Target Compounds

From VOCs to SVOCs, Beacon Environmental can target
the widest range of compounds

Beacon Environmental analyzes passive soil gas samples by EPA Method 8260B (a GC/MS method), providing the industry’s highest level of accuracy and QA/QC procedures. Our in-house laboratory can target a broad range of VOCs and SVOCs, including chlorinated solvents (e.g., PCE, TCE, TCA, vinyl chloride), petroleum hydrocarbons (e.g., BTEX, MTBE, TPH, GRO, DRO), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., naphthalene, acenapthene, pyrene), phenol, chlorobenzenes, ketones, chemical warfare agent (CWA) breakdown products, and nitroaromatics.  For Department of Defense clients, CWAs (e.g., Mustard, GB-Sarin, GD-Soman, VX) can be targeted using our passive soil gas technology. Mercury can also be targeted using a slight variation on our technology.

Following is a list of compounds that Beacon Environmental currently targets based on a five-point initial calibration. While the list contains 130 compounds, a typical survey will target a group of six to 40 compounds. If you do not see a compound of interest, contact us and we will let you know if that compound can also be targeted.

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethene 1,1-Dichloropropene 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB) 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,2-Dichlorotrifluoroethane 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1,3-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dinitrobenzene 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 1,4-Dioxane 1,4-Dithiane 1,4-Oxathiane 1-Chlorobutane 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 2,2-Dichloropropane 2-Butanone (MEK) 2-Chlorotoluene 2-Hexanone 2-Methylnaphthalene 2-Nitrotoluene 3-Nitrotoluene 4-Chlorotoluene 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) 4-Nitrotoluene Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Acetone Acetonitrile Acrylonitrile Allyl chloride Anthracene Benzene Biphenyl Bromobenzene Bromochloromethane Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Bromomethane Carbazole Carbon disulfide Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorodifluoromethane Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane cis-1,2-Dichloroethene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene Cyclohexane Decane Dibenzofuran Dibromochloromethane Dibromomethane Dichlorodifluoromethane Dichlorofluoromethane Dichlorotetrafluoroethane Diethyl ether Dinitrotoluene Dodecane Ethanol ethyl methacrylate Ethylbenzene Fluoranthene Fluorene Furfural Heptadecane Heptane Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachloroethane Hexadecane Hexane Iodomethane Isopropanol Isopropylbenzene Methacrylonitrile Methyl methacrylate Methylcyclohexane Methylene Chloride Methyl-t-butyl ether Naphthalene n-Butylbenzene Nitrobenzene Nonane n-Propylbenzene o-Cresol (2-Methylphenol) Octadecane Octane o-Xylene p & m-Xylene Pentachlorobenzene Pentachloroethane Pentadecane Pentane Phenanthrene Phenol p-Isopropyl toluene Pyrene sec-butyl Benzene Styrene tert-Butylbenzene Tetrachloroethene Tetradecane Tetrahydrofuran Toluene trans-1,2-Dichloroethene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene Trichloroethene Trichlorofluoromethane Tridecane Trinitrotoluene Undecane Vinyl Chloride