is a new US EPA developed sample preparation/GC/MS technique. This new technique was developed as an alternate & improved method for the detection of Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs... of the deficiencies that have long plagued the existing VOC techniques. Unlike Purge & Trap and Head Space techniques, Vacuum Distillation has a theoretical basis. The analyte recoveries... that provide a level of confidence not available by Purge and Trap or Head Space techniques. All VOCs, some polar and some SVOCs with boiling points below 245C and partition coefficients...