Volatile organic compounds: Comparison of two sample collection and preservation methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3441-3447

  Liikala, Terry L ^a   Olsen, Khris B ^a   Teel, Steven S ^a   Lanigan, David C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

METHANOL; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SAMPLE CONTAINER; VOC;

EID: 0029659427     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es950922f     Document Type: Article

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