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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