Vapor intrusion attenuation factors based on long term monitoring data

Association for Environmental Health and Sciences - 22nd Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water 2006

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 359-370

  Folkes, D J ^a   Wannamaker, E J ^b   Kurtz, J P ^a  

^a EnviroGroup Limited   (United States)

^b GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation factor; Indoor air tests; Long term monitoring; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION FACTOR; BUILDING SHELLS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; EMPIRICAL DATUMS; GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS; HENRY'S LAWS; INDOOR AIR CONCENTRATIONS; INDOOR AIR TESTS; INDOOR SOURCES; LONG TERM MONITORING; OVERLYING BUILDINGS; REAL ESTATES; SCREENING LEVELS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SHORT TERMS; SINGLE POINTS; SOIL COLUMNS; SOIL VAPORS; VAPOR INTRUSION; VOLUNTARY CLEANUPS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; VAPORS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 58349117437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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