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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Instrument Validation

Background:

  • Standardized validation and calibration procedures are often lacking for new environmental monitoring technologies.
  • New instruments require rigorous quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) before field deployment for environmental site investigations.
  • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are significant environmental pollutants requiring accurate detection methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a systematic QA/QC framework for validating novel environmental monitoring instruments.
  • To demonstrate the framework's application using the autonomous rugged optical multigas analyzer for VOCs (AROMA-VOC).
  • To compare AROMA-VOC performance against established laboratory methods like gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Main Methods:

  • Developed a QA/QC framework incorporating parameters: repeatability, intermediate precision, reproducibility, linearity, LOD, LOQ, trueness, and recovery.
  • Applied the framework to the AROMA-VOC instrument, utilizing cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) with preconcentration and chromatographic separation.
  • Conducted comparative analysis of AROMA-VOC QA/QC protocols for nine VOCs against GC-MS laboratory data.

Main Results:

  • AROMA-VOC exhibited high linearity (R² > 0.95) and low limit of quantification (LOQ) values.
  • The instrument achieved limits of detection (LOD) an order of magnitude lower than GC-MS.
  • Acceptable precision (RSD %: 1.72-12.1% intraday, 2.01-10.93% interday) and substantial recovery (104.8%-212.4%) were observed.
  • Interlaboratory testing confirmed consistent detections (R² > 0.90), with satisfactory z-scores overall, except for xylenes and 1,3-butadiene.

Conclusions:

  • The developed QA/QC framework effectively validates new environmental monitoring technologies.
  • AROMA-VOC demonstrates robust performance as a method for volatile organic compound analysis.
  • The systematic QA/QC approach ensures reliable data for environmental site investigations using emerging technologies.