Concentration of tetrachloroethylene in indoor air at a former dry cleaner facility as a function of subsurface contamination: A case study

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 753-760

  Eklund, Bart M ^a   Simon, Michelle A ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; DRY CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VAPOR INTRUSION;

ETHYLENE;

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; FIELD STUDY; GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR;

EID: 34250811372     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.6.753     Document Type: Article

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