Sampling in the smear zone: Evaluation of nondissolved bias and associated BTEX, MTBE, and TPH concentrations in ground water samples

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 125-133

  Zemo, Dawn A ^a  

^a Zemo and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; TOLUENE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DISSOLVED PHASE CONSTITUENTS; ETHYLBENZENE; METHYL-TERT-BUTYL-ETHER (MTBE); SMEAR ZONE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TOLUENE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBON; SAMPLING BIAS;

EID: 33747062109     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2006.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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