Use of radon measurements for evaluation of volatile organic compound (VOC) vapor intrusion

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-114

  McHugh, Thomas E ^a   Hammond, Douglas E ^b   Nickels, Tim ^a   Hartman, Blayne ^c  

^a Groundwater Services Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department H and P Mobile Geochemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Radon; Soil gas; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349114250     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920801888491     Document Type: Article

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