TITLE
Evaluation of HVS3 Sampler for Sampling Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

AUTHOR(S)
J. C. Chuang, S. M. Gordon, J. W. Roberts, W. Han and M. G. Ruby

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Battelle Columbus
505 King Avenue
Columbus, OH  43201-2693

SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS


ABSTRACT
     A study was conducted to determine whether the High Volume Small Surface Sampler
(HVS3) can quantitatively collect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) adsorbed onto house dust from nine houses in Seattle,
Washington.  In two of the houses, a polyurethane foam (PUF0 filter was positioned after
the cyclone in the HVS3 to determine the penetration of the cyclone by PAH and PCB
adsorbed on the dust.  Less than 3 percent of the PAH and less than 5 percent of the PCB
were found on the PUF filter compared with the cyclone catch.  Therefore, the HVS3 without
a PUF filter was shown to quantitatively collect PAH and PCB in house dust, andit was used
to collect house dust from the remaining seven houses.  The collected house dust,
foundation soil, and entryway soil samples were analyzed for PAH, PCB, and Lead, (Pb) by
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and XRF analysis.  The concentration of PAH
was higher in the house dust than in the foundation soil.  The PAH concentrations in the
entryway soil samples were higher than that in the house dust samples in three houses,
and similar or lower concentrations were observed in the remaining houses.  The PAH
concentrations of entryway soil were higher than that in the foundation soil samples in
all houses.  The concentration of the sum of all the target PAH in the house dust ranged
from 6.1 to 26 ęg/g (ppm) and that in the foundation soil ranged from 1.1 to 3.7 ppm. 
The concentration of the sum of PAH in the entryway soil samples varied from 2.9 to 20
ppm.  The concentration of the sum of all the target PCB in the house dust and soil varied
from 260 ng/g to 760 ng/g (ppb) and 58 to 240 ppb, respectively.  The concentration of
lead in the house dust ranged from 250 to 2250 ppm and 200 to 4000 ppm, respectively. 
For all but three houses, higher concentrations of lead were found in the foundation soil
than in the house dust.  By contrast, concentrations of PAH and PCB were higher in the
house dust than in the soil samples.