Model: Viking 573• Acquired in 2000• We have two of these units, one configured for air and the other for soil & water

Purge and Trap for GC/MS

• Manufactured by Tekmar- Dohrmann, Cincinnati, OH• Autosampler: Tekmar 2016, Model 14-5962-400• Concentrator: Tekmar 3000, Model 14-3000-000• Acquired in 1998

Aroma Scan

• Manufactured by AromaScan/ Osmetech• Hollis, NH• Model: A32S Aromascanner• Acquired in 1998

MAU-2: Focus on Inorganic Analysis

• International Harvester 4600 Truck Chassis • Modified into Laboratory (Model 8F24C) by ENG, Inc., Concord, CA• Laboratory operates independently using an 18KW diesel generator

• Weight: 11 Tons• Height: 11ft. • Length: 33ft.• Acquired in June 1992• Laboratory Model 8F24C

MAU-2 Equipment

• Inductively Coupled argon Plasma

• X-Ray Fluorescence

• Microwave Digester

• Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure Apparatus

• Cold Vapor Mercury Analyzer

ICaP-AES Spectrometer

• Inductively Coupled argon Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer• Manufactured by Leeman Labs, Inc., Hudson, NH• Model PS1000M• Specifically designed to operate in a mobile environment with ability to lock-down optical bench• Acquired in 1994

X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

• TX 6000• Manufactured by Spectrace Instruments, Mountain View, CA• Acquired in 1993• Serviced now by ThermoNoran Instruments, Middleton, WI

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure Apparatus

• Mobile TCLP Apparatus• Manufactured specifically for our needs by RBC Associates of Mechanicsburg, PA• Has the capacity to rotate 60 samples at once.•Manufactured in 1994

Microwave Digester

• MARS 5: Microwave Accelerated Reaction System•Manufactured by CEM Corporation, Matthews, NC•Acquired in 1998

Cold Vapor Mercury Analyzer

• Manufactured by Buck Scientific, East Norwalk, CT

• Model 400A

• Acquired in 1997

MAU-3

• Weight: 11 Tons• Height: 11 Feet• Length: 24 Feet• The laboratory is mounted on a 2001 Ford F-550 Super Cab Chassis• Modified into a laboratory by ENG, Inc.• Acquired in December 2000• Operates independently using a 8 KW Generator

MAU-3 Equipment

• Open Path Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (OPFTIR): •Real Time Low Molecular Weight Organic Analyses

Open Path Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer

• RAM 2000 OPFTIR• Manufactured by AIL• Serviced now by EDO

Defense Program and Technology, Deerpark, NY

• Acquired in 2001