Modeling volatile chemical transport, biodecay, and emission to indoor air

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-120

  Parker, Jack C ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; VAPORIZATION; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOIL CONTAMINATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

INDOOR AIR;

EID: 0037287157     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00789.x     Document Type: Article

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