Design and laboratory testing of a chamber device to measure total flux of volatile organic compounds from the unsaturated zone under natural conditions

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 71-90

  Tillman Jr , Fred D ^a   Smith, James A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barometric pumping; Flux measurement; Natural attenuation; Soil gas; Unsaturated zone; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GASES; SOILS;

ADVECTION TRANSPORT CONDITIONS; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; SOIL-GAS MOVEMENTS; VERTICAL FLUX CHAMERS (VFC);

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; FLUX CHAMBER; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NATURAL ATTENUATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADVECTION; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DIFFUSION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL; STIRRED REACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 4644363324     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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