Preparation and analysis of dry VOC-fortified soils

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1261, Issue , 1996, Pages 156-169

  Minnich, Marti M ^a   Zimmerman, John H ^a   Schumacher, Brian A ^b  

^a Lockheed Environmental Systems and Technologies Company   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methanol extraction; Performance evaluation materials; Quality assurance samples; Soil solid matrices; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOILS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

DESICCATOR; FORTIFYING; HIGH LEVEL PURGE AND TRAP PROCEDURES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MATERIALS; TRICHLOROETHANE; TRICHLOROETHENE; VOLATILIZATION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0029698064     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp15468s     Document Type: Article

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