The technical case for eliminating the use of the TPH analysis in assessing and regulating dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons in ground water

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 95-104

  Zemo, Dawn A ^a,b,c,d   Foote, Gary R ^c,e,f  

^a Stephens College   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geomatrix Consultants   (United States)

^d Zemo and Associates LLC   (United States)

^e HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; SILICA; WATER QUALITY;

GROUND WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING;

EID: 0042917873     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00687.x     Document Type: Review

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