Rapid Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in Groundwater by in Situ Purge and Direct-Sampling Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-96

  Davis, W M ^a   Wise, M B ^b   Furey, J S ^c   Thompson, C V ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c DynTel Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone penetrometry; Groundwater contamination; Site characterization; VOC; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032367938     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6521(1998)2:2<89::AID-FACT4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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