Comparison of two field sampling procedures (En Core and field methanol extraction) for volatile organic compounds

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 6790-6794

  Vega, Ann M ^a   Lancaster, Vicki A ^b   Roulier, Michael H ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Neptune and Company Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; METHANOL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

METHANOL EXTRACTION; PRECHARACTERIZATION SAMPLING; VINYL CHLORIDE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; CHLOROFORM; GRAPHITE; IRON; METHANOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

DETECTION METHOD; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR FORCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROOSMOSIS; EN CORE SAMPLER; EXTRACTION; FIELD METHANOL EXTRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; VARIANCE; WATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHANOL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLVENTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 10644233196     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049276n     Document Type: Article

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