Vadose zone natural attenuation of hydrocarbon vapors: An emperical assessment of soil gas vertical profile data

API Soil and Groundwater Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 15, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Roggemans, Sophie ^a   Bruce, Cristin L ^a   Johnson, Paul C ^a   Johnson, Richard L ^a  

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