Parameter sets for upper and lower bounds on soil-to-indoor-air contaminant attenuation predicted by the Johnson and Ettinger vapor intrusion model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 5797-5806

  Tillman Jr , Fred D ^a,b   Weaver, James W ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Johnson and Ettinger model; Risk assessment; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALGORITHMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BOUNDING RESULTS; SOIL-TYPE/SOURCE DEPTH COMBINATIONS; VAPOR INTRUSION (VI) MODEL;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

VOLATILE AGENT;

ALGORITHM; BUILDING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INDOOR AIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VAPOR; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547132078     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.033     Document Type: Article

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